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Rethinking ‘Bias to the Poor’

On its 40th anniversary, a reappraisal of David Sheppard’s Bias to the Poor and its influence on the English Church…
05/04/2023
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“If I disappear would anyone care?”

Angie Allgood relates vital lessons about belonging and connection learned through her friendship with homeless people…
02/10/2026
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My hate-affair with economics

Edward Hadas explains why the financial system is inherently unstable and argues that the Church must speak prophetically for economic reform…
17/02/2023
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Christian Witness in the Unravelling

Jenny Sinclair explores how Christians can offer faithful witness when familiar social structures are coming apart…
02/10/2026
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From Service to Communion

Jenny Sinclair makes the case for moving from service to communion by recovering vocation, reciprocity and the intermediary institutions that hold civic life together…
01/10/2026
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The relationship between church and society

Jenny Sinclair shares her personal discovery of the common good within Catholic Social Thought and why it is vital for the emerging era…
01/03/2025
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Immigration and Common Good

Jenny Sinclair examines the sensitive question of immigration through the framework of Catholic social thought…
21/12/2024
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Why is it all falling apart?

Jenny Sinclair and Fr Toby Lees OP of Radio Maria discuss the work of Together for the Common Good…
04/03/2025
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Justice and Reconciliation in the Margins

Meeting with Salvation Army leaders in Blackpool, Jenny Sinclair reflects on the relationship of the church with poor communities…
20/10/2024
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People Politics and the Common Good

Jenny Sinclair addresses the cultural and political upheaval, reads the signs of the times and explores our calling to the common good…
23/11/2024

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