Dialogue For Diversity was set up by Irish and British Jesuits in 2011. Together with community activists from diverse backgrounds we run three projects: Community Support for ex-prisoners, Dialogue for Diversity, and ACRE (Active Communities Restoring Our Earth). We also work for the reform of the Catholic Church.

Community Support for Ex-Prisoners

This is a volunteer programme in which we support 15-20 prisoners as they make the difficult journey to adjust to life after prison. We are also part of the chaplaincy team in Maghaberry Prison.. For details on this, click here. 

The ACRE Project

The ACRE Project (Active Communities Restoring the Earth) works with local community groups to bring about positive climate change. The Project Coordinator is Ciaran McLarnon. For more details click here. 

The Dialogue Project

The Dialogue For Diversity Project brings together groups from divided backgrounds to find ways in which we can live together with our differences. These conversations are entirely confidential. Brian Lennon is the Coordinator. Many of our programmes are run in conjunction with Community Dialogue. ] For more details, click here. 

Catholic Church Reform

As a group we are committed to continuous reform of the Church, including empowering laity, ] and respect for marginalised groups. We welcome the process, started by Pope Francis, to consult the church as a whole – i.e. lay people, about ways in which the church needs to be radically reformed, especially ending discrimination against women.

In Armagh Brian Lennon works with the SPRING Trust, which helps to educate youth living in marginalised areas. 

Writing and Reflection

Brian Lennon is author of So You Cant’t Forgive? Moving Towards Freedom (Dublin: Columba, 2009), Peace Comes Dropping Slow: Dialogue and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland (Belfast: Community Dialogue, 2004), Catholics and the Future of Northern Ireland (Dublin, Columba 1995), Can I Stay in the Catholic Church (Dublin: Columba, 2012, with Tim Kinahan, Does Christ Matter? An Anglican and Jesuit in Dialogue (Irish Messenger, 2017), Mary Magdalen and the Gardener: Women Leaders in the Church (Irish Messenger, 2020), and many articles on the conflict.