Posted on 12. Oct, 2017 in Christian Values, Economy
The response to Budget 2018 was underwhelming. Social Justice Ireland wrote in their critique that it “sees modest improvements for some but fails to get to grips with the scale of the crises needing to be addressed.” They pointed to the fact that there are over 8,000 without a home and that nearly one in […]
Posted on 28. Sep, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Ecology, Economy, Faith and Justice
The recent hurricanes in the Atlantic have brought the realities of climate change into focus. If we fail to address the issue, there will be ever increasing turbulent weather. This weekend the Citizens’ Assembly will convene in Dublin to look at climate change. The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ) has made a submission […]
Posted on 14. Sep, 2017 in Community, Economy
Eamon Murphy, economic and social analyst at Social Justice Ireland said: “most recent data on minimum wage employment shows that about 10% of employees are working for the minimum wage or less.” However the minimum wage rate is still 20% below the living wage. He said that evidence shows people need €11.70 an hour in […]
Posted on 07. Sep, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Ecology, Economy, Nature
Founder of Social Arcade, a cutting edge gaming company, Mariano Di Murro, recently had an innovate career opportunity – he went from making computer games to working in the Vatican. Answering Pope Francis’ appeal to bring about change that would save the planet, he found himself living in the Vatican working on a project to […]
Posted on 13. Apr, 2017 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Community, Economy, Faith and Justice, Gospel Values, Vocation, Young people
Chris Brolly is a Jesuit novice on a three-month placement in Dublin. Originally from Newcastle, England, 28 year-old Chris is of Irish Catholic heritage who worked in marginalised communities before joining the Jesuits. In this interview with Pat Coyle from Irish Jesuit Communications, he speaks about his reason for joining the Jesuits and he shares his […]
Posted on 19. Jan, 2017 in Economy, Politics, Poverty
Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorer half of the world’s population, according to a new report published by Oxfam. ‘An Economy for the 99 Percent’ shows that the gap between rich and poor is far greater than had been thought thanks to new and better […]
Posted on 24. Nov, 2016 in Achievement, Community, Economy
Brendan Stuanton SJ, has a background in psychoanalytic thought and says that we can use Freudian interpretation to understand where Trump victory comes from. He says that a Freudian interpretation would point to four fundamental concepts: division; the shock of trauma; the reversal; the drive. In particular, he feels that Trump is about reversal, a deep […]
Posted on 10. Nov, 2016 in Achievement, Christian Values, Community, Economy
Jesuit theologian Gerry O’Hanlon first reaction to the election of Donald Trump as President of the USA was dismay. Then he began a process of discernment, wondering what was really behind his election. In this interview with Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications, he says there are a large section of people who feel alienated […]
Posted on 13. Oct, 2016 in Christian Values, Economy
Social Justice Ireland produced a critique of Budget 2017. They say that it favours the better off and increases inequality within society while doing nothing to solve problems around the housing and accommodation crisis. They do however welcome moves toward increasing social welfare payments, but say that it is still not in line with inflation. Their […]
Posted on 15. Sep, 2016 in Christian Values, Economy
Ireland’s refusal to accept the 13bn euro in recovered taxes that Europe deemed they had given to Apple as unfair state aid, left many people angry at the tax double standard. Spanish MEP Pablo Zalba Bidgegain said that “Citizens who have been asked for great sacrifices cannot understand that big multinationals do not participate in […]