Sons of Ignatius

24 hours after Magnifica Humanitas is published, Fr Niall and Kevin Hargaden from the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice sit down to talk about Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, in which he reflects on what Artificial Intelligence could mean for humanity.

The Minimise Project is a secular pro-life initiative that seeks to promote better conversations and exchanges about abortion, and to reduce the abortion rate in Ireland as much as is possible. Fr Niall talks to Muireann Lynch and Ben Conroy about the project, their main ideas and approaches, and the workshops that they offer.

More information and contact details are available at www.theminimiseproject.ie

Fr Niall reflects on a recent visit to Newgrange, a large passage grave in Co. Meath which was built over 5,000 years ago. Can it teach us something about Christian prayer?

Fr Niall recently went to Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, to attend the Raising Hope conference to mark 10 years since the publication of Laudato Si. Pope Leo was present and opened the event. Eamon Ryan, one-time leader of the Green Party in Ireland, was also there.
In this episode Fr Niall and Eamon talk about the conference, and reflect more widely on faith, environmentalism, and public service. Eamon also shares some memories of his school days at Gonzaga College SJ and the Jesuits who served there.

Speaking the morning after the election of Pope Leo XIV, Frs. Niall and Gerry Whelan SJ are very enthusiastic about the election of the new pontiff.

The big question is whether or not Pope Leo will be in continuity with Pope Francis. In light of that question, Fr Gerry goes through the deeper theological significance of Pope Francis’ pontificate and the tensions it provoked in the Church. He also suggests some ways that Pope Leo could improve upon Francis’ legacy and the synodal way forward.