Niall Leahy SJ
@nlsj.bsky.social
Jesuit, environment and theology @jcfjustice | Podcast: Sons of Ignatius
Looking forwarding to hosting this webinar on Pope Leo’s first major piece of teaching next Tuesday 28th with @kevinhargaden.bsky.social , Fr Peter McVerry SJ and Trocaire’s Jane Mellet
Pope Leo XIV released his first Apostolic exhortation, and we want to talk about it📣
Register your interest here to join us on Tuesday. We will discuss the importance of this release and help break down some of its meaning.
forms.gle/8dBtmnG3UYMx...
Register your interest here to join us on Tuesday. We will discuss the importance of this release and help break down some of its meaning.
forms.gle/8dBtmnG3UYMx...
October 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Looking forwarding to hosting this webinar on Pope Leo’s first major piece of teaching next Tuesday 28th with @kevinhargaden.bsky.social , Fr Peter McVerry SJ and Trocaire’s Jane Mellet
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In our latest blog post @kevinhargaden.bsky.social calls for our leaders to be courageous in facing up to a climate crisis that won't negotiate. www.jcfj.ie/2025/10/14/b...
Believing Is Not Escaping: What Politics Could Learn from Religion - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Naming the Assumptions Let us start by stating two common assumptions: The first position used to be extended often by Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens and their ilk. I have heard it myself: t...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In our latest blog post @kevinhargaden.bsky.social calls for our leaders to be courageous in facing up to a climate crisis that won't negotiate. www.jcfj.ie/2025/10/14/b...
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Buried at the back of an article - current Director of the Irish Car Park Association; David Cullen admits they were wrong about the #TransportPlan
“We’ve been embarrassed to say we got it wrong… some of our car parks are busier than ever”
“We’ve been embarrassed to say we got it wrong… some of our car parks are busier than ever”
October 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Buried at the back of an article - current Director of the Irish Car Park Association; David Cullen admits they were wrong about the #TransportPlan
“We’ve been embarrassed to say we got it wrong… some of our car parks are busier than ever”
“We’ve been embarrassed to say we got it wrong… some of our car parks are busier than ever”
‘Mon the Town!
October 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Mon the Town!
Can’t wait to go to this. Please spread the word among younger adults who might be interested.
🌍 The Economy of Francesco Global Event 2025
Nov 28–30 | Castel Gandolfo (Rome) 🇮🇹
For too long, the economy has run on exhaustion of people, time, and the planet. Join young changemakers building a just, inclusive, sustainable future.
💶 €120 incl. meals (travel/lodging separate)
Nov 28–30 | Castel Gandolfo (Rome) 🇮🇹
For too long, the economy has run on exhaustion of people, time, and the planet. Join young changemakers building a just, inclusive, sustainable future.
💶 €120 incl. meals (travel/lodging separate)
October 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Can’t wait to go to this. Please spread the word among younger adults who might be interested.
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We are excited to welcome @nlsj.bsky.social as JCFJ's new director. His experience in the Church, Community & knowledge of social justice issues will be an excellent guide in the coming years!
More here: www.jcfj.ie/2025/09/04/j
More here: www.jcfj.ie/2025/09/04/j
JCFJ Has a New Director - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is delighted to announce the appointment of Fr Niall Leahy SJ as its new Director. The appointment marks a further investment by the Irish Jesuits in the missio...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We are excited to welcome @nlsj.bsky.social as JCFJ's new director. His experience in the Church, Community & knowledge of social justice issues will be an excellent guide in the coming years!
More here: www.jcfj.ie/2025/09/04/j
More here: www.jcfj.ie/2025/09/04/j
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"The darkness first takes our children who then kill our children, using the guns that are easier to obtain than aspirin. We sacralize death's instruments and then are surprised that death uses them." - Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, TX
August 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"The darkness first takes our children who then kill our children, using the guns that are easier to obtain than aspirin. We sacralize death's instruments and then are surprised that death uses them." - Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, TX
Hope and humility in a time of environmental crisis — the theme of my homily yesterday at Knock on Day 7 of the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock. VERY ENCOURAGED by how warmly the message was received. #Laudatosi youtu.be/wzvaRo0nqzE?...
