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Prophetic boldness needed in refugee crisis
May 17, 2017
Jesuit educators were urged to action at a recent seminar for refugees at the Emmaus Centre in Swords, Dublin
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Lebanon calls for solidarity from Jesuits
May 15, 2017
Brendan MacPartlin SJ, recently returned from an immersion visit to the Lebanon, is convinced of the need for solidarity with the people there and with the Jesuits serving them
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Special Olympics – a different way to win
May 5, 2017
Fundraising for the Special Olympics is in full swing this week and JCJF social justice theologian Kevin Hargaden says it's an antidote to the capitalist mentality
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Jesuit Centre raises concern over legality of government draft Climate Plan
April 28, 2017
The Centre for Faith and Justice has urged the Government to adhere to the legislative requirements of the Climate and Low Carbon Development Act
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Taking stock of a faith that does justice
April 26, 2017
A large number of Irish Jesuits and colleagues met up to consider their commitment to a faith that does justice in the light of the decrees of General Congregation 36.
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Flying in the face of justice
April 11, 2017
Kevin Hargaden: : The story of Holy Week comes alive as we watch a video of a Chinese doctor being brutally evicted off a United Airlines plane.
Read moreYou can ‘beat the real thing’
April 10, 2017
KEVIN HARGADEN: : A close look at the recent controversial cola ad featuring Kendall Jenner show us just how capitalism works cleverly to make us buy more.
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JCFJ address Oireachtas Justice Committee
April 5, 2017
Irish prisoners are locked up for on average 17 hours a per day and their routine hasn't changed in 3o years, Eoin Carroll tells Justice Committee
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Hanging out with the homeless
April 4, 2017
Chris Brolly is a Jesuit novice whose vocation has been strengthened whilst working in Peter McVerry's drop-in centre for the homeless
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Jesuit working in gangland honoured
March 29, 2017
Greg Boyle SJ, founder of the Homeboy Industries, will be awarded the University of Notre Dame’s highest Honour, the Laetare Medal, this May
Read moreLatest Podcasts
Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026 - Dr Phyllis Zagano continues her straight-talking exposition of the history of deacons in the church. She seeks to 'recover' the diaconate and 'restore' women to it.
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026 - Allan Ggita SJ is in Ireland speaking about his privileged life working with vulnerable communities in one of the largest slums in Kenya.
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026 - Author Eric Clayton talks about his book that introduces children to Mary, the mother of Jesus, through eight apparitions around the world.
The challenge of co-creating
February 13, 2026 - James Hanvey SJ's exploration of the 'mission of creation' in St Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises is an integration of theology, spirituality, and cosmology.
‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
February 13, 2026 - The Vatican's second commission on the diaconate recently published a letter revealing a 50/50 split on whether women could 'image Christ'.
Latest Videos
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026 - Pope Leo XIV: In the spirit of the Gospel, we are invited to recognize our shared responsibility in supporting, encouraging and accompanying priests.
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026 - Pope Leo: Renounce weapons and the arms race. May leaders have the courage to choose dialogue instead of conflict.
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026 - Pope Video: “The smiles, in the midst of pain, of children suffering, are a testimony of God's Kingdom.”
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 2026 - Pope Video: "May your Word be nourishment in weariness, hope in darkness and strength in our communities"
Pope video: For Christians in areas of conflict
December 1, 2025 - Pope video: “That Christians in areas of war or conflict, especially the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.”
Latest Blog Posts
Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
April 17, 2026 - Bill Toner : : Does God really know everything, including the future? If so, it seems that the universe is truly 'done and dusted'. Bill Toner SJ is not so sure.
Faithful Justice: Reimagining the Jesuit Mission
March 31, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe SJ called a General Congregation in 1974-5 that redefined the Jesuit charism.
‘Dangerous as hell’
March 11, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Now is the time for people of goodwill to step forward; we need to protest these appalling, unjustified acts of violence and war.
The grasp of grief
February 25, 2026 - Colm Brophy :: The picture I have painted here is a symbol of the world’s uncertainty of its own destination. We are traumatised by immense grief.
Theology in a changing world
January 27, 2026 - Bill Toner :: Modern scientific progress poses serious challenges to theology. Can the once 'queen of the sciences' respond adequately to its challenges?