culture
Nationalism and the Christian call to solidarity
June 7, 2022
DERMOT ROANTREE :: Attachment to one's nation should not entail a lessening of one's sense of belonging to wider humanity.
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Studies: Ireland and the Irish
December 18, 2020
Literary images of Irish life and identity dominate the winter issue of Studies, but it is the high moral image in John Hume's politics that takes centre stage
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Preserving Tonga culture
August 20, 2019
Padraig Swan, who has been visiting the Zambia-Malawi Province for many years, reports on the process of transferring archives of Tonga culture to an online platform
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’: a reflection on the movements
November 20, 2018
BRENDAN McMANUS :: An Ignatian reflection on the life of Freddie Mercury in the light of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', Briyan Singer's 2018 film
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Don’t blame Christians for Stephen Fry ‘blasphemy’ nonsense
May 17, 2017
No specific religious group wants Ireland's blasphemy law. The Stephen Fry fracas merely distracts from the real causes of scandal in Ireland.
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‘The long learning of love’
November 10, 2015
'The long learning of love' was how Michael Paul Gallagher RIP described his life shortly before he died. Jesuit, family and friends having been paying tribute to him.
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‘Passion and Persuasion’
audio April 15, 2015
Dr Audrey Nicholls, art curator, takes Pat Coyle on a tour of 'Passion and Persuasion', an exhibition of Jesuit-inspired paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland. The exhibition has been...
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Jesuits and the Arts
April 1, 2015
"The Society of Jesus was probably the most prolific patron of the arts in the Baroque era". This was the bold claim made by renowned historian John O'Malley SJ during...
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The trouble with ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
February 25, 2015
RICHARD LEONARD SJ :: Richard Leonard thinks that '50 Shades of Grey' is somewhat tragic. In interview with Pat Kenny on Newstalk he asks if this is the way we...
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Richard Leonard provides a faith perspective
February 25, 2015
Australian Jesuit Richard Leonard spoke in Limerick and Galway recently about a life of faith and prayer, about dealing with suffering... and about '50 shades of Grey'.
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Disciples of courage
November 29, 2022 - Author Brendan Comerford SJ reflects on the lives of ten inspirational people who showed immense courage in their commitment to Christ.
Jesuit scholastics: What it means to be holy
November 28, 2022 - Two young men who are training for the Jesuit priesthood talk to Fr Niall Leahy SJ about their favourite saint that inspires them.
Record high homeless figures
November 28, 2022 - Peter McVerry SJ criticises the record high homeless figures that have increased to over 11,000 people during the month of October 2022.
A Sunny start!
November 23, 2022 - Sunny Jacobs SJ talks about his his native Kerala, and his early days with the Jesuits before coming to Galway.
Latest Podcasts
Jesuit scholastics: What it means to be holy
November 28, 2022
A Sunny start!
November 23, 2022
Advent: Make a fresh start
November 21, 2022
The state of youth ministry
November 14, 2022
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For children who suffer
November 4, 2022
Pope Video: For a Church open to everyone
October 10, 2022
108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
September 19, 2022
Pope Video: Abolition of the death penalty
September 5, 2022
Latest Books
Disciples of courage
November 29, 2022
Maynooth College: Essays on dying and death
November 17, 2022
Reflections for weekday readings 2022-2023
November 11, 2022
Sunday gospels in the year of Matthew
October 24, 2022
