“Do not take advantage of the poor just because you can” …except students, that’s fine: how digs are sticking students with high prices and low rewards.

In August, my colleague Kevin Hargaden posted a blog on the scramble for student accommodation and dignity in housing, drawing...
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“Do not take advantage of the poor just because you can” …except students, that’s fine: how digs are sticking students with high prices and low rewards.

The Red Flag of Conservatives Who Aren’t Environmentalists

Once upon a time, long ago, I found myself sitting in a hotel bar having coffee with a prominent writer...
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The Red Flag of Conservatives Who Aren’t Environmentalists

JCFJ Has a New Director

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is delighted to announce the appointment of Fr Niall Leahy SJ as its...
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JCFJ Has a New Director

Why Are Peaceful Protestors Treated as Such a Threat?

In October 2022, two young people from the environmental activist group, Just Stop Oil, walked into the National Gallery in...
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Why Are Peaceful Protestors Treated as Such a Threat?

Housing, Students, and the Common Good

Every August and September, the housing shortage shows up on campus. First year students move across the country without certainty...
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Housing, Students, and the Common Good

CMAT, the Celtic Tiger, and Christianity: what an unlikely trio can teach us about Irish housing

Irish country-pop singer, CMAT, recently released a new song “Euro-Country” in which she depicts life in Ireland since the Celtic...
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CMAT, the Celtic Tiger, and Christianity: what an unlikely trio can teach us about Irish housing

Pope Francis’ Love for the Local

If you do a search for the word ‘local’ in Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ letter on the care of our...
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Pope Francis’ Love for the Local

The Prophetic Origins of the Bicycle

In April 1815, the Mount Tambora volcano in Indonesia erupted with a force unmatched in recorded history. A massive plume...
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The Prophetic Origins of the Bicycle

The Urban Localists: Kate Raworth and the Doughnut

My last post focused on localism as practiced by small farmers, but localism is as much an urban phenomenon as...
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The Urban Localists: Kate Raworth and the Doughnut

We need a Green “Bread, not Bombs”

A rallying cry heard throughout the 20th century was "Bread, not bombs." The original phrase captured the moral demand to...
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We need a Green “Bread, not Bombs”

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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.

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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.

Housing Crisis

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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.

Penal Policy

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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.

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“Do not take advantage of the poor just because you can” …except students, that’s fine: how digs are sticking students with high prices and low rewards.

In August, my colleague Kevin Hargaden posted a blog on the scramble for student accommodation and dignity in housing, drawing important attention on how we see quality housing contributing to the “common good”. The piece argues that we need affordable housing near to campuses, and I agree. But what we also need—and a thought that… Read more »

The Red Flag of Conservatives Who Aren’t Environmentalists

Once upon a time, long ago, I found myself sitting in a hotel bar having coffee with a prominent writer who self consciously presents themselves as a defender of the best of conservative political theory. The conversation flowed pretty naturally. I love to talk about ideas, especially with people who come at things differently from… Read more »

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JCFJ Has a New Director

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is delighted to announce the appointment of Fr Niall Leahy SJ as its new Director. The appointment marks a further investment by the Irish Jesuits in the mission and work of JCFJ. Speaking on behalf of the Board of Management, the Chairperson, Dr Pat Nolan, has given Fr… Read more »

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Why Are Peaceful Protestors Treated as Such a Threat?

In October 2022, two young people from the environmental activist group, Just Stop Oil, walked into the National Gallery in London carrying tins of soup. They opened one tin and hurled it over the glass protecting Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting Sunflowers. The painting itself was unharmed. The seventeenth-century Italian frame was splashed. It needed some… Read more »

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