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Christmas Day 2021 sees the release of a Netflix series, Stories of a Generation with Pope Francis, based on this book. Pope Francis views elders as reservoirs of wisdom and historical memory and believes their insights will offer future generations much-needed understanding and direction

These essays - deliberately kept short and to the point - explore the importance of synodality, how it can build ont he work of the Second Vatican Council, and how we can engage with it today. They are offered to our sisters and brothers in baptism in order to help us all on our journey of renewal as a pilgrim people.

'Emerging from the Mess' is essentially the experience of how suffering and pain alternates with great joy and fulfilment. Especially when we reach the limits of our strength and endurance, we need to remember to hang on, to be patient and faithful in prayer. This book's challenge is to live every day like a resurrection day.

Spanning both the highly successful Sacred Space: The Prayerbook series and the multilingual, global sacredspace.com, Sacred Space moves with the modern world to create both a personal and globally collective space for reflection. In one braid it binds the instant connectivity of the twenty-first century and the prayerful practices of two thousand years of Christianity. For the first time, The Sacred Space Companion brings together reflections on the story of Sacred Space thus far with a wealth of seasonal reflections by Irish Jesuits and all those connected to the work of the Irish Province. Including contemporary prayers by Irish Jesuits, an introduction to Ignatian spirituality, a collection of Ignatian prayers, and an Advent and Lent retreat, The Sacred Space Companion is a companion for a whole year of reflection in the Ignatian tradition.

In this book the award-winning Belfast journalist and author reflects on a long career of reporting on the main events in Northern Ireland over the past sixty years and on the aftermath of conflicts in the developing world including Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam and Rwanda. He covered the worst of the Troubles from the beginning in 1968-69 and reported on some of the most disturbing atrocities such as Bloody Sunday, the Kingsmills Massacre and the no-warning IRA explosion at the Enniskillen Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. He has seen religion at its worst and its best, and he observes how the Christian faith has sustained so many people in times of great suffering and distress, and how the mis-practice of this faith has led to division, misunderstanding and hostility.The author also reflects on his experience of reporting on well-known figures in Northern Ireland ranging from Gordon and Joan Wilson, whose daughter Marie died in the Enniskillen Cenotaph bomb to the Reverend Ian Paisley. He also writes about the courageous and often unheralded bridge-builders including the Reverend Dr Ray Davey, the World War II veteran and a Presbyterian minister who founded Corrymeela the Christian inter-church centre, and who was light years ahead of his church and his society in seeing the urgent need for reconciliation.The author offers telling insights into well-known individuals in a society with no easy answers to challenging problems, and asks why the Christian message has been so badly represented by all the main churches. He questions the role of journalists over decades when balanced reporting was so important but at times very difficult, and suggests that truth has never been more in danger than it is today. His journey of faith through the unholy alliance between religion and politics does not make for easy reading but he still retains his personal faith in the best of human nature which can shine through inspiringly even in the worst of times.

As the Church Year passes, we anticipate the next festival and season, in much the same way as gardeners look for the first signs of spring or the first frosts of winter, as they plan their planting activities. So, in the Church, Advent passes into Christmas and Epiphany with a speed that seems driven by activity as much as reflection; but the approach of Ash Wednesday can catch us unawares, especially in a year with an early Easter. St Brigid's Day and Candlemas, set at the beginning of February, warn us that we need to think about how to make the most of the weeks to pray our way, once more, through the days of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ.By taking the Cross, and even more specifically, the words Jesus spoke while nailed to that Cross, over the course of some weeks, rather than a few hours on Good Friday, we have time to consider more deeply the inner themes and conclusions. This meditation will help us to prepare for Holy Week, with a mind and heart familiar with the readings and ready to be filled with our own prayerful reflections. If this small book can prompt a mindset of deliberately slowing the pace of the contemplation of Christ's words, and especially those from the Cross, then it has fulfilled its purpose.

Decades before he was elected pope the Jesuit Fr Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a renowned spiritual director and retreat giver, steeped in the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius. Drawing on many retreat talks he gave in the 1970s-90s, which have never been translated into English, the Pope's biographer has created a powerful Ignatian retreat that offers a contemplative route into the key teachings and vision of the Francis pontificate.First Belong to God uses the classic week-long "short form" of the Exercises, linking Ignatius's famous contemplations with Francis's call to a synodal, fraternal, and ecological conversion. Each day contains points for reflection taken from Fr Bergoglio's retreats, a well as guided meditations, Scripture references and suggestions for reading and prayer. First Belong to God can be used as a companion guide either for an individual or group retreat in a formal retreat setting under a director, or by a parish or community over a longer period such as Lent or Advent.

