The gift of healing

A seriously ill young woman receives a visit from Fr John Sullivan. Barney McGuckian recounts what happened.

A simple saint

Perhaps the most ‘elegant’ piece of clothing John Sullivan had was his roman collar as Conor Harper SJ explains.

A frugal life

Conor Harper SJ details items taken from Fr. Sullivan’s sparsely furnished room after his death.

First cut curls

Conor Harper SJ discusses the only first class relic of Fr Sullivan – locks of childhood hair.

A life well lived

Conor Harper SJ reads through obituary notices for Fr John, clearly a well-loved man.

Hale and hearty

A letter from Dr. Francis Cruise to Fr. Keating regarding Fr. Sullivan’s entry into Society of Jesus.

The Clongowes cross

Conor Harper SJ on the crucifix with which Fr. Sullivan was buried in Clongowes in 1933.

Inside the archive

Vice Postulator Conor Harper SJ describe some of the material in the John Sullivan archive.