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Peter McVerry on Spirit Level
Peter McVerry discusses his vision for 2010 on Spirit Level
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Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice


Welcome to our website where you will find details of some of our publications and projects including full access to our journal Working Notes, which contains analysis and comment on current social issues. The Centre undertakes social analysis, theological reflection and action in relation to issues of social justice, including housing and homelessness, penal policy, asylum and migration, and international development. Scroll down to view recent events.

The Recession and God: Where do we go from here?

The Recession and God: Where do we go from here?A Public Talk by

Fr. Gerry O’Hanlon, S.J., (Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice)
and
Dr. Nat O'Connor (TASC)

Chairperson:  Ms. Dearbhail McDonald (Irish Independent)

Thursday, 11 March, 2010 - Manresa
The Gross National Product counts air pollution and cigarette advertising…it counts the destruction of the redwood…it does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials…it measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile’ - Robert Kennedy, 1968.

Irish Jesuit Statement on the Commission of Investigation Report

into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin

Like everybody else in Ireland, the Jesuits are deeply shocked and saddened at the revelations in the Dublin Commission Report. We offer our sympathy to all survivors of abuse and pray that they will find healing through the publication of this Report and through their difficult stories being heard.

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Working Notes:Who Will Pay for the Reccession?

Who Will Pay for the Reccession?

In a recent interview, the writer Iain Banks, expressing strong criticism of senior British politicians, said that they were ‘very good at standing up to the weak and poor, and utterly pathetic at standing up against the rich and powerful; they roll over every single time’ (The Guardian, 8 September 2009). As we in Ireland watch measures being unfolded to deal with the banking crisis and the deficit in the public finances, we too may have cause to wonder if our decision-makers, and those who influence them, favour an approach of being ‘strong with the weak’ and ‘weak with the strong’.

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