September, 2025

Ten years after Pope Francis’ encyclical,Laudato Si’, the cry of the earth and of the poor continues to resound urgently in our world...

In Xavier College's social justice week, we remember that a commitment to justice aligns with Jesus’ golden rule – love God and love your neighbour.

This year’s Season of Creation theme, ‘Peace with Creation’, calls us to a profound reflection on the spiritual, relational, and ecological dimensions of peace-making. It reminds us that authentic and lasting peace is not complete without harmony in our relationship with all of creation...

Catholic Social Justice Sunday reminds us of the breadth of God’s love and concern for us and for our world.In our culture the place of religion and of the Church is increasingly narrowed to our private and individual lives.Faith and justice are then seen to be exclusively about our individual relationship to God and others...

And worst of all, among human beings, those most affected will be, as always, the most vulnerable and poorest in our societies...

In Germany, a ‘wonderful’ illustration of Isaiah 32:14 – “the castle will be forsaken, the noisy city deserted; citadel and tower will become wasteland forever” – is in areas where coal is mined, such as in North Rhine-Westphalia...

The Church will not remain silent. We will continue to raise our voice alongside science, civil society, and the most vulnerable, with truth, courage and consistency, until justice is done...

We are all saddened by his sudden departure. Let us accompany him with our prayers and grateful memories, united with Jesus Christ, our elder brother who died and rose again. He showed us the way to the house of our God, Father and Mother, where we will all be united in true Love forever.