Catalogue Spring 2019

2019

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Welcome to our Spring 2019 Catalogue We have a very varied selection of offerings for this season, covering history, spirituality, loneliness, liturgy and cooking!

We are proud to have one of the few books on Pedro Arrupe SJ, whose cause for beatification has just opened. Bestselling author, Brian Grogan SJ has written a very enlightening and readable account of this special Jesuit leader. You will find the lives of several other Jesuits in the second collection edited by Patrick Carberry SJ, Jesuit Lives: At Home in the World. For the many fans of Finding God in the Mess, we are delighted to bring you a new book by Jim Deeds and Brendan McManus SJ, Deeper into the Mess: Praying Through Troubled Times.

Priest and GP, Paul O’Reilly SJ helps us to find Hope in All Things, while Edmond Grace SJ gives us a new slant on St Patrick: An Ancient Saint for Modern Times. We have biographies of well-known spiritual writer, Dom Eugene Boylan by Thomas J Morrissey SJ, and of a less well-known, but fascinating character, Richard Devane SJ, by Martin Walsh. Most of us face loneliness at some periods in our lives and I hope many will find consolation in I Am With You Always: Living with Loneliness by Sr Siobhan O’Keeffe.

And finally, a treat! Saintly Feasts: Food for Saints and Scholars is a very special book by two very special women, Martina Maher and Colette Scully, who for many years have cooked Sunday lunch for Jesuits, novices and visitors at the Jesuit Novitiate in Birmingham, England. Each of their delicious recipes has been linked with a suitable saint, by Fr Dries van den Akker SJ. Don’t forget our beautiful bestsellers from last season, Prayerful Ireland, Sharing the Wisdom of Time and Bright Wings, Dappled Things.

Happy reading (and cooking!).

Cecilia West Publisher

New Books ISBN

Code

Title

Author

978-1-78812020-3

J459

Celebrating Holy Week

Vincent Sherlock

€4.95

16

978-1-78812021-0

J460

Deeper Into The Mess Praying Through Tough Times

Brendan McManus SJ and Jim Deeds

€9.95

8

978-1-78812025-8

J464

Dom Eugene Boylan: Trappist Monk & Writer: 1904-1964

Thomas J Morrissey SJ

€12.95 11

978-1-78812022-7

J462

Hope in All Things

Paul O’Reilly SJ

€12.95

9

978-1-78812026-5

J458

I Am With You Always: Living with Loneliness

Sr Siobhan O’Keeffe

€4.95

18

978-1-78812032-6

J463

Jesuit Lives: At Home in the World

Edited by Patrick

978- 1-78812018-0

J455

Journeying in Joy and Gladness

Kevin O’Gorman

€4.95

15

978-1-78812024-1

J457 Pedro Arrupe: Mystic with Open Eyes

Brian Grogan SJ

€4.95

14

978-1-78812029-6

J465

Richard Devane SJ: Social Commentator and Advocate

Martin Walsh

978-1-78812014-2

J454

Sacred Space Lent 2019

The Irish Jesuits

€4.95

13

978-1-78812027-2

J461

Saintly Feasts Food for Saints and Scholars

Martina Maher and Colette Scully

€19.95

6

978-1-78812019-7

J456

St Patrick: An Ancient Saint for Modern Times

Edmond Grace SJ

€4.95

17

Carberry SJ

Price Pg

€12.95 10

€19.95 12

Back Catalogue ISBN

Code

Title

Author

978-1-910248-82-9

J407

Bright Wings, Dappled Things

Jo O’Donovan RSM

€19.95

20

978-1-910248-68-3

J392

Challenges in Later Life

Mary Threadgold RSC

€3.95

36

978-1-910248-30-0

J333

Dear Pope Francis

Pope Francis

€10.00

31

978-1-910248-81-2

J411

Dialogue of Hope, A

Gerry O'Hanlon SJ ed.

€11.95

29

978-1-910248-88-1

J427

Dipping into Lent

Alan Hilliard

€7.95

32

978-1-910248-42-3

J365

Does Christ Matter?

T Kinahan & B Lennon SJ €12.95

25

978-1-910248-10-2

J297

Father Browne's Donegal

E E O'Donnell SJ ed.

€19.99

34

978-1-910248-12-6

J303

Father Browne's Dublin

E E O'Donnell SJ ed.

€14.99

33

978-1-910248-02-7

J259

Father Browne's First World War

E E O'Donnell SJ ed.

€19.99

34

978-1-910248-27-0

J330

Father Browne's Titanic Album

E E O'Donnell SJ ed.

€19.99

33

978-1788120-0-43

J444

Finding God in a Leaf

Brian Grogan SJ

€4.95

23

978-1-910248-01-0

J48

Finding God in All Things

Brian Grogan SJ

€7.99

27

978-1-910248-84-3

J406

Finding God in the Mess

B McManus SJ & J Deeds

€9.95

25

All prices in this catalogue are subject to change without notice.

Price Pg

ISBN

Code

Title

Author

978-1-910248-26-3

J359

Flying with Father Browne

E E O'Donnell SJ ed.

