Jesuit history
Death of a great Jesuit and historian
September 12, 2022
Highly renowned church historian John W O’Malley SJ died in Baltimore, USA, on 11 September, aged 95.
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Irish Jesuits and the London IRA, 1921
February 8, 2021
Damien Burke :: Archival background on Fr William McElligott SJ, whose IRA service medal for the War of Independence years was gifted to the Irish Province recently
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A life-changing meeting
December 2, 2020
PAT CORKERY SJ :: For the feast of St Francis Xavier, December 3, a reflection on the great missionary saint whose life was transformed by meeting Ignatius of Loyola
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Clongowes down the years
September 30, 2020
Declan O'Keeffe :: Assistant archivist and college historian at Clongowes tells the history of the founding of the College in 1814 and describes its rich archive
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Fr Adolfo Nicolás RIP
May 20, 2020
"A wise, humble and free man" - Fr Adolfo Nicolás, former Superior General of the Jesuits, died today
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Tribute to a Latin American martyr
April 6, 2020
March 22 was the 40th anniversary of the martyrdom of Luis Espinal SJ in Bolivia. Michael O'Sullivan SJ recounts his life and spirituality
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Rutilio Grande, Jesuit and martyr
March 11, 2020
Pope Francis recently recognised the martyrdom of Fr Rutilio Grande García SJ, murdered in El Salvador in 1977. Michael O'Sullivan offers a short introduction to his life
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Jesuit Letters book launched
September 24, 2019
The Irish Jesuit Annual Letters, 1604-1674, edited by Vera Moynes, was launched on 13 September by the publishers, The Irish Manuscripts Commission
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John Courtney Murray
September 10, 2019
John Courtney Murray, author of arguably the most controversial document to arise from Vatican II, Dignitatis Humanae, was vital in articulating the Church’s defence of the right of everyone to...
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FÁS publish graphic novel on Polish Jesuit
December 18, 2018
Liam Ó Maonlaí, of Hothouse Flowers fame, performed at the launch of a graphic novel in Irish about the life of a Polish Jesuit
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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 Podcasts
‘The bomb of poverty’
September 13, 2022
Pope promoting women
September 13, 2022
Death of a great Jesuit and historian
September 12, 2022
Moving visit to Knock
September 12, 2022
Latest Videos
108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
September 19, 2022
Pope Video: Abolition of the death penalty
September 5, 2022
Pope Video: Praying for small businesses
August 23, 2022
The shared Jesuit mission
July 18, 2022
Latest Books
Reflections from the Holy Land
September 26, 2022
Prayers for the school year
September 26, 2022
Autumn 2022 Catalogue: Messenger Publications
August 22, 2022
History of the Church of Ireland
August 15, 2022