Fr Niall Leahy SJ
YouTube video by Knock Shrine
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Hope and humility in a time of environmental crisis — the theme of my homily yesterday at Knock on Day 7 of the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock. VERY ENCOURAGED by how warmly the message was received. #Laudatosi youtu.be/wzvaRo0nqzE?...
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Just another example of the many things continuing to feed our housing crisis
And in Dublin - particularly stark on properties registered by owners of 10+ properties.
(Many of which will be apartments in blocks built to rent)
(Many of which will be apartments in blocks built to rent)
August 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just another example of the many things continuing to feed our housing crisis
JCFJ’s new housing policy advocate @alexiacobrien.bsky.social is not only educating me about #housing policy but also about new Irish pop music.
www.jcfj.ie/2025/08/14/c...
What can CMAT's most recent single teach us about the housing Crisis in Ireland? How have the decisions made by past governments influenced our current situation?
Check out our new Housing Advocate, Alexia O'Brien's first blog!
#euro-country
What can CMAT's most recent single teach us about the housing Crisis in Ireland? How have the decisions made by past governments influenced our current situation?
Check out our new Housing Advocate, Alexia O'Brien's first blog!
#euro-country
CMAT, the Celtic Tiger, and Christianity: what an unlikely trio can teach us about Irish housing - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Irish country-pop singer, CMAT, recently released a new song “Euro-Country” in which she depicts life in Ireland since the Celtic Tiger and the Crash. The song is beautiful and haunting, reminding us ...
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August 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
JCFJ’s new housing policy advocate @alexiacobrien.bsky.social is not only educating me about #housing policy but also about new Irish pop music.
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www.jcfj.ie/2025/08/07/p...
@nlsj.bsky.social helps us explore what localism looks like in his 3rd in the three part blog series on localism different parts of society, encouraging us to challenge what we see as normal:
@nlsj.bsky.social helps us explore what localism looks like in his 3rd in the three part blog series on localism different parts of society, encouraging us to challenge what we see as normal:
Pope Francis' Love for the Local - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
If you do a search for the word ‘local’ in Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ letter on the care of our common home, you will discover that the document is peppered with references to all sorts of local conce...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
www.jcfj.ie/2025/08/07/p...
@nlsj.bsky.social helps us explore what localism looks like in his 3rd in the three part blog series on localism different parts of society, encouraging us to challenge what we see as normal:
@nlsj.bsky.social helps us explore what localism looks like in his 3rd in the three part blog series on localism different parts of society, encouraging us to challenge what we see as normal:
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Let us introduce you to Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator. A🧵
Born on this day 250 years ago, he won Catholic emancipation in 1829 without violence, proving that mass political mobilisation could change British policy in Ireland. /1
Born on this day 250 years ago, he won Catholic emancipation in 1829 without violence, proving that mass political mobilisation could change British policy in Ireland. /1
August 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Let us introduce you to Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator. A🧵
Born on this day 250 years ago, he won Catholic emancipation in 1829 without violence, proving that mass political mobilisation could change British policy in Ireland. /1
Born on this day 250 years ago, he won Catholic emancipation in 1829 without violence, proving that mass political mobilisation could change British policy in Ireland. /1
Jesuits from across Europe reflect on what it means to find God in all things youtu.be/Yo-jrk-b7Hw?...
Finding God in All Things: Jesuits across Europe reflect on Ignatian Spirituality
YouTube video by Jesuits in Britain
youtu.be
August 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Jesuits from across Europe reflect on what it means to find God in all things youtu.be/Yo-jrk-b7Hw?...
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The Government rollback on commitments to reduce road speeds is quite simply shocking!
30kph speeds have been proven to reduce road accidents, injuries and fatalities but will now be left up to local Councils
We’re calling on them to recommit to #Love30
www.dublincommuters.ie/post/combine...
30kph speeds have been proven to reduce road accidents, injuries and fatalities but will now be left up to local Councils
We’re calling on them to recommit to #Love30
www.dublincommuters.ie/post/combine...