Price Pg

978-1-910248-11-9

J293

From Easter Week to Flanders Field

978-1-788120-11-1

J446

God Ever Greater

Brian O’Leary SJ

978-1-910248-15-7

J325

God You’re Breaking My Heart

Brian Grogan SJ

€9.99

27

978-1-910248-32-4

J326

Gospel Reflections Year A

Donal Neary SJ

€9.95

29 29

€19.99

Thomas J Morrissey SJ ed. €12.99 €12.95

33 30 22

978-1-910248-73-7

J408

Gospel Reflections Year B

Donal Neary SJ

€9.95

978-1-910248-22-5

J313

Gospel Reflections Year C

Donal Neary SJ

€9.95

29

978-1-910248-98-0

J426

Gospel Reflections 3 vol set

Donal Neary SJ

€20.00

29

978-1-788120-15-9

J442

Happy to be Holy?

Alan Hilliard

€4.95

23

978-1-910248-86-7

J413

I Am Infinitely Loved

Brian Grogan SJ

€4.95

35

978-1-910248-94-2

J428

Ignatian Spirituality A to Z

Jim Manney

€12.95

24

978-1-910248-23-2

J327

Into Extra Time

Michael P Gallagher SJ €12.99

28

978-1-910248-31-7

J334

Ireland of Edward Cahill SJ, The

Thomas J Morrissey SJ

€19.99

30

978-1-910248-05-8

J264

Irish Jesuit Chaplains in WWI

Damien Burke ed.

€14.99

31

978-1-788120-08-1

J448

I Want to Know Christ

Martin Hogan

€14.95

23

978-1-910248-29-4

J352

John Sullivan SJ

Fergal McGrath SJ

€3.99

35 37

978-19102488-05

J410

Let Advent be Advent

Vincent Sherlock

€3.95

978-1-910248-00-3

J252

Life and Lens of Father Browne, The

E E O'Donnell SJ ed.

€19.99

34

978-1-910248-93-5

J429

Life and Times of Daniel Murray, The

Thomas J Morrissey SJ

€29.95

30

978-1-910248-92-8

J416

LIturgies with Young People HB

Donal Neary SJ

€19.95

29

978-1-910248-85-0

J412

Liturgies with Young People PB

Donal Neary SJ

€14.95

29

978-1-78812-001-29 VA162 978-1-910248-40-9

Living Prayer 2019

J390

Man Sent by God, A

€2.00

37

John Looby SJ

€9.95

26

Alan Hilliard

€3.99

36

Brendan Comerford SJ €12.95

25

978-1-910248-48-5

J361

Open Heart, Open Arms

978-1-910248-39-3

J391

Pilgrim's Story, The

978-1-788120-12-8

J445

Prayerful Ireland

Helena Connolly

€19.95

21

978-1-78812000-5

J443

Quiet Revolution of Pope Francis, The

Gerry O’Hanlon SJ

€12.95

22

978-1-910248-38-6

J363

Radical & Free

Brian O'Leary SJ

€10.99

28

978-1-910248-95-9

J431

SS Little Book of Encouragement

Irish Jesuits

€9.95

24

978-1-788120-05-0

J450

SS: The Prayer Book 2019

The Irish Jesuits

€12.95

22

978-1-910248-96-6

J432

Saints for the Family

32

J452

Sharing the Wisdom of Time

€24.95

19

978-1-910248-97-3

J433

Smile of Joy

John Murray Pope Francis and Friends Thomas Casey SJ

€9.95

978-1-78812007-4

€7.95

32

978-1-910248-77-5

J400

So You Can't Forgive

Brian Lennon SJ

€9.95

27

978-1-910248-57-7

J387

Stations of the Cross

Vincent Sherlock

€3.95

35

978-1-910248-91-1

J434

Stations of the Soul

Joan Keogh

€4.95

35

978-1-910248-34-8

J345

Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Brendan McManus SJ

€3.99

37

978-1-910248-25-6

J329

Third Fall, The

M J Magill

€3.99

36

978-1-910248-52-2

J128

To Grow in Love

Brian Grogan SJ

€12.95

26

978-1-910248-13-3

J296

Walk With Me into the Light

Margaret T Naughton

€3.99

36 37

978-1-7881200-98

J449

Waiting in Joy

John Scally

€4.95

978-1-910248-89-8

J435

Wisdom at the Crossroads

Thomas G Casey SJ

€12.95

24

978-1-910248-70-6

J393

With Christ in Service

Patrick Carberry SJ ed.

€9.95

26

NEW BOOKS

Saint Mungo, patron saint of Glasgow, is paired with ‘Salmon and Cucumber Sauce’, a lovely Scottish recipe.

ABOVE: Dries van den Akker SJ, Colette Scully and Martina Maher.

BELOW: Manresa Novitiate, Birmingham, UK.

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NEW BOOKS

Saintly Feasts

Food for Saints and Scholars Martina Maher and Colette Scully with Dries van den Akker SJ

A wonderful collection of delicious recipes, originally prepared as the main Sunday meal at the Jesuit house, ‘Manresa’, in Birmingham.

Each recipe is accompanied by a saint with a (sometimes tenuous) connection to the ingredients or the dish itself. A brief life of each saint gives the book a very special dimension.

Two Irish women living in Birmingham wanted to give something back to the Jesuits. They decided a way to do so was to cook Sunday dinner for them, and they continued to do this for twentytwo years. Now in their 90s and 70s respectively, they have brought their years of Sunday cooking ideas together in this very special collection.

