Views – Diocese of Leeds: Justice and Peace Commission

All About Love

July 17, 2026

Leeds based artist Bronagh Daly reflects on loss, love and her plans to continue delivering social justice based creative retreats for clergy and lay faith leaders.

Contributed by: Bronagh Daly

Categories Catholic Social Thought,Climate Change,RacialJustice

Tags all about love,bell hooks,Laudato Si,Leeds Art Theology Festival,leeds church institute,Liverpool Hope

A Christian response to the Defence Investment Plan

July 14, 2026

The threat from Russia is visible and real! Is it possible to argue a case for less spending on defence that some military strategists would agree with?

Contributed by: Carol Burns

Categories Peace

Tags defence investment plan,Pax Christi

Fear Not

July 10, 2026

In a world of quick thinking, reading and reacting to the next post, we focus on the superficial and may not have the time, or inclination, to invest in thinking more deeply.

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags doomscrolling,holidays,thinking

Racial Justice and Refugees in Catholic Social Teaching: A Call to Solidarity

July 7, 2026

Every human person is created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:27). This truth underpins Catholic social teaching and has been consistently affirmed across generations—from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Leo XIV

Contributed by: Rev Dr Joseph Cortis

Categories RacialJustice,Refugees & migrants

Tags Laudato Si,magnifica humanitas,rerum novarum

The Missionary Parish

July 3, 2026

The Church has come a long way! From the time when an anonymous parishioner scrawled the word ‘Communists’ on a notice in our Church porch advertising an early meeting of the new J&P Group to Pope Leo using the Church’s social teaching as the basis for judging Artificial Intelligence. But how have times changed?

Contributed by: David Jackson

Categories Catholic Social Thought,Social Action,UK Poverty

Tags action,contemplation,magnifica humanitas,mission

Must We Still Hope About Gaza?

June 29, 2026

As Christians we are called to preach hope when hope seems impossible, to witness to life when our day-to-day reality seems to promise only death.

Contributed by: Carol Burns

Categories Palestine

Tags David Neuhaus,gaza,Jesuit

Dealing with a troubled world through Catholic Social Teaching

June 24, 2026

Unlike many of our politicians, Pope Leo does stand up for those who the world so often ignores. We all need to be brave and follow that example in our own communities.

Contributed by: Sean Morris

Categories Catholic Social Thought,commission

Tags Catholic Social Teaching

Assisted Dying

June 17, 2026

The Assisted Dying Bill will again be presented to Parliament. It raises many issues about life, death and the choices we make.

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags assisted dying,euthanasia,palliative care

Public Sector Equality Duty

June 11, 2026

Privilege persists where the selection process for recruits, training or promotion favours one group of candidates over others. In the UK employers must be able to demonstrate that a fair competitive process has been followed, that is not the case in the USA.

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories Catholic Social Thought,RacialJustice,Yorkshire

Tags diversity,equality,inclusion

Civilians in War

June 8, 2026

Civilians in war zones rarely have the power to stop their rulers fighting neighbouring states or distant states, regardless of who ‘started it’.

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories Catholic Social Thought,Peace,Refugees & migrants

Tags civilians,war

Election Results 2026 - Oh Dear!

May 14, 2026

I remember a Jewish colleague in early 80s Manchester telling me to stay vigilant because after the Jews in this country were forced to leave through persecution the Catholics would be next in line.

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags elections,if,powerless

Cost and Value

May 7, 2026

We live in a complicated world where we can see that what we did years ago is impacting us today. We know that and what we do today will impact future generations. There are few ‘quick fixes’. But we can choose what we spend our money on and how we vote.

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories Catholic Social Thought,Climate Change,International Development

Tags elections,fairtrade,Live Simply,ozone layer,value

A Paschaltide Reflection

April 5, 2026

The Easter message of the Risen Christ invites us not to forget those women and men seeking a better future

Contributed by: John Battle

Categories Education,Peace,RacialJustice,Refugees & migrants

Tags Easter,Reflection

Our Tribe - Seasonal Hope

April 4, 2026

In the UK, most of us live in cities and 'our tribe' lives alongside other tribes who may believe different things, have different cultural practices, or look different. The advent of social media means that many young people have virtual, worldwide ’tribes’. This can lead to a feeling of ‘apartness’ in the real world. In our minds we have a picture of ‘us’ and a picture of ‘them’.

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags Easter,tribe,us and them

It’s Not Fair!

April 3, 2026

Any wildlife programme shows that predators, at the top of the food chain, have the advantage. I learnt that as I grew up and matured. However over the millennia we have evolved and developed ‘Rules of Law’ to protect the weaker, more vulnerable people and constrain the power of the strongest.

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories International Development,Peace,Prayer

Tags big tech,Easter,fair,rights,women's rights

Easter Reading

March 15, 2026

A selection of book reviews

Contributed by: Sara Forrest

Categories Catholic Social Thought

Tags Afghanistan,book reviews,reading,Reflection

1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

Archives: Views