Philip Fogarty, born in 1938, is an Irish Jesuit from Galway who served as a school principal over a period of fifteen years first in Clongowes Wood College, Naas, Co Kildare, made famous in literature by James Joyce, and then in Colaiste Iognaid Galway. Currently he is involved in directing Ignatian retreats and doing spiritual direction. He has written several books, published by Columba Press, Dublin, the latest of which are Navigating the Gospels:Luke and Navigating the Gospels: John. He has also contributed many articles to the Irish Messenger Magazine, a production of the Irish Jesuits.