Paul O'Reilly SJ

Whay do I do it?  If I am right, the challenge of working with the homeless underclass is the central justice challenge of modern Britain.  All the most pressing social issues occur here: drugs, alcohol, crime, violence, 'care in the community', the destitution of refused refugees; one could go on but it would begin to sound like a homily.

It is here that the response of the Church must be seen by the nation, heard by the poor and felt by those who need it the most.  Which is why we believe we need to be here.  Even, perhaps especially at a time of diminishment, the Church must not give up on the day job.