Podcasts
Love and the law
June 20, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ gives traditional church teaching on gospel values a modern day make-over in his latest book 'The Law of Love: Modern Language for Ancient Wisdom.'
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Sons of Ignatius podcast: Gospel of life
June 17, 2022
Fr Dave and Fr Niall get into the topical subject of Catholic Social Teaching and the dignity of life.
Read moreSons of Ignatius podcast: Work work work
June 3, 2022
Fr Dave Lugo and Fr Niall Leahy talk about the theology of work and discuss some of the real issues affecting workers today.
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A Pentecostal blessing
May 23, 2022
Mark Patrick Hederman shares a reflection on Pentecost entitled ‘The Holy Spirit is in the Air that we Breathe’. It is taken from the album 'Biscantorat', recorded with the Monks...
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A pastoral Pope
May 23, 2022
Is Pope Francis an academic? Gerry Whelan SJ is Director of Fundamental Theology in the Gregorian University in Rome. He has an interesting answer.
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Welcoming Ukrainian refugees – Dreams for Belfast Jesuit Centre
May 23, 2022
Gerry Clarke SJ speaks to Pat Coyle about his shared dreams for the new Belfast Jesuit Centre including initiatives for Ukrainian refugees.
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European Jesuit Provincials in Portugal
May 18, 2022
Fr Leonard Moloney SJ tells Pat Coyle that the Ukrainian crisis was on top of the agenda at a meeting with other Provincials.
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Sons of Ignatius podcast: Care of God’s creation
May 18, 2022
American Jesuit Dave Lugo and Irish Jesuit Niall Leahy catch up after Easter and dive into Pope Francis’ encyclical on the care of creation.
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Re-imagining the Church
April 25, 2022
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ is hopeful that the synodal process will bring about real change in the church.
Read moreSons of Ignatius podcast: The promise of death and resurrection
April 15, 2022
In this Good Friday episode, Fr. Niall looks at live through the lens of the Paschal Mystery.
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Latest News
McVerry Trust broadly welcomes budget
September 27, 2022 - The Peter McVerry Trust has given a broad welcome to Budget 2023. It identified key areas which will impact positively on the people it works with.
Back to the plough
September 27, 2022 - Jesuits were back at the Ploughing Championships for the first time since the pandemic, offering a blessing with the cross of Fr John Sullivan SJ.
Studies: Changing Catholic culture
September 27, 2022 - The autumn Studies reflects on the seismic shift in Irish Catholicism over recent decades, in the light of Derek Scally’s The Best Catholics in the World.
Asylum seekers enjoy JRS summer activities
September 26, 2022 - Over 500 forcibly displaced young people and adults benefited from all of Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland's Summer Programme activities.
Reflections from the Holy Land
September 26, 2022 - Brendan McManus SJ launched Ruth Patterson's latest book 'A Traveller Passing Through' in Wynn's Hotel, Dublin, on 1 September 2022.
Latest Videos
108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
September 19, 2022 - Pope Francis, in a special video message, asks: "How can we make migrants and refugees more involved in our communities?"
Pope Video: Abolition of the death penalty
September 5, 2022 - For September 2022, Pope Francis says that "capital punishment offers no justice to victims, but rather encourages revenge".
Pope Video: Praying for small businesses
August 23, 2022 - For August 2022, the Holy Father highlights the "courage, effort and sacrifice" of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs.
The shared Jesuit mission
July 18, 2022 - Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ explains how the Jesuit mission is shared by many laypeople offering lessons in dialogue and openness.
Pope Video: For the elderly
July 14, 2022 - The Pope invites people to pray that the experience and wisdom of the elderly may help young people to look towards the future with hope.
Latest Books
Reflections from the Holy Land
September 26, 2022 - Brendan McManus SJ launched Ruth Patterson's latest book 'A Traveller Passing Through' in Wynn's Hotel, Dublin, on 1 September 2022.
Prayers for the school year
September 26, 2022 - Gráinne Delaney, chaplain of Crescent College Comprehensive SJ, has written and compiled prayers for school gatherings and assemblies.
Autumn 2022 Catalogue: Messenger Publications
August 22, 2022 - New books cover topics such as prayer and scripture reflection, care for our common home, and the lives of inspirational Christians.
History of the Church of Ireland
August 15, 2022 - In this Messenger book, Kenneth Milne traces the history of the Church back to the coming of Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century.
A man deeply in love with God
July 26, 2022 - 'Pedro Arrupe: A Heart Larger than the World' by Brian Grogan SJ illuminates the inspirational leader's profound relationship with God.
