Social Justice

Fantastic response to JRS Toy Appeal

January 5, 2021

The generous response to the Jesuit Refugee Service 2020 Toy Appeal was "a light of kindness in the Covid darkness"

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Belvedere College ‘virtual SleepOut’

December 21, 2020

The Belvedere SleepOut is responding creatively to the Covid-19 pandemic. Students are appealing for support for their online fundraising for the homeless

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Clongowes says goodbye to Syrian family

December 15, 2020

Fr Michael Sheil, Rector of Clongowes College SJ, bids farewell to a Syrian family who have lived on the grounds of the school for the last 12 months

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Let us cooperate to defeat viruses and climate change

December 9, 2020

Irish Jesuit and renowned expert on HIV and AIDS, Fr Michael Kelly SJ, gave his annual lecture online this year, looking at global problems realistically but with hope

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Getting creative around Covid

December 2, 2020

The annual SleepOut, toy-appeal, and Camino pilgrimage will all take place as usual in Belvedere College SJ but with a new spin in these Covid-19 times

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A matter of life and death

December 1, 2020

Gerry O'Hanlon SJ responds to the call by Gino Kenny TD for a respectful debate about assisted dying, proposing a wider frame for understanding suffering and dignity

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 Reduce prison numbers, end punitive regime

November 24, 2020

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has been responding to a European report critical of the handling of mentally ill prisoners in Irish prisons

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Celtic wisdom for challenging times

November 24, 2020

Dr John Scally's latest book offers wisdom from our Celtic heritage to help us in these challenging times. All Royalties will go to Peter McVerry Trust

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British-Irish pooling of talents

November 23, 2020

The Joint Ecology groups from the Irish and British Provinces held their first meeting recently and agreed to work on a number of issues together

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Forty years of service

November 13, 2020

The Jesuit Refugee Service marks 40 years of accompanying, serving, and advocating for asylum seekers, refugees, and the forcibly displaced

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