This book is aimed at groups - communities, parishes, institutions, couples, teams, students, young adults, etc. - who wish to grow in communion and make decisions together. The book is based on a wealth of experience, shares numerous examples and provides a "toolbox" that has proved its worth.Esdac is a Christian, Ignatian, international association that puts Ignatian spirituality at the service of groups and offers, in various ways, a journey of discernment inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius to associations, communities, families, couples and groups.They encourage participants to learn to communicate better with each other, so that everyone is listened to and dares to express themselves. They help to discern the call that the Lord addresses to them today, by listening to each of the members and to the whole group. The group explore directions together and make mature decisions together. This comprehensive guide will help leaders to implement the programme in practice.

A short but fascinating biography of this most courageous and adventurous of saints. One of Ignatius of Loyola's original companions, St Francis was central to the formation of the Society of Jesus. Quoting extensively from his letters, the author describes in detail the works he did throughout Europe in the 1530s. There are many stories and anecdotes which bring Xavier to life and we begin to feel we know him well as we learn about his personality, his interactions with the poor, priests, bishops and kings. On April 7th, 1541, Xavier's thirty-fifth birthday, he set sail for India, arriving in Goa just over a year later. He spent about 8 years in both India and Indonesia, baptising thousands and working to set up churches and communities. In 1549 he arrived in Japan where he spent a couple of years, before travelling to China where he died in 1552 just six miles from the Chinese coast.This well researched account is readable and entertaining and give a lively picture of life as a missionary in the sixteenth century.

In this very practical resource, Sr Mary provides guidelines and practical resources for those visiting older people in nursing homes, or their own homes on a long term basis.

Experience the sacred sites of the Holy Land through the eyes of Ignatius and his fellow sixteenth-century pilgrims with Josef Briffa's fascinating guide.

In this book, O'Leary offers a clear and accessible account of what we know about Ignatius as a mystic. Drawing on his own familiarity with the sources, he opens up for us the inner life of Ignatius in so far as it can be known. He also hopes that the reader will identify with what Ignatius is describing, making their reading truly transformative.

Many people feel drawn to basing their prayer on the Scriptures, in particular the gospels. It is hoped that these reflections will serve as a help to prayer. They may also be of service to priests who seek to offer a short reflection on the gospel reading of the day in the context of the Eucharist.

Journeying to the Light is intended to be read daily from Advent Sunday to the Epiphany. It is largely based upon one of the Eucharistic readings each day. It can be adapted to be used whatever the length of Advent, for individual or group use. The author weaves contemporary trends with biblical themes and with events of his own life.

A daily prayer experience from Sacred Space, the internationally known online prayer guide invites readers to develop a closer relationship with God during this season of preparation and anticipation. Each day includes a Scripture reading and points of reflection, as well as a weekly topic enhanced by six steps of prayer and reflection.

Sacred Space Lent 2024 continues the tradition of Scripture reading, points of reflection, a weekly topic and six steps of prayer and meditation. The handy format makes this an idea book for pocket, brief case, handbag or even the glove compartment of the car!

In this book, Aidan Larkin SCC brings the academic rediscovery of Patrick to a lay audience, arguing the case for recognising and engaging with Patrick's spiritual legacy. A wealth of references to the Fathers of the Church in Patrick's own writings, encourages us to see Patrick as a religious thinker in dialogue with the Church's past and future.

This book brings together nineteen Christians from around the world to try to answer the question of how space affects us in worship. Some topics covered include the role of light in a religious building, the varying needs of spaces for different liturgies, and how the liturgical renewal begun in Vatican II should continue today.

This book highlights the value of spirituality and religion, and the four Jesuit priorities as a way to reimagine Christianity in a modern guise.The priorities urge us to be reflective, pay attention to our experience of life, stress the urgency of social and climate justice, and challenge us to promote a hope-filled world for our children.

This concise guide provides an insight into the life of Ignatius, and an introduction to Ignatian spirituality, presenting it as a spiritual toolkit from which we can draw strength and knowledge.While an illuminating read for those already familiar with Ignatius, no prior knowledge is required to reap the benefits of this fascinating book.

This book invites you to consider, if as a church, we are part of the unnoticed, the unrecognised and the forgotten that makes us feel their pain and humiliation. This book helps us to discover the paschal ('pass over') significance of the cross as a response to the suffering that sears many lives today.

Judge John O'Hagan was a Young Irelander, poet, educationist, and liberal scholar.