All royalties to the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS).

9781788120272 Paperback 126pp 240 x 205mm J461 €19.95 £17.95

Martina Maher and Colette Scully cooked Sunday dinners for the Jesuits at Manresa for twenty-two years.

Both are Irish, and have lived and worked in Birmingham since their teenage years. Dries van den Akker SJ is a Dutch Jesuit living in Manresa House, Birmingham.

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Deeper into the Mess

Praying Through Tough Times Brendan McManus SJ and Jim Deeds

This is the eagerly awaited follow up to the best selling, Finding God in the Mess.

In this new collection the authors address tough issues such as fear, anxiety, suicide and anger. They have received much feedback from workshops based on the first book, and these are some of the topics on which people have asked for help. As well as offering a meditation or a way of praying, the authors suggest scripture and a simple ritual.

Once again the book is based on Jim and Fr Brendan’s own unique combination of practical prayer and Ignatian spirituality. Like the previous volume, this book is illustrated with their beautiful photographs.

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9781788120210 Paperback 128pp 210 x 140mm J460 €9.95 £8.95

Jim Deeds works in Pastoral Ministry in the Diocese of Down and Connor as well as being a poet and author.

Brendan McManus SJ comes from Lisnaskea and works as a spiritual director and retreat giver in Belfast.

NEW BOOKS

9781788120227 Paperback

Hope in All Things Paul O’Reilly SJ

160pp 210 x 140mm J462 €12.95 £11.95

Paul O’Reilly SJ is director of the Mount Street Jesuit Centre, London, and works as a GP at the Dr Mary Hickey clinic for street homeless within the Cardinal Hume Centre. He is a regular contributor to The Sacred Heart Messenger.

This is a book which encourages us to find meaning in our lives, and to live in an environment of gratitude for all of life.

The reflections in Hope in All Things are based on the Ignatian insight that in prayer and life we can ‘find God in all things’. Through these pieces, Fr Paul shows us how to find hope in the experiences of joy and sorrow, gratitude and prayer, and in all of life.

Drawing on his vast pastoral experience in Britain and Guyana, this inspiring collection of gospel reflections takes incidents from the author’s life, which speak to the hunger for hope in today’s culture. His work as a medical doctor in his clinic for the homeless provides the backdrop for the book.

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NEW BOOKS

Jesuit Lives

At Home in the World Edited by Patrick Carberry SJ

The Jesuits have always defined themselves, not by any particular place or specific ministry, but by a universal outreach. They were ready to go wherever the needs were great and the opportunities promising. Adaptability became their hallmark.

From early on, the Jesuits spread rapidly: to the Far East, starting with Francis Xavier in 1540, to North and South America, to Africa and eventually to Australasia. In their reports to Rome, they spoke about the different situations they faced, their successes and failures, their frustrations and hopes.

This little volume tells the stories of a few of these Jesuits, from different continents and eras, in the hope that their commitment and struggles will prove inspirational once again today.

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9781788120326 Paperback 160pp 210 x 140mm J463 â‚Ź12.95 ÂŁ11.95

Patrick Carberry SJ has twice been Editor of The Sacred Heart Messenger, and he has also been involved in the administration of the Irish Jesuit Province. At present, he is an Associate Editor at Messenger Publications.

NEW BOOKS

9781788120258 Paperback 72pp 210 x 140mm J464 €12.95 £11.95

Thomas J Morrissey SJ is a Jesuit priest, an educationalist, historian and author.

He is a former headmaster of Crescent College Comprehensive, Limerick, and director of the National College of Industrial Relations, Dublin.

Dom Eugene Boylan

Trappist Monk & Writer: 1904-1964

Thomas J Morrissey SJ

Dom Eugene Boylan, OCR, was an Irish-born Trappist monk and writer. Ordained a priest in 1937, he began writing on spiritual topics, and in the 1940s he published two books, This Tremendous Lover and Difficulties in Mental Prayer, which became international bestsellers and were translated into many languages. In the late 1950s he undertook an extensive lecture tour of the United States (“This is the best retreat we ever had at Gethsemani,” commented Thomas Merton after Boylan’s visit there), and in 1962 he was elected the fourth abbot of Mount St Joseph Abbey in Roscrea, Ireland. Two years later he died in a car crash.

Distinguished Jesuit historian, Thomas J Morrissey, has produced the first biography of this important Irish writer.

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NEW BOOKS

Richard Devane SJ

Social Commentator and Advocate: 1876-1951 Martin Walsh

Fr Richard Stanislaus Devane SJ was a social advocate and campaigner in the early years of the Irish Free State, yet, surprisingly little has been written about him. Some recognition has been given to his work on social aspects of legislation in the first decades of the new Irish Free State. Other than that, there are only vignettes of his call for an Ireland moulded according to true Christian values.

In his early career as a parish priest little has been documented about his zeal to order and control the lives of the working-classes. In truth, his opinions, beliefs and thinking were shaped before he joined the Jesuits in 1918. This comprehensive study is therefore required to place Fr Richard Devane SJ within the narrative of Irish history of the early twentieth century.

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9781788120296 Paperback 220pp 210 x 140mm J465 â‚Ź19.95 ÂŁ17.95

Martin Walsh has a PhD from the University of Limerick.

