Social Justice
Zambian school project gets grant boost
April 29, 2008
On 25 April, the Irish Missionary Resource Service approved the grant application of Jesuit Missions for €43,000 to finish building a primary school in a Jesuit parish in the Matero...
Read moreIrish contribution to AIDS report
April 29, 2008
The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) has published its first report about Jesuit initiatives to fight the AIDS across the continent and includes a contribution from Michael J. Kelly SJ....
Read moreFundraiser for Zambia project
April 24, 2008
Raquel Martins who is a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Community (JVC) in Ballymun, is having a fund-raiser on the 30th of April at 7pm. To raise funds for this...
Read moreBroadening student horizons
April 22, 2008
Six University College Dublin (UCD) students have just finished a two month work experience in several projects within the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ). The projects included developing...
Read morePeter McVerry book launch
April 22, 2008
Bishop Willie Walsh and journalist Vincent Browne will launch Peter McVerry SJ’s latest book Jesus: Social Revolutionary? The launch will take place next Tuesday April 29, hosted by the Jesuit...
Read morePeace building in Kenya
April 21, 2008
The Jesuit Mission Office in Dublin has successfully secured funds from the Irish Missionary Resource Service (IMRS) to sponsor a project promoting peace and reconciliation among the people of Kenya....
Read moreSupporting immigrants in Drumcree
April 14, 2008
Portadown’s Drumcree Community Trust, chaired by Michael Bingham SJ, has employed two part-time, bi-lingual support workers to work with the children of immigrant families in the area. The two, one...
Read moreSlí Eile’s saving the Earth
April 14, 2008
This month’s Slí Eile debate is entitled How can I take care of the Earth? The guest speaker is Catherine Devitt, a social scientist who was part of the Dominican...
Read moreJesus: social revolutionary?
April 8, 2008
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ) has announced the publication of Jesus: social revolutionary? This new book is written by one of the JCFJ team, Peter McVerry SJ,...
Read moreMurphy in Mexican mission
April 8, 2008
The Irish Province financial officer, Peter Murphy and his wife, Breda, took time out from their recent holiday in Mexico to visited the Station Mission Pedro Fabro in Mexico. After...
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