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Loyola 2022 Congress: “we need a radical commitment to the ecological crisis”

Edmond Grace SJ — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:28:45 +0000

Editorial April 2022 The recent Congress on Justice and Ecology in Loyola, Spain, concluded with these words “We need now a prophetic and radical commitment to the ecological crisis of the kind that the JRS has since 1980 given to the challenge of migrants and refugees.” The ambition of that statement was evident in the […]

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Indigenous people in the Amazon

Edmond Grace SJ — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:32:47 +0000

Editorial February 2022 In these parts the Piranha perhaps the most famous fish of Amazonia. Given its combination of minute size and savagery readers might be surprised to learn that piranha are a valued source of food. A member of JESC staff has eaten one and it seems its light delicate taste is to […]

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Our Eco-Spirituality

Edmond Grace SJ — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:18:16 +0000

Editorial January 2022 ‘Our cry is for gentleness. Our cry is to know how to do what is right. Our cry is for courage. Our cry is for sobriety.’ In Taize, in November, a group of people gathered – all of them associated with the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA). They gathered to reflect […]

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Every spirituality has a story

Edmond Grace SJ — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:25:29 +0000

Editorial November 2021 ELSiA – The European Laudato Si’ Alliance – is a network of Catholic organisations with a commitment to promoting the vision of Laudato Si’. Last Friday a group of people from these diverse organisations set out for Taize. We came from many different countries and with differing levels of seniority in our […]

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Business and the Earth

Edmond Grace SJ — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:03:21 +0000

Editorial October 2021 On 25 September, 2019, at the invitation of Commissioner Mairéad McGuiness, Vice President responsible for dialogue with churches, religious and philosophical associations, an event was held in the European Parliament. It was hosted by JESC and attended by representatives of a number of companies around Europe with a commitment to ecological values. […]

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The Importance of Joy

Edmond Grace SJ — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:55:49 +0000

Editorial September 2021 Joy is vital if we are to care for our common home. If a home is joyless people want to escape. We have all experienced that need to escape when we are faced with a problem which seems beyond our abilities and the ecological crisis is clearly such a problem. The initial […]

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The missing part in the European Green Deal

Edmond Grace SJ — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:27:50 +0000

Editorial June 2021 A circular economy will require a transformation of everyday life. Few will argue with this statement but this particular truism needs closer attention. The European Green Deal singles out four industries – textiles, construction, electronic equipment and plastics. It also speaks of a ‘farm to fork’ policy for food. If the […]

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Laudato Si’ week 2021

Edmond Grace SJ — Tue, 25 May 2021 08:34:01 +0000

Editorial May 2021 Six years ago Laudato Si’ spoke of Sister Earth ‘crying out.’ By issuing a call to dialogue on our common home, it echoed the the opening words of the Vatican II document, ‘Gaudium te Spes:’ The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the people of this age, especially […]

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A conversation with Ciara Murphy

Edmond Grace SJ — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:41:37 +0000

Meeting our Eco-friends: Edmond Grace, Secretary for Ecology at JESC, interviews Dr. Ciara Murphy, the Environmental Policy Advocate at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Dublin and member of the Ecojesuit-Europe. Ciara is currently conducting a series of consultations with Jesuits, lay workers and volunteers at part of the planning process for a […]

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Season of the Resurrection

Edmond Grace SJ — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:01:10 +0000

It is not easy to celebrate the season of the Resurrection. The actual event on Easter Sunday has a certain excitement but the interaction of the risen Jesus with the disciples during this time is nowhere near as vivid as, say, his dealings with Peter, or with the Sons of Zebedee, or having a meal […]

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