His research interests lie in the social history of nineteenth and twentieth-century modern Ireland and England. He is particularly interested in the ideas of nationbuilding through the ordering of the working-classes by middle-class social purists.

NEW BOOKS

9781788120142

Sacred Space Lent 2019

Paperback

The Irish Jesuits

108pp

Prepare for the Paschal Mystery by entering a Sacred Space.

Lent, a holy time of introspection and penance in preparation for the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ, can be further enriched with Sacred Space for Lent 2019, a daily prayer experience from Sacred Space, the internationally-known online prayer guide.

Throughout the Lenten season, each day includes a Scripture reading and points of reflection, as well as a weekly topic enhanced by six steps of prayer and meditation.

Although the Sacred Space website has expanded into many languages and now has a global outreach, the reflections continue to be written by Irish Jesuits.

170 x 110mm J454 â‚Ź4.95 ÂŁ4.50

The Irish Province of the Society of Jesus (the Irish Jesuits) are the founders of sacredspace.ie, which has provided a trusted online prayer guide since 1999. Their website serves millions of spiritual pilgrims of many faiths around the world.

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NEW BOOKS NEW BOOKLETS

Pedro Arrupe SJ

Mystic with Open Eyes Brian Grogan SJ with an Introdution by Peter McVerry SJ

Why might this man be declared a saint? Pedro Arrupe, twenty-eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus, re-founded the Jesuits and recast Ignatian spirituality for our times. He was a prisoner of Imperial Japan, a first responder when the atom bomb fell on Hiroshima, a pioneer of Catholic social justice and a founder of the Jesuit Refugee Service.

Few people – outside religious life – know his story. But now that the process for his beatification is underway, he is sure to become known across the Catholic world and beyond. Best-selling author Brian Grogan SJ, whose life has been deeply influenced by Arrupe, has written Pedro Arrupe SJ: Mystic With Open Eyes. With a foreword by Peter McVerry SJ, this booklet is a succinct account of Arrupe’s life, 1907–1991 and highlights his dynamic influence on the Church of today as it labours to build a civilisation of justice and love.

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9781788120241 Booklet 48pp 180 x 120mm J457 €4.95 £4.50

Best-selling author Brian Grogan SJ has devoted most of a lifetime to mining and circulating the rich treasures of Ignatian spirituality. He has also written God, You’re Breaking My Heart, Finding God in a Leaf and I am Infinitely Loved, all available from Messenger Publications.

NEW BOOKLETS

9781788120180 Booklet 56pp 180 x 120mm J455 €4.95 £4.50

Kevin O’Gorman SMA is a lecturer in moral theology at the Pontifical University at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth. He is a priest of the Society of African Missions.

Journeying in Joy and Gladness is his first book with Messenger Publications.

Journeying in Joy and Gladness

Lent & Holy Week with Gaudete et Exsultate Kevin O’Gorman

For the journey of Lent this year, Kevin O’Gorman SMA chose an unusual companion, the Pope’s exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate, ‘Rejoice and Be Glad’. Few of us rejoice at the coming of Lent, a time we most often associate with abstention and stricture. It is easy to imagine the look on the faces of parishioners who are told ‘rejoice, Lent is here!’

Christianity is a religion of the triumph of Good News in bad places. This booklet offers a dayby-day guide to Lent, pairing each day with a reflection on Gaudete et Exsultate. Lent offers us a chance to renew our commitment to lifelong conversion, to strive for changes of mind, body and heart; changes that make it possible and give us reason to rejoice.

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NEW BOOKS NEW BOOKLETS

Celebrating Holy Week Vincent Sherlock

9781788120203 Booklet 64pp

In Celebrating Holy Week, Fr Vincent Sherlock reflects on his own experience of the Easter Triduum and offers a detailed account of the significance and meaning of each day. He makes church and vestments speak, lingers on fonts that go empty and are then full again and turns the absence of song into a lyric of reflection.

Urging us always to notice what is going on around us during this high point of the Christian year, the author leaves no one out of the experience of the Triduum.

Fr Sherlock reminds us that, like the man with the pitcher of water who unknowingly guided the disciples to the place of the Last Supper, we are all a part of Easter too.

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180 x 120mm J459 €4.95 £4.50

Fr Vincent Sherlock is the Parish Priest of Kilmovee, Co Mayo.

He is the author of Let Advent Be Advent and The Stations of the Cross, both Messenger Publications. He maintains a blog at sherlockshome.ie

NEW BOOKLETS

9781788120197 Booklet 64pp 180 x 120mm J456 €4.95 £4.50

Edmond Grace SJ is Justice and Ecology Secretary to the Jesuit European Social Centre in Brussels. He has also worked as a priest in Dublin’s inner city where he was involved in the struggle against drugs and organised crime.

Saint Patrick

An Ancient Saint for Modern Times Edmond Grace SJ

Patrick is a global saint, celebrated across the world, from the Americas to Asia. How much, however, do we know about this enigmatic saint?

Did you know that he struggled at school and that his rise to the rank of bishop was not only unexpected but not welcomed by many of his contemporaries?

With Patrick, as Edmond Grace SJ writes, facts and myth co-exist and it is this combination that enables Patrick and his story to remain relevant to people all over the world for many centuries.

