Social Justice
Giving of oneself in Zambia and not counting the cost
October 19, 2006
Conor Gannon went to Zambia with a group of Slí Eile volunteers and worked there with sisters of Mother Teresa’s order. He was deeply impressed both with the sisters and...
Read moreCherishing our crèche-children equally?
October 19, 2006
David Gaffney is concerned that, more and more, parents are practically compelled to have their children spend an inordinate amount of time in crèche facilities, and that this may well...
Read moreListening and learning: dealing with the threat of suicide
October 19, 2006
Brendan McManus was at a conference of the Console Suicide Bereavement Group in Dublin on September 22. He was impressed by the concern and good sense of the speakers. The...
Read moreA conversion of mentalities needed in Europe and Africa
October 19, 2006
Africans need to be respected as the authors of their own future, according to the attendants at a recent conference of Scribani, a network of European Jesuit centres, working on...
Read moreRuined for life!
October 19, 2006
Mary Stokes had her life ‘ruined’ by spending a year with the Jesuit Volunteer Communities. Thanks to what she learned about community, spirituality and social justice, she can never look...
Read moreFr McVerry calls for radical review of Irish prison system
October 19, 2006
In the new issue of the CFJ’s Working Notes, Peter McVerry SJ argues powerfully that there is almost no political commitment to rehabilitation in the Irish prison system, and he...
Read moreIf you sin, can you preach?
September 19, 2006
The fact that some clergy are implicated in wrong-doing should not deter preachers from proclaiming the Word of God clearly, David Gaffney holds. Sermons have always been delivered by sinners...
Read moreThey won’t believe you’re coming until they see you
September 19, 2006
Gerrry Clarke looks back on an extraordinary fortnight at the Makoba Mission, South Africa, with a group from Belvedere and from Friends in Ireland. Their mission: to build the walls...
Read moreIs ‘Fortress Europe’ really what we want?
July 3, 2006
July 3, 2006 Is ’Fortress Europe’ really what we want? Getting migration policy right after onset of ’asylum fatigue’ by John Dardis SJ There are over 45 million refugees and...
Read moreFear and loving in Chile
June 20, 2006
In this interview for 3R Productions with Pat Coyle, Michael O’Sullivan looks back over his days as a priest in Pinochet’s Chile and expresses his delight at the recent election...
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Humour and humility: Pope Francis RIP
April 21, 2025 - Irish Jesuits have been gathering together in sadness, and in gratitude for Pope Francis, their fellow Jesuit, who died this Easter Monday morning.
Gonzaga celebrate 75 years
April 16, 2025 - Gonzaga College celebrates its 75th anniversary with various events and an anniversary Mass.
Women of Easter
April 15, 2025 - RNN Archives: Dr Noirín Ní Riain says we can learn great lessons from the women who stood at the foot of the cross.
Loving the place we are in
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