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We are now taking applications for new Micro-credentials in Catholic Healthcare Ethics & Reflective Practice and Leadership.

Apply now here - sppu.jotform.com/260212661705...

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January 2026 Intake - Microcredential Application Form
Please click the link to complete this form.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Make a difference in a high demand career

Our HDip and Master’s programmes in Healthcare Chaplaincy provide a strong academic foundation alongside supervised clinical placement in healthcare settings.

Apply now for 2026 at sppu.ie/centre-for-m... or get in touch with us.

#healthcare #chaplaincy
January 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Professor Michael A. Conway, SPPU, will be the keynote speaker on ‘Participation in a Missionary Synodal Church’ at an Inter-Diocesan Day for Diocesan Pastoral Councils in Carlow College, St. Patricks, next Saturday, the 31st of January 2026.
January 27, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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The next lecture in our Philosophy lecture series takes place February 9th, with Professor Dr Patrick Zoll SJ.

All welcome.

#stpatricks #maynooth #philosophy
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Join us on the 24th of February for an Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture with Prof Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, who will deliver the lecture, entitled "Shared Scriptures, Shared Questions: Jewish readings of the Christian Testament".

Register your place at specialevents@spcm.ie.
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Join us on, 22nd April, where Dr Joshua Furnal, lecturer in Systematic Theology at SPPU, will launch his new book "Being before God", along with an enlightening discussion.

🎫 Please RSVP your attendance to specialevents@spcm.ie
January 26, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Develop critical thinking, clear communication, and confident decision-making.

Learn more about our Master's in Philosophy options and apply now for 2026 at sppu.ie/postgraduate.

#stpatricks #maynooth #masters #philosophy
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM
It is with sadness we learned of the death of Fr Brendan McConvery CSsR, former colleague at St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth.

We remember him in our prayers, and we hold his Redemptorist confrères, family, friends, and all who mourn him in our thoughts.
May he rest in peace.
January 22, 2026 at 10:14 AM
"St. Thomas Aquinas on the Beatitudes" A lecture by Fr Anton ten Klooster - February 5th, First Divinity, SPPU
January 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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MU Library, in collaboration with the Dpt of History and St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, are delighted to announce that the fourth series of Maynooth Through the Ages will be starting from 9th February!

These events are free of charge, however, booking is essential: https://ow.ly/biyx50Y00sj
January 21, 2026 at 2:02 PM
How did the Bible shape the imagination of C.S. Lewis? 🦁📖

This one-week elective, delivered by Dr Leslie Baynes, Missouri State University, author of the acclaimed 2025 book "Between Interpretation and Imagination: C.S. Lewis and the Bible".
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
​Prof. Michael A. Conway has just published a timely, research article on peace and war in the prestigious Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses.

See “Maurice Blondel on Social Order, Humanism, and Peace beyond War,” Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 101/2 (2025): 275-309.
January 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Your journey starts here 📚

Interested in studying with us at postgraduate level? Talk to Rachel, our Admissions Officer, and get started on your SPPU journey.

rachel.mchugh@spcm.ie / +353 (0)87 2976514

#stpatricks #maynooth #postgraduate #theology #philosophy #healthcare #chaplaincy #liturgy
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Join us on the 24th of February for an Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture with Prof Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, who will deliver the lecture, entitled "Shared Scriptures, Shared Questions: Jewish readings of the Christian Testament".

Register your place at specialevents@spcm.ie.
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 AM
For those asking deeper questions.

Our programmes equip the learner with the skills to make a real difference and to leave the world a better place.

Learn more about our Master's in Theology options and apply now for 2026 at sppu.ie/postgraduate.

#stpatricks #maynooth #masters #theology
January 16, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The next lecture in our Philosophy lecture series takes place February 9th, with Professor Dr Patrick Zoll SJ.

All welcome.

#stpatricks #maynooth #philosophy
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Apply now for September 2026!

Postgraduate and Centre for Mission & Ministries programmes are open for applications.

🔗 Apply now: sppu.ie

#stpatricks #maynooth #postgraduate #theology #philosophy #chaplaincy #pastoral
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
St Patrick's Pontifical University invite applications for the following positions:

1. Lecturer in Sacred Scripture

2. Lecturer in Pastoral Theology

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 12.00 noon (GMT) on Friday 20th February, 2026.

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January 14, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Thinking about your next steps? 👣

Hear from Córa, Theology & History student from County Leitrim, who is a 2nd year student here at St Patrick's.

Visit sppu.ie/bath-cao-info-hub to learn more or get in touch with us, we're more than happy to help!

#cao2026 #theology #arts
January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Tobias Winright, Professor of Moral Theology (SPPU), delivered a peer-reviewed paper on 'Is Neutrality Immoral in the Midst of Protracted Armed Violence? A View from a Christian Ethicist in Ireland' at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics in Washington, DC on January 9th.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The very best of luck to all of our students who have started their exams this week!

#stpatricks #maynooth #exams
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
As we end the Jubilee of Hope, Professor Michael A. Conway, Professor in Faith & Culture, SPPU, has published the lead article in The Furrow, where he explores what hope might mean, particularly as a feature of the journey itself of faith life.
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Tobias Winright, Professor of Moral Theology, SPPU, published 'We need Catholic just war theory now more than ever', America magazine (5 Jan 2026): www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...
We need Catholic just war theory now more than ever
The U.S. attack on Venezuela presents a moment to examine the continuing relevance of just war theory—especially since it is withering away with the Trump administration’s “Rambo” militarism.
www.americamagazine.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Rev Dr Neil Xavier O'Donoghue, Lecturer of Systematic Theology, SPPU, will be giving a talk in Washington DC, January 13th.

More details below:
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🎄Nollaig Shona daoibh go léir!

Happy Christmas from all at St Patrick's, Maynooth.

#stpatricks #maynooth #christmas
December 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM