Irish Jesuits

"Believe it or not Jesus hardly ever spoke about sex or sexual sins." So says Richard Leonard SJ in this latest part of an extended interview on his new book The Law of Love. Speaking with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications he discusses how Christianity became unbalanced in its emphasis on sin and sexuality. He talks also about the Church's evolving attitude on homosexuality and Pope Francis...

First cut curls: Conor Harper SJ discusses the only first class relic of Fr. Sullivan

Fr. Sullivan’s funeral: Conor Harper SJ reads through Obituary notices describing the funeral and various attendees

Medical report: A letter from Dr. Francis Cruise to Fr. Keating regarding Fr. Sullivan’s entry into Society of Jesus

The Clongowes Cross: Conor Harper SJ tells us about Fr. Sullivan’s other crucifix

Inside the archive: Vice Postulator Conor Harper SJ on the material in the John Sullivan archive

Cure Collins by Irish Jesuits

Healing Grandmother by Irish Jesuits

Fr. Sullivan’s Collar: Conor Harper SJ on John Sullivan’s collar and clothes

Personal items: Conor Harper SJ details items taken from Fr. Sullivan’s room after he died

Life And Spirituality by Irish Jesuits

Portora by Irish Jesuits

Sullivan Willie Doyle by Irish Jesuits

Canonisation Process by Irish Jesuits

Syria and its people no longer make new headlines but according to Tony O'Riordan SJ, who works with the Jesuit Refugee Service there, the once beautiful country is suffering greatly and needs the help of the Irish people and its government. In this interview with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications, he says shockingly that many of the people there tell him they felt they were better off when...

Highly renowned church historian John W O’Malley SJ died at the Colombiere Jesuit Community in Baltimore on 11 September, aged 95. He had a long and illustrious career as a writer and teacher on the history of the Church from the Renaissance to the present. He is remembered here in Ireland for giving two memorable talks, one in 2011 and the other in 2015. In this interview, with Pat Coyle of Irish...

Pope Francis is making sure that lay men and women are enabled to work in areas of the Vatican that were once the preserve of religious and clerics only. It's part of his synodal process and reform of the Vatican, as Dr Gerry Whelan SJ explains to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications in this second part of her extended interview with him in August 2022.

How realistic is Jesus' command to forgive our enemies? What does he mean? In a modern day context are Christians really supposed to forgive and have compassion for people like VladmirPutin as he continues his war of invasion against the people of Ukraine? Am I expected to forgive and forget the person who continually hurts me? These are questions that Richard Leonard SJ does not shy away from in...

Fr Richard Leonard SJ speaks to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about the uniqueness of the incarnation among world religions, and he points to its significance in and through other people. This podcast interview is the second in a series on his book 'The Law of Love'(Paulist Press) which gives traditional church teaching on gospel values a modern day make-over.

Gerry Clarke SJ speaks to Pat Coyle about his shared dreams for the new Belfast Jesuit Centre including initiatives for Ukrainian refugees.

In this interview from the RNN Archives, Piaras Jackson SJ explains to Eileen Good the significance of the Easter Triduum – the three days of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. It marks the end of Lent and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil.

In this archived interview, author Helen Gallivan spoke to Miriam Gormally of Soulwaves Radio on how her experience of pregnancy during Advent and giving birth at Christmas led to a whole new appreciation of the incarnation and birth of Christ.

Irish Jesuit Edmond Grace, Secretary for Ecology at the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) in Brussels, has written a book entitled 'Business and the Earth: A Reflection on Laudato Si'. In this podcast interview with Pat Coyle, he tells the interesting story of how the book came about and he examines the role that business can play in the light of Laudato Si'.

Dominican Fr Joe Cullen offers a reflection on the back to back Feast days from the archives of Soul Waves Radio.

Fr Anthony de Mello was an Indian Jesuit and renowned meditation teacher who spent most of his life talking about God’s goodness and encouraging people to live in the present. John Callanan SJ, who has written several books on De Mello, speaks to Eileen Good of his profound influence on people's prayer life in Ireland and abroad. This is an archived interview from Soul Waves Radio which ended in S...