Irish Jesuits

Paddy Greene SJ, conducts workshops on dream work and says that all dreams come to us as gifts from God in the service of healing and wholeness. At present, Paddy is training a group of his graduate pupils on how to conduct the type of workshops he gives himself. At the most recent training day he spoke about dreams and visions (waking dreams) in the old and new testaments. Paddy had an interestin...

The first ever international conference on 'Spirituality in Society and the Professions' will take place in the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), May 16-18, 2019 in Waterford, Ireland. Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications, talks with the organisers Dr Michael O Sullivan SJ and Dr Bernadette Flannigan. They talk of the contributors from a wide variety of professions and the arts, who wil...

'The hero' was the title of a workshop led recently by education consultant David Tuohy SJ for chaplains and people who work with youth in Jesuit schools. David proposed 'the heroic journey' as a model of personal development, one that could provide both young people and their mentors with a positive and clear narrative. The workshop was part of a conference, held in Manresa, Spain, addressing the...

Irish Jesuit Edmond Grace has recorded his comic cycle of poetry in four parts entitled Mad Messiah in a variety of accents that lend another layer of meaning to his richly symbolic verse. It's poetry like you've never heard before – a funny, provocative, moving, clever commentary on modern life and the ancient quest to understand the meaning of God, particularly as revealed in the paradoxical fig...

Irish Jesuit Edmond Grace has recorded his comic cycle of poetry in four parts entitled Mad Messiah. It's poetry like you've never heard before – a funny, provocative, moving, clever commentary on modern life and the ancient quest to understand the meaning of God, particularly as revealed in the paradoxical figure of Jesus Christ, the 'mad messiah'.

Irish Jesuit Edmond Grace has recorded his comic cycle of poetry in four parts entitled Mad Messiah in a variety of accents that lend another layer of meaning to his richly symbolic verse. It's poetry like you've never heard before – a funny, provocative, moving, clever commentary on modern life and the ancient quest to understand the meaning of God, particularly as revealed in the paradoxical fig...

Irish Jesuit Edmond Grace reads his comic cycle of poetry entitled Mad Messiah in a variety of accents that lend another layer of meaning to his richly symbolic verse. It's poetry like you've never heard before – a funny, provocative, moving, clever commentary on modern life and the ancient quest to understand the meaning of God, particularly as revealed in the paradoxical figure of Jesus Christ.

Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ has been reflecting on the recent extraordinary summit on clerical sexual abuse convened by Pope Francis in Rome, and attended by Cardinals and Bishops from all over the world. In this interview with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications he welcomes the fact that a 'culture of denial' around the extent and impact of abuse was openly challenged at the su...

Brian Grogan SJ, author and facilitator on communal discernment, spoke with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about his recent trip to Rome. He is charged with writing a report on the decision making process in Rome, that resulted in Father General Arturo Sosa’s four Universal Apostolic Preferences for the Society of Jesus.

David Tuohy is a Jesuit and an Ecumenical Canon in the Church of Ireland. In  2015  he was asked my Archbishop Jackson to take part in his 'Come and See' project. This involved facilitating parishioners in Dublin and Glendalough in a 'bottom up' project, de-clericalising the concept of discipleship. Today he has co-authored a book about his experience and he talks to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Comm...

Dr Michael O'Sullivan is a Jesuit and author of the book 'How Roman Catholic Theology Can Transform Male Violence against Women.' His workis described as “groundbreaking”, by Professor Linda Hogan of Trinity College Dublin. In this interview with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications, Michael says that violence against women is a world-wide phenomenon, and that Christian and Catholic teaching m...

Brian Grogan SJ, who has published 'Pedro Arrupe SJ: Mystic with Open Eyes' with Messenger Publications, spoke to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about the life of the former Father General whose case for beatification has recently been opened. He also described his "privileged" encounters with him.

Jim Corkery SJ, Professor of Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome, spoke to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications on the recent news that the case for beatification and canonisation of former Father General Pedro Arrupe has been opened. Fr Corkery also spoke about Pope Francis's involvement in the case as significant for the Church and the Society of Jesus.

Former Irish Jesuit Provincial John Dardis now works at the Jesuit headquarters in Rome. In this interview with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications he outlines the four priories of the leader of the Jesuits, Fr Aruro Sosa, that will guide their work into the future.

Jim Corkery is a Jesuit theologian who teaches in the Gregorian University in Rome. He is also a member of the Centre for the Protection of Minors there. In this interview he speaks with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications, he argues that there needs to be a re- examination of the theory of salvation, in the light of the experience of  survivors of abuse who did not sin but were sinned agains...

John Henry Newman was a towering, intellectual and controversial figure throughout the 19th century. Raised as an evangelical protestant, he converted to Catholicism at the age of 44. Soon he will be declared a saint. Historian Dr Dermot Roantree, tells Pat Coyle, of Irish Jesuit Communications, why.

Italian Paolo Beltrame is a second year Jesuit novice of the Northwest European novitiate in Birmingham, UK. He spoke to Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications on a recent visit to Ireland about his life as an astrophysicist and his strong faith in God. Paolo, who researched dark matter for 15 years, found that spirituality and religion opened the door to his unanswered questions of the universe...

Will Robbins is a Gonzaga student who has set up a business selling hoodies to raise money to build a secondary school in Zambia.  In this interview with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications the Irish student talks about how a chance encounter, just as he was about to return home, turned him into a social entrepreneur (with a little help for his friends).

The 35th Annual Belvedere College Sleep-Out will take place on 22-24 December 2018 on Dublin’s O’Connell street and College Green. Some of the students involved met with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications. Whatever money they raise will be divided between the Peter McVerry Trust, Focus Ireland and Home Again.

Dr Kevin Hargaden, Social Justice Theologian at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice and Presbyterian Elder, spoke with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about the importance of spiritual nourishment during the often-difficult time of Advent.

The latest UN report has found that Ireland is the worst country in Europe on tackling climate change. Catherine Devitt, Environmental Justice Officer at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, spoke with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications about the details of the report and identified what is needed for radical change.

The first ever Irish Parliament -Dáil Eireann - was elected 100 year ago in January 1919. The elections took place in December 1918. Dr Tony White has compiled a biography of every TD (MP) and Senator that has sat in the Dáil over the last century. In this interview he talks to Pat Coyle about some of them, and how they came to be elected,

During a wide-ranging and frank conversation about the aim and content of his latest book on Ignatian spirituality, Dr Brian O'Leary SJ speaks of St Ignatius the mystic, Ignatius the pilgrim, and Ignatius the aristocrat. He argues that the founder of the Jesuit order had an aristocratic background that was responsible for a certain authoritarianism that the author finds less than appealing.

'Does Common Good mean anything?' was the title question of a lecture given in the Loyola Institute on Wednesday, 31 October 2018 by Dr Patrick Riordan SJ, Irish Jesuit and philosopher at Campion Hall in Oxford. Before his talk, he spoke with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications and referenced a few of the themes that he would be addressing later. He was particularly concerned about populism's...

Dr Kevin Hargaden, theologian at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, is calling on the government to implement robust laws against the incitement to religious hatred in light of the recent referendum on blasphemy. In this podcast interview with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications, he declares that the Irish legal system needs to protect those who are liable to be oppressed and marginalis...