Homelessness is an affront to humanity within a fully functioning society, as Ireland claims to be, Archbishop Michael Jackson said in his sermon in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday morning (March 8). The term ‘homelessness’ defines people by who they are not and by what they do not have, he stated.
The Church of Ireland’s Church and Society Commission has highlighted the cost–of–living hub on the Church’s website to members and their neighbours, as fuel prices rise due to the conflict in the Middle East.
A reflection from the Revd Andrew Irwin, St Paul and St Barnabas, Belfast, and a member of the Church and Society Commission.
With the number of people who are homeless continuing to rise, the Church of Ireland’s Church and Society Commission is asking parishes to consider small and effective actions that can be taken locally to meet a personal need of someone without a home.
The Chair of the Church of Ireland’s Church and Society Commission, Archbishop Michael Jackson, has paid tribute to the late Sr Stanislaus Kennedy, the founder of Focus Ireland, who has died at the age of 86.
Archbishop Michael Jackson, as Chairperson of the Church of Ireland’s Church and Society Commission, has issued the following statement on Budget 2026
‘There is much to do, and this Programme for Government is but a start, a positive first step. We believe that it would have benefitted from clearer targets and more specific detail on delivery times.’
The memory of the Troubles is a present–day reality for many members of the Church of Ireland, often acutely felt even decades after the loss of loved ones.
The Church and Society Commission of the Church of Ireland has produced a resource for members of the Church regarding the sensitive issues that arise in relation to the end of human life.
As Christmas comes closer, many more people in Ireland than was the case last year are living without a roof or a home or are at risk of losing their own place of comfort, warmth and safety.
