The Government should seize the moment and set a deadline for an end to homelessness writes St Stanislaus Kennedy RSC Focus Ireland has been working harder than ever this year in partnership with the State and together we have helped over 800 families to secure a home and leave homelessness behind. There has been great…
Homelessness causes terrible trauma to any family but it is hurting children the most, writes Sr Stanislaus Kennedy We can all take home for granted a lot of the time. But deep down we all know what it means. Our home is the foundation stone of our personal and family life. It is where we…
For Christians, training in mindfulness has the potential to create the space which ultimately holds the capacity for full communion with God, writes Sr Stanislaus Kennedy RSC I welcome the publication A Reflection on Mindfulness – Rediscovering the Christian Tradition of Meditation and Contemplation by the bishops’ conference. It supports mindfulness and recognises that mindfulness,…
Field Hospitals I am proud to say that Focus Ireland helped over 500 families to secure a home last year and to escape the nightmare of being homeless. I now sometimes feel there are no words left to describe the deepening homelessness and humanitarian crisis. Since I founded Focus Ireland in 1985 I never dreamt I…
It breaks my heart to think that this Christmas children will be born into homelessness, writes Sr Stan Christmas is a special time in the religious year as it marks the birth of Jesus. It is a time to celebrate this and a time to reflect. It is also a time we all think of our…
The next Government should commit to ending family homelessness, writes Sr Stan Kennedy The housing and homeless crisis is one of the greatest social and economic challenges faced by our society and that the next Government will responsible for tackling. Focus Ireland wants to say loud and clear to every candidate standing in this General…
Irish law must change to criminalise those who purchase sex, writes Sr Stan Kennedy RTÉ’s Prime Time programme ‘Profiting from Prostitution’, broadcast last week, exposed the shocking and tragic reality of abuse and enslavement endured by many women throughout this country. The broadcast exposed the ugly reality of the Irish sex trade: shedding…