Views – Page 3 – Diocese of Leeds: Justice and Peace Commission

Was Jesus in favour of a Universal Basic Income?

June 16, 2020

IS the modern idea of a basic income really much older?

Contributed by: Joe Burns, Commission Treasurer

Categories UK Poverty

Tags Universal Basic Income

A Just wage? Courage is what is needed

May 21, 2020

While many injustices have been laid bare by Covid-19 the role of front line workers is one of the most prominent.

Contributed by: Dr Ann Marie Mealey, Moral Theologian and Senior Teaching Fellow at Leeds Trinity University

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags family wage,Leeds Trinity University,Living Wage,rerum novarum

2020 Budget – A budget for the poor?

March 19, 2020

The budget gave a lot away – but does it benefit the poorest in our society?

Contributed by: John Battle, Chair of the Commission

Categories UK Poverty

Is it time to ditch ‘The Kingdom of God’?

November 12, 2019

Have we been translating ‘the Kingdom of God’ in a way that strips it of the real power of its meaning?

Contributed by: Joe Burns

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Faith in Political Action Today

January 31, 2019

Are we ‘disciples of’ or believers in’ Jesus?

Contributed by: Geoff Driver, Chair and founder of Project Bonhoeffer, Leeds

Categories Catholic Social Thought,Yorkshire

Tags Jennifer McBride,Project Bonhoeffer

Where does Christianity come into the Brexit Vote?

January 17, 2019

Is there any sign of the ‘Common Good’ in the Brexit debate and votes?

Contributed by: Fr John Gott, retired parish priest of Good Shepherd, Mytholmroyd

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags Brexit

Family Poverty is getting worse

December 19, 2018

Poverty in the classroon is now starting to hold back pupils from achieving their potential.

Contributed by: John Battle, Chair of the Commission

Categories UK Poverty

Tags NEU

Confession, Climate Change and Asylum Seekers

November 8, 2018

In a world of communal sin the practice of confession seems stuck in a world from long ago when all that mattered was God and me.

post its with right and wrong written on them

Contributed by: Joe Burns

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags confession,structural sin

WWI – Remembrance is not Enough (2)

September 6, 2018

The point about remembering the past is to make sure we do better in the future!

Contributed by: Joe Burns, Treasurer of Pax Christi UK

Categories Peace

A Spirituality of Justice

September 1, 2018

Justice Spirituality brings with it an imperative to listen to the ‘cry of the poor’ but, equally, the ‘cry of the Earth’

Contributed by: Trish Sandbach, Commission member and part of the Live Simply group at St Benedict’s Garforth

Categories Climate Change

Tags Spirituality of Justice

WWI Centenary – Remembrance is not enough

July 25, 2018

Remembrance must be an inspiration to action

Contributed by: Tim Devereux, Chair of the Movement for the Abolition of War and member of the Leeds Pax Christi Group

Categories Peace

Tags WW1 Centenary

Local Shopping

June 17, 2018

Many retail chains are in trouble. Is there an alternative model for local shopping parades and centres?

Shop front with poster saying it is closing down

Contributed by: John Battle, Chair of the Commission

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags economy of Communion

The Crisis in Criminal Justice

May 15, 2018

We are a long way from prisons being places of ‘redemption’ – we seem to be going backwards

Contributed by: John Battle, Chair of the Commission

Categories Catholic Social Thought,Social Action

Tags CSAN,PACT,Prisons,WYCCP

Working for a better Future?

May 10, 2018

What does Catholic Social Teaching have to say about the world of work in the 21st century?

Contributed by: Joe Burns

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags CSAN

Romero: A Prophet for our time

April 27, 2018

What makes for a prophet in our own age? This was the questions explored by Ruben Zamora who gave the 2018 Romero Lecture in Leeds during March

Contributed by: John Battle, Chair of the Commission

Tags El Salvador,Oscar Romero,Ruben Zamora

Is Austerity Over?

March 16, 2018

For those on low incomes austerity is just about to get worse as previously announced benefit cuts come into force.

Contributed by: John Battle, Chair of the Commission

Categories UK Poverty

Tags Austerity,Universal credit

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