June edition of the Sacred Heart Messenger now available

The June Messenger brings us to the midpoint of the year – an opportunity, as Margaret Naughton observes, to pause and remember as well as to look forward to and plan. The theme of forgiveness – and the challenges it brings – runs through the issue. 

Brendan McManus SJ recounts the story of a mother who found consolation after extending forgiveness and compassion following a family tragedy. 

Gerard Condon observes that forgiveness can happen as a response to repentance, but can be very difficult when no remorse is expressed.  

John Cullen writes that listening leads to understanding, even of those whose views and behaviour are very different to our own.

And Peter McVerry SJ, writes that the sense of alienation experienced by young people from unstable and deprived backgrounds can be addressed by praise for what is done well rather than condemnation of wrongs committed.

Elsewhere, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ discusses possible developments in women’s access to ordained ministry, stressing the importance of consensus to preserve unity in the Church.

We read of a new programme of spiritual, cultural and pastoral formation run by the Pontifical Irish College in Rome to celebrate its 400th anniversary.

And we learn that a coalition of Jesuit works and affiliated institutions is ministering to those displaced by the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, many of whom have been turned away from government-run facilities.

A reflective excerpt from the recently published book on the Sacred Heart, The Living Image, along with a pull-out of the 2026 Sacred Heart Novena completes this engaging issue.

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