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Called to Care is a powerful new webinar series from Knock Shrine and the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. Join us on a shared journey for the wider Church community during this sacred season of prayer and renewal. Lent invites us not only into personal reflection and conversion, but also into a deeper awareness of how our faith calls us to respond to the needs of our world.
This series is offered as a resource for parishes, ministries, schools and individuals seeking to move beyond a solely personal understanding of Lent towards an engagement with the social dimensions of the Gospel. Rooted in the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching, we will explore how themes such as human dignity, solidarity, care for creation and the common good challenge us to put faith into action.
Together, we will reflect on how our Lenten practices can shape communities of justice, compassion and hope — embodying a faith that is lived not only in prayer, but in concrete acts of love and transformation.
With Keith Adams and Peter McVerry SJ
Wednesday, March 4th at 8pm
With Dr Kevin Hargeden
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at 8pm
With Dr. Alexia O’Brien and Dr. Suzanne Mulligan
Wednesday, March 25th at 8pm
Keith Adams is the Jesuit Centre For Faith and Justice‘s Penal Policy Advocate. He is primarily focused on research and advocacy in the policy areas of penal reform. He holds Master’s degrees in Social Science (Rights and Social Policy) from Maynooth University, and in Social Science Research from Queen’s University, Belfast.
Keith’s professional background is in the Irish non-profit sector where he has undertaken research on child and family policy, and penal policy.
Peter McVerry SJ is a Jesuit from Newry, Co. Down who has worked in Dublin’s north inner city since 1974, where he first encountered young people who were sleeping on the streets. He began to set up services and accommodation for young homeless people which would go on to become the Peter McVerry Trust.
Peter advocates for those who have no voice in society and is a critic of government policy on issues including homelessness, drugs and criminal justice.
Kevin is the Social Theologian for The Jesuit Centre For Faith and Justice. He holds degrees in Computer Science, Sociology, and Theology and completed his PhD. in Theological Ethics at the University of Aberdeen under the supervision of Brian Brock and Stanley Hauerwas.
He is the author of several books, perhaps most notably Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age (Cascade, 2018). Kevin works in conjunction with the team to reflect theologically on political and policy issues.
Alexia is Jesuit Centre For Faith and Justice‘s Housing Policy Advocate. She is primarily focused on research and advocacy relating to the production of housing and living conditions. She holds a BA in Geography and Linguistics from University College Dublin, an MSc. in Urban Environment, also from UCD, and a PhD in Geography from Trinity College Dublin. She believes the best way to approach policy is through a knowledge-sharing approach, learning from other countries and communities on the practical solutions that can make the greatest impact.
Suzanne Mulligan is a professor of the practice at the Institute for Social Concerns. She directs the Catholic Social Tradition Minor and runs the lecture series Encounter: Conversations on Catholic Social Tradition at the institute.
Suzanne’s research focuses on topics such as the common good, homelessness, poverty and inequality, HIV/AIDS, and gender violence. Her latest book, Dwelling with Dignity: Catholic Social Teaching and Homelessness(link is external) (2025, Liturgical Press), critically assesses the housing crisis through the lens of Catholic social tradition and considers how foundational concepts like human dignity, the common good, and integral human development help to enrich and reshape current housing debates.
Each seminar will stream live at 8pm GMT
To register to join each week by Zoom, please follow this link
Knock Shrine
Ireland's International
Eucharistic and Marian Shrine,
Knock, Claremorris, Co. Mayo,
F12 Y226, Ireland