In Saint Patrick: An Ancient Saint for Modern Times Edmond Grace SJ presents a new Patrick, ‘the patron saint of the reconciliation of peoples’, a man whose experiences instilled in him a deep commitment to overcome differences of rank, place and culture in the service of Christ.

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NEW BOOKS NEW BOOKLETS

I Am With You Always Living with Loneliness Sr Siobhan O’Keeffe

Modern life can be lonely and can make it feel as if you are the only one who is lonely. Across all of society people are becoming more isolated from one another, spending much of their social life amid the glamour and noise of social media.

In I Am With You Always: Living with Loneliness Siobhán O’Keeffe reminds us that we are never alone. Our relationship with God is a tether that holds to us through periods of loneliness in our lives and which links us to millions of other people – whether new mother, bullied child, conflicted soldier or overworked surgeon – whose experience and struggle with loneliness is similar.

I Am With You Always includes a guide to loneliness in Scripture and a series of reflections on how loneliness is experienced across contemporary society.

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9781788120265 Booklet 64pp 180 x 120mm J458 €4.95 £4.50

Siobhán O’Keeffe SHJM, a native of County Cork, is a Sister of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and a registered nurse.

She offers spirituality and dementia-care training to religious communities and parishes in the UK and Ireland.

RECENT RELEASES “This is a heartening, human book...a book to return to in the odd quiet moment… to read a passage here and there, and to enjoy again and again the sheer human interest of the images.”

The Irish Catholic “Every story or expression has its own charm, its validity, its authenticity, its impact; every story is a life, is a testimony to the power of faith and the capacity of human resilience, and love.”

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Papal Nuncio to Ireland

9781788120074 Hardback

Sharing the Wisdom of Time

By Pope Francis and Friends

176pp 305 x 128mm J452 €24.95 £22.50

This book was specially commissioned by Pope Francis. Guided by the conviction that in order to “walk toward the future, the past is needed”, the Holy Father invited older people from around the globe to share their experience of love, loss, hope, peace and faith. The resultant book shares the wisdom of elders in our communities with young people today.

In Sharing the Wisdom of Time the lessons learned by older generations become a gift to the young, empowering them to step into the world of tomorrow. The book contains Pope Francis’ interactions with elder people from every corner of the globe – Latin America, the Far East, USA, Africa, Europe, Ireland and the UK. It is illustrated with stunning photographic portraits.

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RECENT RELEASES

“Altogether, this is a delightful and elegant book; the pairing [of] photos with texts…is quite superb.”

Intercom “If you are looking for a quality “coffee table” book, perhaps as a special gift for a treasured friend or family member, then [this] is the book for you.”

Methodist Recorder

Bright Wings, Dappled Things

Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ with Photographs by Fr Browne SJ Commentaries by Jo O’Donovan RSM

This book brings together the poetry and photographs of two Jesuit priests from different centuries and different lands, each with a particular artistic genius, woven together with commentaries

by Jo O’Donovan RSM.

9781910248829 Hardback 128pp 240 x 198mm J407 €19.95 £17.95

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RECENT RELEASES

“This is a book that lies in its images, but which will arouse many streams of thoughts and reflections in its readers.” The Irish Catholic “ … thought-provoking and often poignant… landscape captured with striking affection and insight by Connolly’s images.” Irish News

Prayerful Ireland Helena Connolly 9781788120128 Hardback 128pp 240 x 198mm

These beautiful images take the reader on a wonderful journey through pilgrim paths, landscapes and places of worship, old and new, throughout Ireland. Accompanied by prayers, reflections and bible quotes.

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RECENT RELEASES Sacred Space

The Prayerbook 2019 The Irish Jesuits Includes Scripture, prayers, and reflections plus weekly topics enhanced by six steps of prayer and reflection to help you to deepen your spiritual journey and develop a closer relationship with God. “Highly recommended for anyone who is trying to maintain a spiritual life.” Spirituality

9781788120050 Paperback 430pp 210 x 140mm J450 €12.95 £10.95

The Quiet Revolution of Pope Francis A Synodal Catholic Church in Ireland?

Gerry O’Hanlon SJ Gerry O’Hanlon examines a model of a synodal church and roles within it for the baptised, lay and ordained.

He considers the Pope’s desire for a changed ecclesial structure of church teaching and governance.

“For anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of what is happening today in the Church, this is their book.” The Furrow

9781788120005 Paperback 168pp 210 x 140mm J443 €12.95 £11.95

God Ever Greater

Exploring Ignatian Spirituality Brian O’Leary SJ

In recent years Ignatian spirituality has experienced a resurgence.

God Ever Greater will draw its readers into an exploration of a rich Christian heritage that continues to live and breathe today. “[A] gem of a book…The literary style is simple without being simplistic. At no stage does the writer patronize the reader but acts, rather, as a gentle guide.” The Furrow

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RECENT RELEASES I Want to Know Christ

Weekday Reflections for the Liturgical Year 2018-19 Martin Hogan An invaluable aid to celebrants or leaders of weekday liturgies and Eucharist. The author’s approach comes both from pastoral experience and personal prayer, giving a refreshing cluster of insights into the daily gospel reading.

9781788120081 Paperback 256pp 210 x 140mm J448 €14.95 £12.95

Happy to be Holy?

