Podcasts

Fascinating facts from our past

May 20, 2026

Damien Burke, archivist for the Irish Jesuit Province, has been casting a beady eye over the 1926 census just released online. It has a lot to tell us.

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Restoring women to a recovered diaconate

April 2, 2026

Dr Phyllis  Zagano continues her straight-talking exposition of the history of deacons in the church. She seeks to 'recover' the diaconate and 'restore' women to it.

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The privilege of life-changing work

March 13, 2026

Allan Ggita SJ is in Ireland speaking about his privileged life working with vulnerable communities in one of the largest slums in Kenya.

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Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World

March 4, 2026

Author Eric Clayton talks about his book that introduces children to Mary, the mother of Jesus, through eight apparitions around the world.

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The challenge of co-creating

February 13, 2026

James Hanvey SJ's exploration of the 'mission of creation' in St Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises is an integration of theology, spirituality, and cosmology.

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‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’

February 13, 2026

The Vatican's second commission on the diaconate recently published a letter revealing a 50/50 split on whether women could 'image Christ'.

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Explaining St Ignatius’ ‘Spiritual Exercises’

January 30, 2026

James Hanvey SJ explains the origin, history, and development of the 16th-century 'Spiritual Exercises' of St Ignatius.

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Cesare Sposetti SJ: A faith that does Justice

January 8, 2026

The Jesuit social justice writer speaks about the relationship between justice work and Ignatian spirituality.

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‘A divine calling – a lifelong battle’

December 4, 2025

Author Soline Humbert tells the story of the power and pain of her vocation to the Catholic priesthood.

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Recognising the good and the bad spirit

December 1, 2025

Irish Jesuits · Knowing God's will for me In this second part of her interview with American Jesuit theologian Bart Geger, Pat Coyle explores with him the ‘discernment of spirits’....

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