Patrick Riordan SJ
Irish Jesuit honoured in Rome
January 11, 2022
Patrick Riordan SJ is awarded the 2021 edition of the Centesimus Annus Foundation’s prize for his book 'Recovering Common Goods'.
Read more
Does Common Good mean anything?
November 7, 2018
Dr Patrick Riordan SJ is concerned about populism's common but unreflective use of the term 'the common good'
Read more
Love, law and the 8th amendment
May 2, 2018
Irish Jesuit philosopher Dr Patrick Riordan discusses the 8th Amendment in light of his recent talk at Trinity College Dublin
Read more
Democracy in peril
September 13, 2017
The theme of the current issue of Studies is the threats posed in recent times to democracy, even in some of the world's most staunchly democratic states
Read more
The Church and paternalism
February 24, 2015
The Milltown Institute's spring lecture series on the reception of Vatican II over 50 years continued with 'Is the Church unjustifiably paternalistic in speaking of the common good', by Patrick...
Read moreLatest News
Disciples of courage
December 2, 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
December 2, 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
