development of doctrine
Reflections on Original Sin
January 9, 2020
BILL TONER SJ :: A note to introduce an article by the late John Moore SJ, Professor of Botany, on scientific problems raised by the doctrine of original sin
Read moreChange we can believe in: The fate of unbaptised infants
December 18, 2019
DERMOT ROANTREE :: How the Church has shifted in its understanding of the fate of unbaptised infants tells us much about the development of doctrine
Read moreThe death penalty and doctrine, Part 2
December 15, 2017
DERMOT ROANTREE :: The Pope's critics think he is illogical. Newman's understanding of development, however, suggests a very different way to look at it.
Read moreLatest News
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
