Andy Hamilton SJ on World Mental Health Day

To mark World Day of Social Justice, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that Catholic Social Teaching informs the day-to-day work of Jesuit Social Services, in which we support people experiencing multiple and complex forms of disadvantage.

To mark World Day of Social Justice, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that Catholic Social Teaching informs the day-to-day work of Jesuit Social Services, in which we support people experiencing multiple and complex forms of disadvantage.

Helen Delves has been supporting Jesuit Social Services since 1997, including becoming a Community Partner by signing up to a monthly gift in 2006. Our Fundraising Manager, Polly, recently spoke with Helen about what inspired her to give back to her community. What followed was a heartfelt conversation about faith, compassion, and a strong belief…

Ahead of the Feast Day of St. Ignatius Loyola (July 31), ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that the image of St Ignatius with one foot raised sums up the challenge and his way to meet it. The raised foot is always discerning, always ready to go where needed. The grounded foot is firmly planted in friendship…

This NAIDOC Week (July 7-14), is a time for non-Indigenous Australians to honour the culture of our First Peoples and the tenacity with which they have insisted on their culture and their rights, reflects Andy Hamilton SJ.

When we enter the life of refugees from within and see their extraordinary stories of suffering, resilience, and love of family, we have a lens through which to judge the rejection of them by wealthy nations like our own, reflects Andy Hamilton SJ.

For many people, it is already hard enough to juggle work responsibilities, childcare and life’s numerous engagements. But lacking access to adequate public transportation tips the scales. For this reason, members of the Willmot Community Hub organised a ‘Transport Forum’ to advocate for improved bus routes, more school buses, an expansion of the Community Transport…