By John Duffy, Commission memberAt the start of 2021, the J&P Commission became aware, through articles in both the Catholic and national press, that a significant number of Black British Catholics experienceracism in their parish communities: ranging from misunderstandings and stereotyping to distancing and discrimination.We needed to engage with this issue.Our aims were: to hear the […]
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19 Jun – LGBT Inclusion in Catholic Schools: Diverse Educators
By George WhiteAs part of Pride Month, we wanted to celebrate the ways in which the LGBT+ community is, and can be, supported by the Catholic Community. So, we reached out to George White to discuss his contribution to a new educational tool:https://www.diverseeducators.co.uk/I am fortunate to have been one selected as one of the contributors […]
25 Mar – Commemorating the Assassination of St Oscar Romero
The chapel where Romero was assassinatedArchbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated by paramilitaries on 24 March 1980 whilst in the middle of saying mass in the chapel at a hospital for cancer patients.On 25th March, the Commission held a presentation of a film about his assassination and the subsequent journey to him […]
21 Jan – Commission Response to Diocesan Synodal Process
The Commission has responded to the Diocesan Listening Process. However, the question format used for parish meetings and individual online responses did not align with the key points that we wanted to make. We trust that the synodal listening team can incorporate these points into the overall results of the process.These were the main points […]
18 Jan – Nationality & Borders Bill
By Matty Maslenhis month, the Nationality and Borders Bill is going through the House of Lords, after passing through the House of Commons at the end 2021.As the CSAN Statement from December summarises, the Bill would: “overhaul our asylum system to make it much more difficult to seek asylum in the UK.”. It is a […]
27 Oct Justice & Mercy with Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
On the evening of 20 October we held the second in what we hope will be an occasional series of online meetings exploring the links between Justice & Mercy. It was given by Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York. As the basis for his talk, he gave a quote from Psalm 85: “Mercy and Truth are […]
10 Oct – Philanthropy & Justice with Paul Vallely
The title of the Paul Vallely’s latest book is ‘Philanthropy from Aristotle to Zuckerberg’.We were delighted to have Paul, well-known British writer on religion, ethics, Africa and development issues, lead a Zoom session about his book on October 6th. It turned out to be a fascinating sweep of the history of philanthropy and generated a […]