A Guide to Pope Francis’ Message Gaudete et Exsultate

Alan Hilliard

9781788120159 In this booklet Fr Alan Hilliard takes us on a journey through Pope Francis’ latest Apostolic exhortation, explaining the significance of the pope’s remarks in an illuminating, and accessible way.

Booklet 48pp 180 x 120mm J442 €4.95 £3.95

Finding God in a Leaf

The Mysticism of Laudato Si’ Brian Grogan SJ Brian Grogan brings Ignatian spirituality and a lived appreciation of God’s creation to his book of meditations on Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Laudato Si’. He invites us to recognise God in all things.

“A must for everyone who shies away from ‘dusty tomes’ and ideal for individual or group reflection.”

Reality

9781788120043 Booklet 64pp 180 x 120mm J444 €4.95 £3.95

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Wisdom at the Crossroads

The Life and Thought of Michael Paul Gallagher SJ Thomas G Casey SJ This book follows the journey of this gifted Jesuit priest, theologian, author and educator from the simplicity of an Irish rural childhood to the more complex world he soon encountered.

9781910248898 Paperback 114pp 210 x 140mm J435 €12.95 £10.95

Sacred Space A Little Book of Encouragement The Irish Jesuits, edited by Vinita Hampton Wright Each entry – which includes a Gospel reading, a short reflection, and a prayer – is given a descriptive title so that readers can easily find the encouragement they need depending on their situation at the time.

9781910248959 Paperback 148pp 210 x 140mm J431 €9.95 £8.95

Ignatian Spirituality A to Z Jim Manney With Ignatian Spirituality A to Z, Jim Manney has provided a brief, informative, and entertaining guide to key concepts of Ignatian spirituality and essential characters and events in Jesuit history.

9781910248942 Paperback 300pp 210 x 140mm J428 €12.95 £11.95

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Finding God in the Mess Meditations for Mindful Living

Brendan McManus SJ & Jim Deeds These illustrated meditations can be used by readers as a daily prayer source, for morning, daytime or evening prayer, or for parish groups who might read a reflection and then come together for discussion.

9781910248843 Paperback 96pp 210 x 140mm J406 €9.95 £8.95

Does Christ Matter?

An Anglican and a Jesuit in Dialogue Timothy Kinahan & Brian Lennon SJ This book is a dialogue between members of two Irish Churches.

They take a fresh look at Christ’s life and teaching in the Gospels, asking critically about its relevance to today’s world.

9781910248423 Paperback 144pp 210 x 140mm J365 €12.95 £11.95

The Pilgrim’s Story

The Life & Spirituality of St Ignatius Loyola Brendan Comerford SJ

A fascinating and comprehensive biography of the founder of the Society of Jesus – The Jesuits.

9781910248393 Paperback 140pp 210 x 140 mm J391 €12.95 £10.95

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A Man Sent by God

Blessed John Sullivan SJ John Looby SJ A fascinating account of the life and times of one of Ireland’s most revered holy men, recently beatified.

Includes photographs of John Sullivan from boy, to man, to priest, and memorabilia from his life.

9781910248409 Paperback 88pp 240 x 198mm J390 €9.95 £8.95

With Christ in Service

Jesuit Lives through the Ages Edited by Paddy Carberry SJ

Essays by Jesuits on such diverse characters as Claude la Colombière, Dan Berrigan, Francis Xavier, Karl Rahner, Edmund Campion and Pedro Arrupe.

9781910248706 Paperback 120pp 210 x 140mm J393 €9.95 £8.95

To Grow in Love

A Spirituality of Ageing Brian Grogan SJ

This book addresses primarily those who know ageing from the inside. If you haven’t yet entered that strange world, knowledge of its landscape may help you relate more richly to those who have, and help in your own journey.

9781910248522 Paperback 80pp 210 x 140mm J128 €12.95 £11.95

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So You Can’t Forgive

Moving Towards Freedom Brian Lennon SJ This book will be of interest to anyone who is finding it difficult to forgive, perhaps through the loss of a loved one or someone who is involved in family conflict. It will also be useful to spiritual guides, counsellors and carers.

9781910248775 Paperback 88pp 210 x 140mm J400 €9.95 £8.95

God You’re Breaking My Heart What is God’s Response to Suffering and Evil?

Brian Grogan SJ Only when we meet God face to face will our complaints and queries be fully set at rest. In the meantime, we can be comforted – and comfort others – by the glow of light that the Christian tradition offers.

9781910248157 Paperback 152pp 210 x 140mm J325 €9.99 £8.99

Finding God in All Things Brian Grogan SJ

Fr Brian Grogan has written an extraordinary book for ordinary people. In simple, clear language he shows how God is involved in all the details of our lives.

9781910248010 Paperback 72pp 210 x 140mm J48 €7.99 £6.99

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Radical & Free

Musings on the Religious Life Brian O’Leary SJ After an initial chapter on the origins of religious life, the author devotes two chapters each to poverty, chastity, and obedience.

This emphasis is not on the vows as such but on the motivating values that the vows express.

9781910248386 Paperback 96pp 210 x 140mm J363 €10.99 £9.99

Into Extra Time

Living through the final stages of cancer, and jottings along the way Michael Paul Gallagher SJ

When well-known Jesuit writer, and theologian, Fr Michael Paul Gallagher, was told he had cancer, he began to write down his thoughts and feelings on the subject. The result is this truly inspirational and profoundly moving book.

