Organization:Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Dublin

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Jesuit Centre for
Faith and Justice, Dublin
File:JCFJdublin.png
Established1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Location
Director
John K. Guiney, SJ
Main organ
Working Notes
AffiliationsJesuit, Catholic
Staff
Six
WebsiteJCFJ

Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Dublin, is an agency of the Irish province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The Centre researches, publishes, advocates, and networks on social justice issues such as prison reform, housing, ecology, refugees, health policy, and on renewal in the Catholic Church.[1]

Projects

  • Prison issues – A report by the Centre recommended that prisoners aged 18–24 be accommodated separately from adults, for a variety of reasons given.[2] A staff member at the Centre authored a book on prison reform in Europe[3][4] which was widely noted in the press.[5][6][7] and academia.[8] The Centre also networks with eleven Jesuit research centres in nine countries in Europe to advocate for prison reform.[9]
  • Housing – The Centre argued for housing as a key voting issue in the elections in Ireland.[10][11][12]
  • Ecology' – Staff members are available for speaking engagements on topics such as Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, Laudato si,[13] on which the Centre cohosted a seminar with the University of Dublin.[14]
  • Health policy – The Centre coauthored with The Adelaide Hospital Society the policy paper "The Irish Health System, Vision, Values and Reality".[15]
  • Refugees – The Centre networks with the Jesuit Refugee Service in Ireland.[16]
  • Church renewal – Staff member Gerry O’Hanlon, S.J., is continually publishing articles on the implementation of the renewal envisaged by the Catholic bishops at their Second Vatican Council.[17]
  • Volunteering opportunities – The Centre promotes opportunities for insertion to both educate and lend assistance, including a widely circulated booklet.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "JCFJ criticises 'doubling up' in Cork prison" (in en). http://jesuitcommunicationcentre.newsweaver.com/newsletter/x9or2oxfhrg. 
  2. ↑ "Prison report urges Zappone to take on more responsibility" (in en-US). The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/prison-report-urges-zappone-to-take-on-more-responsibility-1.2667771. 
  3. ↑ Book launch on imprisonment noted by ACJRD. Accessed 24 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Re-imaging Imprisonment in Europe. Dublin: Liffey. 2014. pp. 304. ISBN 1908308567. https://www.amazon.com/Re-Imagining-Imprisonment-Europe-Effects-Failures/dp/1908308567. Retrieved 24 September 2016. 
  5. ↑ "One-third of Irish prisoners who are locked up 23 hours a day are aged 18-24" (in en-GB). The Irish Sun. 2016-05-31. http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepage/news/7186108/One-third-of-Irish-prisoners-who-are-locked-up-23-hours-a-day-are-aged-18-24.html. 
  6. ↑ "JCFJ Book launch: Re-Imagining Imprisonment in Europe | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)" (in en). http://www.iprt.ie/contents/2628. 
  7. ↑ "Home - The Irish Catholic" (in en-US). http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/oberstown-report-%E2%80%98extreme-concern%E2%80%99-warns-jesuit-centre-faith-and-justice. 
  8. ↑ Prison book used by UCC. Accessed 24 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Scribani Network. Accessed 24 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Housing Crisis Should be Key Issue in 2016 General Election, say four Church-related social justice organisations" (in en-US). Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/02/02/housing-crisis-should-be-key-issue-in-2016-general-election-say-four-church-related-social-justice-organisations/. 
  11. ↑ SVDP news on JCFJ and housing. Accessed 24 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "ChurchServices.tv live mass and services from Churches in the UK and Ireland" (in en). http://www.churchservices.tv/catholicireland-news/93365. 
  13. ↑ "News - Gardiner Street Parish" (in en-GB). http://www.gardinerstparish.ie/news. 
  14. ↑ Romero, Yanira. "Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice to jointly host seminar on Laudato Si’on June 8th" (in en-gb). http://www.jcfj.ie/news/65-environment-news/575-jesuit-centre-for-faith-and-justice-to-jointly-host-seminar-on-laudato-si-on-june-8th. 
  15. ↑ "Publications" (in en-gb). http://www.jcfj.ie/key-issues/health-policy/health-publications. 
  16. ↑ "Links" (in en-gb). http://www.jrs.ie/links/98-other-jesuit-websites. 
  17. ↑ "Publications" (in en-gb). http://www.jcfj.ie/key-issues/structural-renewal-church/publications-church. 
  18. ↑ Volunteering opportunities. Accessed 24 September 2016.

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