Social Justice

books

War’s ends: Human rights, international order, and the ethics of peace

January 20, 2015

James Murphy, the Irish Jesuit who teaches philosophy in Loyola University, Chicago, USA, has published an important study, especially for scholars and students in ethics, war and peace, and international...

JRS Intercultural and Interfaith calendar 2015

January 16, 2015

Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland's 2015 Intercultural & Interfaith Calendar is now on sale. It's designed for anyone wishing to celebrate and raise awareness of diversity in Ireland. Proceeds go towards...

Kevin O’Higgins SJ

January 15, 2015

Kevin O’Higgins was born in Dublin. He was inspired to join the Jesuits by the example of Daniel Berrigan, an American Jesuit noted for his social activism and his involvement...

blog

Je ne suis pas Charlie

January 15, 2015

BRIAN LENNON SJ :: 'Je suis Charlie' is a passionate cry to defend our right to dissent and to challenge. But a question remains to be answered: even if we...

Belvedere record-breaking sleepout

January 15, 2015

The Belvedere College SJ sleepout was a record-breaking success this year. The students sleeping on O'Connell St and College Green raised €178,000 for Focus Ireland, The Peter McVerry Trust and...

Ken Rue

January 15, 2015

Ken Rue was born in Dublin in 1954 and brought up in Crumlin and Terenure. He was educated in Wesley College where he was voted voted best all-round pupil and...

Séamus Murphy SJ

January 15, 2015

Fr James (Séamus) Murphy SJ joined the Society of Jesus in 1971. He had never met any Jesuits before applying to join, and was instead drawn to the order by...

Living in fear in Pakistan

January 15, 2015

Brian O'Leary SJ spent three weeks in a Pakistan reeling from the horror of the massacre of school children in Peshawar. He was working with both the Presentation Sisters and...

podcasts

Exploring the implications of HIV/AIDS

January 13, 2015

Irish Jesuits · Exploring the implications of HIV/AIDS, Fr Michael Kelly SJ. In spite of massive media attention, there is much about the HIV/AIDS phenomenon which has not been properly...