Combined call on the Dept. of Transport to recommit to the introduction of a 30 km/h default speed limit in urban areas
The Dublin Commuter Coalition, along with other transport, safety, health and environmental groups, urge the Dept. of Transport to recommit to their original plan of reducing urban speed limits from…
www.dublincommuters.ie
July 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Government rollback on commitments to reduce road speeds is quite simply shocking!
30kph speeds have been proven to reduce road accidents, injuries and fatalities but will now be left up to local Councils
We’re calling on them to recommit to #Love30
www.dublincommuters.ie/post/combine...
30kph speeds have been proven to reduce road accidents, injuries and fatalities but will now be left up to local Councils
We’re calling on them to recommit to #Love30
www.dublincommuters.ie/post/combine...
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So delighted to commend this book from my friend and colleague Matthew Whelan:
"Christianity and Agroecology"
cambridge.org/core/element...
It’s available to download free of charge until August 4th.
An amazing resource.
"Christianity and Agroecology"
cambridge.org/core/element...
It’s available to download free of charge until August 4th.
An amazing resource.
July 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
So delighted to commend this book from my friend and colleague Matthew Whelan:
"Christianity and Agroecology"
cambridge.org/core/element...
It’s available to download free of charge until August 4th.
An amazing resource.
"Christianity and Agroecology"
cambridge.org/core/element...
It’s available to download free of charge until August 4th.
An amazing resource.
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I wrote about the revolutionary failure of the proto-bicycle and how we risk repeating that error
www.jcfj.ie/2025/07/27/t...
It's important we remember our history.
'The first bike was born out of crisis. In the wake of Mount Tambora’s eruption, old routines were no longer sustainable. Karl von Drais responded not by retreating into nostalgia but by inventing a new way of moving forward.'
It's important we remember our history.
'The first bike was born out of crisis. In the wake of Mount Tambora’s eruption, old routines were no longer sustainable. Karl von Drais responded not by retreating into nostalgia but by inventing a new way of moving forward.'
The Prophetic Origins of the Bicycle - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
In April 1815, the Mount Tambora volcano in Indonesia erupted with a force unmatched in recorded history. A massive plume of ash and gas reached the stratosphere, darkening the skies. The year before,...
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July 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I wrote about the revolutionary failure of the proto-bicycle and how we risk repeating that error
Reposted by Niall Leahy SJ
www.jcfj.ie/2025/07/27/t...
It's important we remember our history.
'The first bike was born out of crisis. In the wake of Mount Tambora’s eruption, old routines were no longer sustainable. Karl von Drais responded not by retreating into nostalgia but by inventing a new way of moving forward.'
It's important we remember our history.
'The first bike was born out of crisis. In the wake of Mount Tambora’s eruption, old routines were no longer sustainable. Karl von Drais responded not by retreating into nostalgia but by inventing a new way of moving forward.'
The Prophetic Origins of the Bicycle - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
In April 1815, the Mount Tambora volcano in Indonesia erupted with a force unmatched in recorded history. A massive plume of ash and gas reached the stratosphere, darkening the skies. The year before,...
www.jcfj.ie
July 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
www.jcfj.ie/2025/07/27/t...
It's important we remember our history.
'The first bike was born out of crisis. In the wake of Mount Tambora’s eruption, old routines were no longer sustainable. Karl von Drais responded not by retreating into nostalgia but by inventing a new way of moving forward.'
It's important we remember our history.
'The first bike was born out of crisis. In the wake of Mount Tambora’s eruption, old routines were no longer sustainable. Karl von Drais responded not by retreating into nostalgia but by inventing a new way of moving forward.'
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Jesuits from four continents unite in the UK for Ecological Formation and Global Collaboration 2025
iern.org/jesuits-from...
@campionhall.bsky.social @jesuitsbritain.bsky.social @jesuits.bsky.social @jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
iern.org/jesuits-from...
@campionhall.bsky.social @jesuitsbritain.bsky.social @jesuits.bsky.social @jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
Jesuits from Four Continents Unite in the UK for Ecological Formation and Global Collaboration — Integral Ecology Summer School 2025
Participants were selected for their pastoral, academic, or professional engagement with ecological issues—ranging from scientific research and theological enquiry to hands-on projects with vulnerable...
iern.org
July 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Jesuits from four continents unite in the UK for Ecological Formation and Global Collaboration 2025
iern.org/jesuits-from...
