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JCFJ critiques disastrous government response to homelessness
July 20, 2019
Fr Peter McVerry SJ and the JCFJ have expressed their deep criticism of the government's homelessness action plan, Rebuilding Ireland, on its third anniversary
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Climate Action Plan: Will we adapt to climate chaos?
July 11, 2019
CIARA MURPHY (JCFJ) :: The Government's Climate Action Plan lacks urgency and shows no awareness of the scale of the impending crisis.
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Ireland after the Climate Action Plan: A laggard, a leader, or a middle-manager?
July 11, 2019
KEITH ADAMS (JCFJ) :: Disappointment after realising that the Government's Climate Action Plan promises more than it delivers.
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Integrity of justice
July 9, 2019
In the Pope Video for July, Francis asks the faithful to pray for those who administer justice, that they may work with integrity and respect human dignity
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Still building the peace
July 3, 2019
Brendan McPartlin SJ explains the cross-community work of the Jesuits in Portadown and their outreach to migrants
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The Climate Action Plan theologically considered
July 2, 2019
KEVIN HARGADEN :: In spite of the initial positive reception, there are good reasons why enthusiasm for the Government's Climate Action Plan has dampened.
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Legislation not aspiration
June 17, 2019
Dr Ciara Murphy of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice explains how the just-published Government plan to tackle climate disruption fails us
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Crescent helps combat malaria
May 29, 2019
Crescent College Comprehensive SJ students and staff raised €1,500 to buy Mosquito nets for fellow students in Uganda
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Still hope for Europe
May 29, 2019
JRS Ireland declare their satisfaction that European citizens have repudiated an anti-migrant version of Europe
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Unity for the Church in Africa
May 7, 2019
In May's edition of the Pope Video, Pope Francis prays that the Church in Africa may be a seed of unity and a sign of hope for the entire continent
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