The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice works to combat injustice and marginalisation in Irish society, through social analysis, education and advocacy. The Centre highlights complex social issues, informs opinion and advocates for governmental policy change to create a fair and equitable society for all.
Economic justice is perhaps the fulcrum around which all social justice debates in contemporary society rotate. In our political discourse, every question of human flourishing seems to be reduced to bottom-line thinking.
Care of creation or protection of the environment emerged as a key element of social justice in recent decades. The science of ecology has described the intricate web of relationships in which people play an active part for good and bad.
The right to a safe and secure place to live is one of the most basic human rights, it is fundamental to enable people to live a dignified life. Without the security provided by having somewhere to live, physical and mental health is at risk.
People in prison are amongst the most marginalised and vulnerable in our society. The majority have left school early, experience literacy and learning difficulties and have a history of unemployment.
Enforcing the fairness principle in a criminal justice approach, and ruling out discretion (though it tends to skew upwards), risks removal of the potential for mercy and leniency from our penal system.
Climate change is here. There is no question. The years of warning what’s to come if we don’t change our ways has caught up to our present, pointing the finger to human induced climate change. Deadly heatwaves, droughts, glacier instability causing devastating destruction and loss of life and flooding are our prevailing reality now. The… Read more »
There is an Irish podcast run by three self-described middle-aged women who talk about life at their age and their current struggles. I will admit, as a 29-year-old, I have little interest in listening to the podcast as our life stages and socio-economic statuses do not currently align (both being substantially less than theirs). However,… Read more »
At the end of July JCFJ hosted an evening of mixed emotions to mark two occasions.
Working Notes is a journal published by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. The journal focuses on social, economic and theological analysis of Irish society. It has been produced since 1987.
