The Romero Lecture in March was great – Raymond Perrier was a very engaging speaker and he had some interesting insights.The recording that we made of the lecture has now been linked to Raymond’s presentation and you can now see it on YouTube. There was a lot in it so it’s worth another look and listen […]
Wars and conflicts across the world, mass migrations, racism in all its forms… the list of social justice and peace issues that need to be addressed just seems to be growing and growing. How can we keep motivated to go on doing the work of Justice & Peace in these circumstances?SPARK, in partnership with Leeds […]
By Matty Maslen, partially sponsored by SPARK to attend this conference in New York. photo credit to Darren Ornitz, ICANFrom the 27th of November to the 1st of December last year, I had the privilege to attend the Second Meeting of State Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2MSP TPNW).For this […]
On 1st December SPARK supported Lucy from Mary Mother of God parish to lead a meeting with the youth group there about refugees and asylum seekers.Parish priest, Fr Paul Grogan, commented on Facebook: “Increasingly, we are drawing in support to vary the formation that we offer to our young people on Friday evenings. Last Friday, […]
This was an inter-generational conversation about where faith might fit into how we view leadership. It was set up as an informal event where students could have conversations with a number of invited guests with different leadership experiences who acted as discussion facilitators. We almost cancelled the event as not only was there a train […]
“Let Justice and Peace Flow” was the chosen theme for the Season of Creation 2023; from the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on September 1st to October 4th, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. This year’s theme was drawn from the cry of the prophet Amos: “But let justice roll […]