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...

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Irish 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....

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Fundraiser 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...

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Broadening 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...

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Peter 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...

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Peace 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....

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Supporting 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...

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Slí 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...

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Jesus: 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,...

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Murphy 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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