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Healing the web of relationships that sustains us
- 24 August 2022
We all rely on healthy land, water, and air, not only for our survival but our ability to live fulfilling lives. Many of us find joy and replenishment in spending time in Australia’s natural spaces: our bush and desert, grasslands, rainforests, beaches, coral reefs, and even our local parks.
Homelessness Week 2022
- 31 July 2022
Homelessness Week 2022 runs from 1-7 August and reminds us of the fundamental importance of safe and secure housing to a stable life in which a person can thrive, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ.
Working with one foot raised ahead of Feast Day of Saint Ignatius
- 29 July 2022
The image of St Ignatius with one foot raised is an appropriate image to end the Ignatian Year, and resonates strongly with Jesuit Social Services as we work with one foot raised, ready and willing to respond...
Naidoc Week 2022
- 3 July 2022
ANDY HAMILTON SJ charts the history and significance of NAIDOC Week, from its origins in protest to its call this year to Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! to help build a better Australia.
Child abuse is preventable, not inevitable – an overview of the National Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Symposium
- 29 June 2022
Ahead of Jesuit Social Services establishing a pilot of Stop it Now! Australia, a phone helpline for people worried about their own or someone else’s sexual thoughts and behaviours towards children...
Net zero has transformative potential for disadvantaged Victorians
- 24 June 2022
Jesuit Social Services recently made a submission to the independent panel tasked with making recommendations to the Government. In it, we argued for a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions alongside a range of measures to achieve a just transition.
Refugee Week 2022
- 16 June 2022
The theme of Refugee Week 2022 is healing, and this comes from the gentle re-making of connections. For refugees, healing comes from hospitality, from welcome, from friendship, from assurance of food, housing and medical care and from the possibility of beginning a new life, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ.
Leaving prison for good: The critical role of safe and secure housing
- 5 June 2022
Access to safe and secure housing is a fundamental human right. It provides a solid foundation for a person’s health, wellbeing and agency, and helps build more productive and cohesive communities. Across Australia, however, it is estimated that approximately one in seven people who have been in prison need assistance from a specialist homelessness service when they re-enter the community.
Reflecting on the Ignatian Year
- 28 May 2022
Jesuit Social Services' work is grounded in the Ignatian tradition of keeping one foot raised, ready to go where the need is – ANDY HAMILTON SJ charts the history and spirit of this Ignatian Year.
Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week 2022
- 24 May 2022
National Sorry Day, on 26 May, is an opportunity to acknowledge the trauma and loss that continues to affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and a chance to reflect on shared histories and healing – which is a focus of Reconciliation Week, and follows from 27 May to 3 June. In this post, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes on the courage needed to pursue truth and reconciliation.

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