Social Justice
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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Walter Ciszek
November 1, 2017
Polish-American Walter Ciszek spent 23 years in the Soviet Union in various prisons and work camps. In 1988, the cause for his canonisation was officially introduced.
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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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Government homelessness plan doomed to fail
October 17, 2017
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says that the government’s action plan for housing and homelessness is incapable of meeting the challenge of Ireland’s housing crisis
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Going green in Galway spirituality centre
October 10, 2017
There was fruitful discussion in the Galway Jesuit Centre for Spirituality and Culture as people gathered to explore practical responses to climate change
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Jean-Baptiste Janssens
October 5, 2017
Although Pedro Arrupe SJ, 28th Superior General of the Jesuits, is usually credited with effecting a seismic shift in the Society’s understanding of its mission in the aftermath of the...
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