Alan McGuckian SJ
‘Prayer and fasting for Ukraine’ – Pope
February 28, 2022
Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ and the Irish Bishops' Conference join with Pope Francis in speaking out on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Vocation Story – Fr Alan McGuckian SJ
April 6, 2021
Fr Alan McGuckian SJ, Bishop of Raphoe, explores his vocation from its somewhat reluctant beginning.
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The Breviary i nGaelige on Universalis
May 12, 2020
The prayer of the Church is now available in Irish on the popular prayer app and website Universalis.
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New challenges, new solutions
March 21, 2020
Irish Jesuit Bishop of Raphoe, Alan McGuckian, responds to Covid-19 crisis by having his daily Mass livestreamed on RTÉ
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Twenty years a-thriving
June 11, 2019
The Irish Jesuit Sacred Space online prayer website is one of the top most-visited prayer websites in the world, a new analytics survey reveals
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Brexit, backstop and integrity
October 16, 2018
Jesuit Bishop argues that the 'backstop' proposal is essential in any post-Brexit scenario
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Awaiting grace
August 4, 2017
Alan McGuckian SJ reflects on his ordination this Sunday when he becomes the first Irish Jesuit bishop in and for Ireland
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Interview with an Irish Jesuit bishop
June 14, 2017
Alan McGuckian SJ has been appointed as Bishop of Raphoe. Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications interviewed him last year in Belfast about his Jesuit life
Read moreIrish Jesuit new Bishop of Raphoe
June 9, 2017
Fr Alan McGuckian SJ has been named as the new Bishop of Raphoe by Pope Francis. Fellow Bishops have expressed warm congratulations
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Ignatian retreat changed MP’s life
October 4, 2016
Former MP Sarah Tether, now Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK, was the keynote speaker at the annual Faith and Life convention in Belfast.
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Good news from SpIRE
May 18, 2022 - The Spirituality Institute becomes the first body to offer postgraduate degrees in Applied Spirituality in a university in Ireland.
Pope Video: Faith-filled young
May 18, 2022 - For May 2022, Pope Francis prays that young people be inspired by Mary's way of listening, discerning, faithfulness and service.
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.
The wisdom of feelings
May 18, 2022 - Messenger books help people discern the role of the heart in emotionally charged situations and recognise numbness as a phase of grief.
Latest Podcasts
European Jesuit Provincials in Portugal
May 18, 2022
Sons of Ignatius podcast: Care of God’s creation
May 18, 2022
Re-imagining the Church
April 25, 2022
Latest Videos
Pope Video: Faith-filled young
May 18, 2022
Growing in awareness of our common home
May 3, 2022
Accompanying young people in creation of hope-filled future
April 26, 2022
A Christian response to bioethical challenges
March 9, 2022
Latest Books
The wisdom of feelings
May 18, 2022
Joy of Easter: A scholarly perspective
March 29, 2022
Pastoral conversion of the parish
March 23, 2022
Messenger Publications: Springtime collection
March 1, 2022
