Social Justice

Lent 2018

Home thoughts from the Bible: Introduction

February 12, 2018

The story the bible tells begins with the making of home. Scholars often note how Genesis 1 and 2 depict God crafting an ordered universe out of chaos as a...

blog

Getting under the skin of racism in Ireland

February 12, 2018

KEVIN HARGADEN :: We Irish have no right to imagine that racism is a problem just for other countries, particularly given the way we treat the Travelling Community

podcasts

Would you help a refugee?

February 7, 2018

Students of Crescent College SJ won first prize at the BT Young Scientist awards for their study into bias for or against refugees and migrants in moral decision making

videos

Pope highlights consequences of corruption

February 5, 2018

In the February edition of 'The Pope Video' Pope Francis speaks about the consequences of corruption and calls for the condemnation of this evil

blog

The Church and #metoo

February 2, 2018

KEVIN HARGADEN :: In the last year a remarkable shift has begun in attitudes around sexual abuse that, while very difficult, demand the attention of Christians

News

The Jesuit mission in Myanmar

February 1, 2018

Mark Raper SJ says it's a blessing to be a Jesuit on mission in Myanmar at this critical time of both hope and persecution

News

Rowers race across the Atlantic

January 31, 2018

Old Clongownian Tommy Browne (2010) and the 'Relentless Rowers' set an Irish record rowing 5,000 km across the Atlantic Ocean, and raised funds for sick children

What happened in Chile?

January 24, 2018

Michael O'Sullivan SJ lived in Chile in the 1980s, when the Church was seen to be on the side of the people. Much has changed, as Pope Francis's visit has...