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“Declare a housing emergency,” says McVerry
November 29, 2017
Peter McVerry SJ has called on the Taoiseach to declare a housing emergency. He says: "We are beyond crisis"
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Europe’s problem with England
November 27, 2017
Edmond Grace SJ argues that Britain was constitutionally incapable of fulfilling its EU membership commitments. Brexit was inevitable.
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Government officials are “Dickensian” on homelessness – McVerry
November 17, 2017
The government's attitude to homelessness is "Dickensian", says Peter McVerry; they blame homeless people rather than recognise the failure of their own policies
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The ‘normalcy’ of homelessness
November 16, 2017
KEVIN HARGADEN :: The recent spate of harsh language around homelessness expresses a dangerous trend in our society. This is something Christians should be furious about.
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The greatest of these is charity, not clarity
November 15, 2017
DERMOT ROANTREE :: Fr Thomas G Weinandy's recent letter to the Pope was wrong on many counts. Not least it lays undue stress on clarity – at the expense of...
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A Christmas book in aid of the homeless
November 15, 2017
Popular RTE personality Mary Kennedy launched the book 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Story' by John Scally at Milltown Park
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A gigantic climb for sick children
November 15, 2017
Karl Hayes, transition year student of Clongowes Wood College SJ, climbed to 5,550 metres above Mount Everest base camp in aid of Crumlin Children's Hospital.
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The death penalty and doctrine, Part 1
November 8, 2017
DERMOT ROANTREE :: To understand the accusations of heresy which traditionalists level at the Pope, it's necessary to examine the 'clash of mentalities'
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Jesuit centres urges government to act on climate change
November 6, 2017
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has welcomed strong calls from the Citizens’ Assembly for the government to tackle climate change
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Ireland must do more for migrants
October 24, 2017
The Irish Jesuit Refugee Service, as part of the Irish Refugee and Migrant Coalition, has released a new report entitled 'Pathways to Protection and Inclusion'
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‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
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Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
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Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
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Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
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Faithful Justice: Reimagining the Jesuit Mission
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‘Dangerous as hell’
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Theology in a changing world
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