As indicated last month, the Commission hosted a meeting of the Northern Dioceses’ Environment Group on 08 June, at Wheeler Hall in Leeds. This is an open group of interested people from each of the Northern Dioceses, and they meet about 4 times a year Five out of the seven dioceses in the North were […]
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04 May – Encounter, Conversion, Hope!
The urgency of the Climate Emergency can sometimes feel overwhelming. There are so many calls for action. The changes required to ameliorate the worst effects are huge – and require international political action. In these circumstances it is easy for people to lose hope.This was the backdrop that led the Spirituality of Justice group within […]
27 Apr – International Conscientious Objectors’ Day
The Commission is working in partnership with Pax Christi in the Leeds Diocese and the Leeds Palestinian Film festival to draw attention to International Conscientious Objection Day on 15 May.Rev Clive Barratt, who has written a book about first world war conscientious objectors in Yorkshire, will provide a short context for the film which follows. […]
26 Apr – Yorkshire Women in Black groups
Women in Black (WiB) is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. As women experiencing these things in different ways in different regions of the world, we support each other’s movements. An important focus is challenging the militarist policies of […]
11 Apr – Wanted! New Members for the J&P Commission
We are looking for new people to join the Leeds Diocese Justice & Peace Commission. Anyone living in the Leeds Diocese who is interested in changing the world could serve as a Commission member! Our activity levels are starting to increase. However. we can only do more if we have more people helping to devise, […]
09 Mar – Leeds Trinity announces online Lecture Series
Leeds Trinity University have organised a series of open online Lectures for 2023 with the series title “Beyond the Dark Clouds”. They are all examining where we can find hope in today’s world. They have been organised by the office of the Director of Catholic Mission at Leeds University, Dr Ann Marie Mealey (who is […]
07 Mar – Seeing with Prophetic Imagination
It’s taken a while to sort out, but you can now listen to the talkstalk given by David McLoughlin at our Day of Reflection held in October 2022. This day was titled ‘Has the Church become a ‘Not for Prophets’ organisation? In this first talk, David explores what is meant by the ‘prophetic imagination’. You […]
18 Dec – Comboni Abuse Survivors Update
By John Duffy, Commission MemberAfter many years campaigning, being ignored and treated as troublemakers, the Comboni Survivors Group have achieved their aim, in a meeting in September with the Very Reverend Tesfaye Tadesse, Superior General of the Comboni Missionaries.The group persisted through barren years to have such a meeting, and gradually built support from a […]
11 Dec – Boycott: a film with a lesson for all of us
By Joe Burns, Commission Member This year, the Commission sponsored the final film of the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival. It took place in Wheeler Hall, Leeds Cathedral, on 9th December and was watched by over 60 people. In addition, Ben Jamal (Director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign) led a post-film discussion. The film concerned efforts […]
28 Nov – Climate Prayer Vigil at the Bishops’ Conference
On the 14th of November, several Catholic climate activists – held a five-hour prayer vigil outside Hinsley Hall during the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) Autumn Plenary Meeting.The meeting took place at Hinsley Hall, Leeds. The Animators held their vigil from 12noon until 5pm. The group consisted of activists from Dioceses across […]
03 Nov – Meet our new CAFOD Community Participation Coordinator
We’re very happy to welcome Angela Powell as the new Community Participation Co-ordinator for CAFOD Leeds: I am CAFOD’s community participation coordinator working alongside our volunteers and supporters in Hallam and Leeds dioceses. I feel privileged to be part of the Caritas International family, a movement that harnesses love and spiritual energy to tackle poverty, […]
01 Nov – Paid work opportunity with SPARK Social Justice
Are you passionate about wanting to eradicate poverty, care for the Earth and experienced at working with small groups? You could be the person we are looking for. We need someone to lead our successful SPARK Social justice project aimed at 18-30 year olds. We have around £10,000 pa available for the next 3 years, […]
27 Oct – Exploring Prophecy: Our Day of Shared Reflection in Harrogate
By Joe Burns, Commission MemberIt seems like there are not so many people who are labelled as ‘prophets’ in our times. That was one of the reasons why we decided to organise a Day of Reflection to explore what the prophets in Scripture were all about and where we see prophets in our own time. […]
10 Oct – Racial Justice & the Commission
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 […]
05 Oct – Is it Time for a One-state Solution in Israel Palestine?
By Joe Burns, Commission Member Jeff Halper, a Jewish academic living in Jerusalem, is the chair of ICAHD (Israeli Committee against House Demolitions). As part of a speaking tour in England he spoke at the St George’s Conference Centre in Leeds in early September. Over 50 people turned out for a talk by this very […]
01 Oct – An Introduction to LCI (Leeds Church Institute)
By Bronagh Daly, Faith and Creativity Lead at LCISince its founding in 1857 by the Vicar of Leeds, Dr Walter Hook, the mission of Leeds Church Institute has been to promote religion and education in Leeds. In fulfilment of this, LCI is committed to an understanding of ‘religion’ as ecumenical Christian mission and ‘education’ as […]