9781910248232 Paperback 76pp 210 x 140mm J327 €12.99 £10.99

Please note this title is available from Messenger Publications in Ireland and N. Ireland only.

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PASTORAL RESOURCES

Gospel Reflections

Year A

Donal Neary SJ

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Year A; Year B; Year C

These reflections are designed to help people to better understand the gospel reading, and to perhaps reflect on the reading during the week.

“Fr Neary’s fresh thoughts will enhance many Sundays to come.”

Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic

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Liturgies With Young People Edited by Donal Neary SJ A group of experienced chaplains and catechists have put together 20 liturgies, Eucharistic and nonEucharistic, suitable for young people of post-primary age, for use in schools and youth centres.

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A Dialogue of Hope

Critical Thinking for Critical Times Edited by Gerry O’Hanlon SJ Experts in different fields of Irish life have come together to make a case for constructive engagement and dialogue between secularists and religious believers, in order to imagine an alternative narrative for our day.

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The Life and Times of Daniel Murray Archbishop of Dublin 1823-1852 Thomas J Morrissey SJ Daniel Murray was undoubtedly the outstanding Irish Catholic archbishop of the nineteenth century. This comprehensive and well-researched biography gives a lively and accurate account of his contribution to church and society.

9781910248935 Hardback 288pp 234 x 156mm J429 €29.95 £27.00

The Ireland of Edward Cahill SJ 1868–1941

A Secular or a Christian State?

Thomas J Morrissey SJ

Edward Cahill SJ was an influential figure in Ireland during the early decades of the new Irish State. Éamon de Valera was a good friend of Cahill’s and shared many of his views.

9781910248317 Paperback 176pp 210 x 140mm J334 €19.99 £16.99

From Easter Week to Flanders Field

The Diaries and Letters of John Delaney SJ, 1916–1919 Edited by Thomas J Morrissey SJ During Easter Week, 1916, John Delaney SJ walked from one point of military activity to another, chronicling all he saw in a makeshift diary consisting of a few school copy books.

9781910248119 Paperback 152pp 210 x 140mm J293 €12.99 £10.99

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HISTORY

Irish Jesuit Chaplains in the First World War Edited by Damien Burke

Illustrated with letters, photographs and telegrams from the Irish Jesuit Archives, this is a fascinating insight into the experiences of men who expected to spend their lives in priestly ministry in schools, parishes and universities – not on the battlefield.

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Dear Pope Francis

The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World Pope Francis In this hugely popular book, questions from children from across the world are presented to Pope Francis – and the Pope himself answers each letter.

Each question is charmingly illustrated by the child.

9781910248300 Hardback 76pp 240 x 198mm J333 €10 SPECIAL PRICE £9 SPECIAL PRICE

Please note this title is available from Messenger Publications in Ireland and N. Ireland only.

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Dipping into Lent Alan Hilliard Hopefully these short reflections will help you and God understand one another a little better during the Season of Lent. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author’s photographs.

9781910248881 Paperback 80pp 210 x 140mm J427 €7.95 £8.95

Saints for the Family John Murray This fascinating collection of family saints includes the parents of St Therese of Lisieux, and of Pope Saint John Paul and couples like Felip and Maria Barreda who died during the Nicaraguan civil war.

9781910248966 Paperback 96pp 210 x 140mm J432 €9.95 £8.95

Smile of Joy

Mary of Nazareth Thomas Casey SJ Mary is “the cause of our joy” because she brought us the greatest joy of all: Jesus. She was also full of gratitude, gladly acknowledging the fullness of grace that God had given her. “…jewel of a book. It contains numerous gems…it is enjoyable to encounter some solid material that has a freshness about it.”

Independent Catholic News

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FATHER BROWNE

Father Browne’s Titanic Album Edited by E E O’Donnell SJ

A unique record of the maiden voyage of the ill-fated ship illustrated with Father Browne’s photographs and other memorabilia.

9781910248270 Paperback 144pp 240 x 198mm J330 €19.99 £16.99

Flying with Father Browne Irish Aeroplanes and Airports Edited by E E O’Donnell SJ Planes, airports, air shows and aerial photographs from the stunning Father Browne Collection.

9781910248263 Paperback 144pp 240 x 198mm J359 €19.99 £16.99

Father Browne’s Dublin Photographs 1925 – 1950

Edited by E E O’Donnell SJ Father Browne focuses on the people of Dublin, at work, at play and watching the world go by. This is a city of children, window shoppers, churchgoers, canals, bridges, trams and trains.

9781910248126 Paperback 128pp 240 x 198mm J303 €14.99 £12.99

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Father Browne’s Donegal Edited by E E O’Donnell SJ

Taken between 1909 and 1954, the subject matter of this beautiful collection of photographs includes seascapes, fair days, castles, antiquities and of course people, at work and at play.

9781910248102 Paperback 144pp 240 x 198mm J297 €19.99 £16.99

The Life and Lens of Father Browne Edited by E E O’Donnell SJ

The remarkable story of one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century, who was also a war hero and Jesuit priest.

