Richard Leonard SJ
A new word for ‘sin’
October 28, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ scrutinises religious language in his book 'The Law of Love', and says the word 'sin' is meaningless for many young people. He has an alternative.
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The ten commandments revisited
October 21, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ's encounters with a supreme court judge and a secular Jew led him to review the ten commandments for his latest book 'The Law of Love'.
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Retrieving real Christianity
October 6, 2022
Richard Leonard's latest book 'The Law of Love' seeks to retreive the central and authentic messages of Christianity and in language that can be understood.
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Forgiving our enemies
August 9, 2022
How realistic is Jesus' command to forgive our enemies? Just one of the questions Richard Leonard SJ explores in his latest book 'The Law of Love.'
Read moreBeloved by Christ
July 22, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ speaks about the uniqueness of the incarnation among world religions and its significance in and through other people.
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Love and the law
June 20, 2022
Richard Leonard SJ gives traditional church teaching on gospel values a modern day make-over in his latest book 'The Law of Love: Modern Language for Ancient Wisdom.'
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God did not send the coronavirus
May 8, 2020
Richard Leonard SJ :: Some people like to see God as the Being who wills suffering on the world. This is not a true Christian understanding of suffering. God may...
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Sacrament of the sick
March 24, 2020
Richard Leonard SJ, author of 'Where the Hell is God?', talks to Pat Coyle about a holistic view of healing in light of the signs of the times
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Sacrament of Confirmation
March 10, 2020
Fr Richard Leonard SJ, best-selling author, speaks to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about the gifts of the Spirit in modern and accessible language
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Sacrament of penance
January 21, 2020
Australian Jesuit Fr Richard Leonard speaks to Pat Coyle on the sacrament of penance in light of his book 'Hatch, Match & Dispatch: A Catholic Guide to Sacraments'
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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
