by Notre Dame Social Justice GroupOn Wednesday 19th March, Kathy from SPARK visited our Social Justice Group to support the group develop ideas and events based on local issues.SPARK is a faith informed social justice group for people aged 18-30 in the Yorkshire area who support younger Catholics with taking action on the issues that […]
By Kathy ShawThis talk was given by Fr Luis Orlando Pérez Jiménez supported by Julian Filochowski, Chair of the Archbishop Romero TrustFr Luis Orlando Pérez Jiménez is a Jesuit priest from Mexico and has vast experience of work in the field of human rights in Latin America. He worked as a lawyer at the Human Rights […]
Thursay 13 March 7pm This talk will take place at the City Centre campus of Leeds Trinity University at 1 Trevelyan Square- just off Boar Lane in central Leeds. The talk will be given by a Mexican Jesuit, Fr Luis Orlando Pérez Jiménez SJ. He is currently sdturdying for a PhD at University College London. […]
The SPARK social Justice project started 6 years ago – initiated by the Leeds Diocese Justice & Peace Commission. In the first few months the project mainly worked in High schools, including St Mary’s in Menston. Tom Allan was a sixth former at that school and involved himself with the project early on. When COVID […]
The new Catholic Education Network was launched in November at Hinsley Hall, led by Deborah Garcia, Head of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at Leeds Trinity University. This positive and original idea will provide personal and professional support to students interested in working in faith-based education, attracting the best talent to apply for schools within our Diocese.Lucy, […]
The SPARK-sponsored film in the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival this year (the tenth year) was called ‘Where Olive Trees Weep’. The film cleverly cut between talking heads, filmed footage from various encounters by ordinary Palestinians with Israeli military forces and some archive footage. It was at times harrowing to watch.One of the key messages was […]