Blackfriars

2024 Oxford Consortium for Human Rights Annual Lecture There is a pressing need to address the lack of dignity and respect in the current world of work. Issues of low pay, working poverty and precarious  work can be tackled by strengthening rights at the workplace. This will lead to greater human flourishing in our communities...

Catholic religious institutes of sisters and nuns were influenced by the Second Vatican Council’s (1962-1965) call to the renewal of religious life. This paper examines the changing ministries of Catholic sisters as they rethought forms of outreach from education, nursing and social welfare to those that emphasized social justice. It examines the religious meaning of...