Over 50 students from St Mary’s Menston High School, Menston, took part in an event organised by the Leeds Diocesan Justice & Peace Commission on Thursday 7th March. It was an ‘Inter-generational conversation about Climate Change’. Facilitated by the Commission Chair, John Battle, the panel consisted of two students from the school (Hannah Jenkins from […]
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12 Feb – Helping Asylum Seekers & Refugees in 2019
On Tuesday 12 February the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes & St William’s (Parish of St. Blaise), Ingleby Road, Bradford, hosted another very successful meeting for the Diocesan Refugee Support Group. The spacious parish hall was packed with nearly 100 people and at least 15 organisations that support refugees and asylum seekers in and […]
27 Jan – Holocaust Memorial Day in Huddersfield
Walking with the ‘Weeping Sisters’. A reflective account of this event by John Duffy, Commission member from Huddersfield. We meet in the cold dark outside the Jug & Bottle, people shuffling round, nodding to old friends, nobody anxious to be seen to be too happy, because we are walking through town to mark Holocaust Memorial […]
Faith in Political Action Today
Project Bonhoeffer was set up in 2012 by a small group of friends who, remembering the impact of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and ideas on their own thinking as young Christians fifty years ago, felt it was important to convey something of that experience to young Christians today. Since 2013, Project Bonhoeffer has held a series […]
17 Jan – J&P PAID WORK OPPORTUNITY
The Commission has received funding to work with people between 16 and 30 on issues of Social Justice. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual or an organisation to create, set up and implement the activities of this new project. What do we need doing? • Develop a set of 1-2 hour workshops […]
Where does Christianity come into the Brexit Vote?
Does our Catholic Faith have anything that helps inform our conscience about the Brexit debate and votes in Parliament?
12 Jan – A Pilgrimage to Palestine
Contributed by Anne Tracy , Newman Parish, Leeds In November I was fortunate enough to be able to take part in a study tour of Palestine and Israel organised by ICAHD, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. It was particularly focused on discovering what daily life is like for Palestinians today in Israel and the […]