The non-optional presence of Good Works in the life of a Christian is paradoxically often ignored and focused on in equal measure. Jesus’ core teachings revolve around care for your neighbour, and to ignore this is to ignore Jesus.The Church’s long history of social teaching, formed into our Catholic Social Teaching, is particularly overlooked when […]
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25 May – Youth and Student CND
By Matthew MaslenEarlier this month, I travelled down to London to take part in ‘A nuclear-free future: A day in Parliament with Youth and Student CND’.With other young people from across England and Wales, I took part in workshops with MPs and Peers of the House of Lords. We were joined for short question and answer […]
15 May – Leeds to Brighton for MAP
You may remember, from previous years, the incredible fundraising of Tim Devereux.For the last three years, he has cycled for four or five days in the summer, covering about 250 miles.Tim says: “This year, I’m planning to ride the 301 miles from Leeds to Brighton in June. I hadn’t intended to do any fundraising, but […]
10 May – Leeds Citizens Accountability Assembly
By Kathy Shaw – SPARK ManagerSPARK and the Justice and Peace Commission are members of Leeds Citizens and at their Accountability Assembly at the end of April we heard from the potential Mayoral candidates for West Yorkshire. I went with Anthony, one of our SPARK supporters and John Battle Chair of the J&P Commission also attended. […]
05 May – Listening in Cottingley
By Joe Burns, Commission MemberJust prior to Christmas the Commission held a ‘Listening’ event at Wheeler Hall, Leeds. People coming along welcomed the opportunity to share their varied social justice concerns and we determined that, as a Commission, we should hold further events like it.At the end of April, we met at St Mary & […]
01 May – CAFOD’s Sudan Emergency Appeal
CAFOD launches emergency appeal to support ‘world’s worst crisis’ in Sudan CAFOD has launched an emergency appeal to support families in Sudan, as Britain’s Ambassador to the United Nations says that Sudan is in the grip of the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis. With over eight million people having fled their homes to escape […]
25 Apr – Stop Arming Israel
By David Somerville, Our Lady & St Cuthbert parishOn the 2nd April, around 200 people joined a march organised by the Bradford Friends of Palestine in Baildon, Shipley to the gate of Teledyne who make high-tech weapons for use by the Israeli military.They are on the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) list of suppliers […]