@campionhall.bsky.social @jesuitsbritain.bsky.social @jesuits.bsky.social @jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
iern.org/jesuits-from...
@campionhall.bsky.social @jesuitsbritain.bsky.social @jesuits.bsky.social @jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
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'The most obvious difference between doughnut economies and modern economies is the voluntary acceptance of a limit to production and consumption.'
The second in a three-part blog series introducing localsism by @nlsj.bsky.social l
www.jcfj.ie/2025/07/11/t...
The second in a three-part blog series introducing localsism by @nlsj.bsky.social l
www.jcfj.ie/2025/07/11/t...
The Urban Localists: Kate Raworth and the Doughnut - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
My last post focused on localism as practiced by small farmers, but localism is as much an urban phenomenon as a rural one.
www.jcfj.ie
July 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
'The most obvious difference between doughnut economies and modern economies is the voluntary acceptance of a limit to production and consumption.'
The second in a three-part blog series introducing localsism by @nlsj.bsky.social l
www.jcfj.ie/2025/07/11/t...
The second in a three-part blog series introducing localsism by @nlsj.bsky.social l
www.jcfj.ie/2025/07/11/t...
Left the house (Dublin) at 6.40 am and got to London Euston at 14.37 — under 7 hours. Lots of time for reading and two naps! Next stop…Paris.
We're off to Lyon!! A 🧵
Le Châtelard - eco-spiritual centre🌿
A time to gather and reflect with other Jesuit centres across Europe on 10 years of implementing Laudato sí and discussing a strategy for the years ahead around the ecological crisis. /1
#slowtravel #Irishferries #IrelandtoFrance
Le Châtelard - eco-spiritual centre🌿
A time to gather and reflect with other Jesuit centres across Europe on 10 years of implementing Laudato sí and discussing a strategy for the years ahead around the ecological crisis. /1
#slowtravel #Irishferries #IrelandtoFrance
June 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Left the house (Dublin) at 6.40 am and got to London Euston at 14.37 — under 7 hours. Lots of time for reading and two naps! Next stop…Paris.
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Ahead of the launch of Studies Summer 2025 later this week, a selection of featured articles showcasing what can be expected from 'Undoing the Order of Things: Trump's Second Term'
June 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ahead of the launch of Studies Summer 2025 later this week, a selection of featured articles showcasing what can be expected from 'Undoing the Order of Things: Trump's Second Term'
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We're off to Lyon!! A 🧵
Le Châtelard - eco-spiritual centre🌿
A time to gather and reflect with other Jesuit centres across Europe on 10 years of implementing Laudato sí and discussing a strategy for the years ahead around the ecological crisis. /1
#slowtravel #Irishferries #IrelandtoFrance
Le Châtelard - eco-spiritual centre🌿
A time to gather and reflect with other Jesuit centres across Europe on 10 years of implementing Laudato sí and discussing a strategy for the years ahead around the ecological crisis. /1
#slowtravel #Irishferries #IrelandtoFrance
June 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We're off to Lyon!! A 🧵
Le Châtelard - eco-spiritual centre🌿
A time to gather and reflect with other Jesuit centres across Europe on 10 years of implementing Laudato sí and discussing a strategy for the years ahead around the ecological crisis. /1
#slowtravel #Irishferries #IrelandtoFrance
Le Châtelard - eco-spiritual centre🌿
A time to gather and reflect with other Jesuit centres across Europe on 10 years of implementing Laudato sí and discussing a strategy for the years ahead around the ecological crisis. /1
#slowtravel #Irishferries #IrelandtoFrance
If you’re interested in #localism I recommend the Doomer Optimism podcast open.spotify.com/episode/6hLd...
DO 266 - Ashley, Chris, and Jason
Doomer Optimism · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If you’re interested in #localism I recommend the Doomer Optimism podcast open.spotify.com/episode/6hLd...
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Word on the street: Leo is a climate guy!
May 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Word on the street: Leo is a climate guy!