Podcasts

‘Silence’ – an amazing film

December 15, 2016

Scorsese's latest film 'Silence' may be set in 17th century Japan but it resonates with modern day issues like the torture of prisoners and the persecution of Christians.

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Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ – prayer and provocation

December 14, 2016

Scorsese's latest film 'Silence', based on the 1966 novel by Shusaku Endo, is a provocative but rewarding watch, according to Dermot Roantree of Irish Jesuit Communications

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Taking stock of the Paris Agreement

December 7, 2016

One year on from Paris Agreement on climate change, Environmental Justice Officer Catherine Devitt reviews progress to date

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A man of ‘creative fidelity’

December 1, 2016

Fr Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ will be remembered for his firm but creative leadership that saw the Jesuit Order through a difficult period in its recent history, says Gerry O'Hanlon

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A Jesuit and a Roshi

November 21, 2016

American Jesuit and Zen Buddhist teacher, Robert Kennedy, says Buddhism has enhanced his Jesuit vocation

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Kevin Barry revisited

November 17, 2016

Former IRA bomber Shane Paul O'Doherty found echoes of Kevin Barry's life in his own, and wrote a play about the 'Belvedere Boy'

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Putting new life into the gospel

November 9, 2016

A new book of reflections on St Matthew's gospel by Donal Neary SJ, aims to help people find the God of the gospel in their everyday lives.

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Trump – from dismay to discernment

November 9, 2016

Theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ was at first dismayed at the election of Donald Trump. His second response was to discern what it might really mean.

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‘Be a prophet and wake people up’

October 26, 2016

Brian O'Leary SJ's latest book, on religious life, explores values that are relevant for lay people and not just religious

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New Jesuit leader ‘a man of vision’

October 14, 2016

The new leader of the Jesuits worldwide is "Decisive, visionary and has a great sense of humour". So says Gerry Whelan SJ

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