9781910248003 Paperback 144pp 240 x 198mm J252 €19.99 £16.99

Father Browne’s First World War Edited by E E O’Donnell SJ

Few people are aware of Francis Browne’s astonishing war record. His photographs provide a moving testimony to the horror of the First World War.

9781910248027 Paperback 128pp 240 x 198mm J259 €19.99 £16.99

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BOOKLETS

Stations of the Soul An Artist’s Journey Joan Keogh

These modern illustrations of the Stations of the Cross are open to personal interpretation and it is the artist’s hope that each individual will find their own meaningful insights.

9781910248911 Booklet 32pp 180 x 120mm J434 €4.95 £4.50

I am Infinitely Loved 31 Daily Meditations Brian Grogan SJ

A simple booklet written by an experienced spiritual director in the Ignatian tradition. Each piece of scripture is a divine love-note in which God is trying to get across to you the great truth that you are endlessly loved.

9781910248867 Booklet 72pp 180 x 120mm J413 €4.95 £3.95

John Sullivan SJ Fergal McGrath SJ

A short biography of Blessed John Sullivan, beatified in 2017.

9781910248294 Booklet 48pp 180 x 120mm J352 €3.99 £3.50

The Stations of the Cross Vincent Sherlock

The text is complemented by beautiful reproductions of the Belvedere College stained glass Stations by artist Harry Clarke. This is a booklet which will both challenge and inspire you in your worship.

9781910248577 Booklet 33pp 180 x 120mm J387 €3.95 £3.50

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Open Heart Open Arms Welcoming Migrants to Ireland Alan Hilliard

The aim of this booklet is to help foster an understanding of the plight of migrants that will lead to action in the local faith community.

9781910248485 Booklet 48pp 180 x 120mm J361 €3.99 £3.50

The Third Fall Stations of the Cross M J Magill

In this hard-hitting meditation on the Stations of the Cross, M J Magill reminds us of the sheer brutality involved in the crucifixion, and the dramatic events leading up to that moment.

9781910248256 Booklet 30pp 180 x 120mm J329 €3.99

Challenges in Later Life

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Mary Threadgold RSC

This booklet is aimed at building awareness of the many issues that can arise in later life. It highlights the five areas of life that correspond to human need and suggests ways of coping with the difficulties that we can encounter.

9781910248683 Booklet 48pp 180 x 120mm J392 €3.95 £3.50

Walk With Me Into the Light Some Comfort on the Journey Through Grief

Margaret T Naughton

This booklet is an attempt to walk the journey of loneliness with someone whose heart has been broken by the loss of their beloved. Take this book within your hands and carry it with you as you travel the roadway of life.

9781910248133 Booklet 48pp 180 x 120mm J296 €3.99 £3.50

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Surviving Suicide Bereavement Finding Life after Death Brendan McManus SJ

Brendan McManus SJ lost his brother Donal to suicide. He offers advice on the complex suicide grief process and what he has found to be helpful for survival, adaptation and thriving.

9781910248348 Booklet 40pp 180 x 120mm J345 €3.99 £3.50

Waiting in Joy An Advent Journey John Scally

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To prepare properly for Christmas we need to journey through Advent in an uplifting way. This unique collection of original reflections, prayers and scripture quotations will help you to do just that.The book also contains a treasure trove of ideas for teachers and preachers to mark Advent.

Booklet 64pp 180x120mm J449 €4.95 £3.95

Let Advent be Advent Vincent Sherlock

‘…a valuable resource for clergy, religious and the lay faithful for daily Advent homilies, and an inspiration for personal prayer.’ — Intercom.

9781910248805 Booklet 64pp 180 x 120mm

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LIVING PRAYER Living Prayer 2019 The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network responds to the challenges of humanity and advances the mission of the Church as expressed in the Pope’s monthly intentions as well as in your own prayer intentions.

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Mystic with Open Eyes Brian Grogan SJ Introdution by Peter McVerry SJ

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Journeying in Joy and Gladness Lent & Holy Week with Gaudete et Exsultate Kevin O’Gorman

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Celebrating Holy Week

I am Infinitely Loved

Vincent Sherlock

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I Am With You Always

Living with Loneliness Sr Siobhan O’Keeffe

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Waiting in Joy

An Advent Journey John Scally

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Saint Patrick

An Ancient Saint for Modern Times Edmond Grace SJ

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31 Daily Meditations Brian Grogan SJ

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Happy to be Holy?

A Guide to Pope Francis’ Message Gaudete et Exsultate Alan Hilliard

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Stations of the Soul

An Artist’s Journey Joan Keogh

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Finding God in a Leaf

The Mysticism of Laudato Si’ Brian Grogan SJ

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WITH OUR GREAT RANGE OF BOOKLETS! John Sullivan SJ Fergal McGrath SJ

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Open Heart Open Arms

Welcoming Migrants to Ireland Alan Hilliard

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Surviving Suicide Bereavement Finding Life after Death

The Third Fall: Stations of the Cross

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Brendan McManus SJ

M J Magill

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Let Advent be Advent

Challenges in Later Life

Vincent Sherlock

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Mary Threadgold RSC

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The Stations of the Cross

Walk With Me Into the Light

Vincent Sherlock

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Margaret T Naughton

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MESSENGER THE SACRED HEART

A modern message in a much-loved tradition

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It has been in print continuously ever since, becoming staple reading in Irish homes for generations.

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