Social Justice
The Irish proclamation and a culture of life
April 18, 2016
JOHN DOOLEY SJ :: Patrick Pearse would be disappointed with the change of wording to our proclamation which no longer cherishes the unborn. My dream is to help in building...
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Easter eggs for refugee families
April 13, 2016
This Easter JRS Ireland provided Easter eggs, arts and craft activities, day trips, and inter-cultural events for refugee families living in Direct Provision.
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Caring for Our Common Home: The Jesuit Response
April 13, 2016
Jesuits and colleagues met recently to discuss how best the Jesuit Province in Ireland could respond to the urgent problem of climate change and environmental degradation.
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Joseph Mallin SJ receives freedom of the city
March 20, 2016
Fr Joseph Mallin SJ (102), last surviving child of an executed leader of the 1916 Rising, has received the freedom of the city of Dublin at a ceremony in Hong...
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Does being Christian make a difference?
March 16, 2016
DERMOT ROANTREE :: When it comes to such issues as immigration and the needs of suffering peoples, what difference should one's Christianity make?
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Help refugees by lobbying
March 9, 2016
JRS Europe Director Jean Marie Carrière SJ urges regional organisations to lobby their governments hard on behalf of refugees.
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‘We must regain our outrage’
March 2, 2016
Peter McVerry SJ says we must regain our outrage and make it felt, if we as a society are to have any hope of effectively tackling the issue of homelessness...
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Caring for our common home
February 23, 2016
In 'The Pope Video', Pope Francis asks us to unite in respect for creation and to act to preserve the natural world for future generations.
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Housing policy a disaster – JCFJ
February 23, 2016
Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says latest statistics on family homelessness are a shocking indictment of current housing policy.
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Rahman’s story with JRS Ireland
February 11, 2016
Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland have accompanied Rahman, a young person from Afghanistan, as he faces serious obstacles during his time here. He speaks to Project Worker Marta Hernandez.
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