Social Justice

Feeling the bumps on the road in Colombia

September 13, 2017

Brendan McManus SJ revisits Colombia after a gap of 15 years, and he shares his experience of culture shock and the finding of real happiness

Called to do the impossible

September 8, 2017

DERMOT ROANTREE :: We have an infinite duty to other people – a duty we simply cannot fulfill. At least, though, we can refrain from acting as if some people...

Fr Willie Doyle SJ – a lesson for Europe

August 30, 2017

Renowned journalist Robert Fisk has used the life and death of Irish war chaplain Fr Willie Doyle SJ, who died at Passchendaele in 1917, as an anti-Brexit morality tale.

Child Protection Policy

August 23, 2017

Friedrich Spee

August 16, 2017

Friedrich Spee wrote the influential book, Cautio Criminalis (Precautions for Prosecutors), opposing how witch trials were conducted, eventually helping to bring about the ending of its practice.

Ivory towers or places of power?

August 15, 2017

The Irish Centre for Faith and Justice is a participant in a major initiative involving Jesuit universities trying to make an impact on issues of global concern

Finding God through the streets of Dublin

July 13, 2017

Stephen Noon SJ is a British Jesuit novice on an urban pilgrimage of Dublin, as part of a short experiment to go beyond his comfort zone and test his vocation.

John Corridan

June 28, 2017

John Corridan challenged corrupt union officials and Irish gangsters on the docks of New York City in the 1940s and 1950s, giving voice to the plight of the ordinary dock...

Grenfell and the Good Samaritan

June 27, 2017

KEVIN HARGADEN :: At the core of the tragedy of Grenfell Tower lies the chronic failure of a market-driven society to acknowledge the Gospel's radical call to hospitality and care.

Saint Peter Claver

June 26, 2017

Spaniard Peter Claver dedicated his life to the needs of the slaves in South America, and he was declared the patron saint of missionary work among all African peoples.