Justice and Peace

 ”With the Church we affirm that justice is a constitutive element of the gospel message.”

As Sisters of Saint Joseph we recognize the sufferings of people throughout the world on both the local and the global level.  Wherever we are we use every opportunity to integrate the principles of Catholic Social Teaching into our ministries and daily life.

Principles of Catholic Social Teaching

Dignity of the Human Person
The Common Good
Preferential Option for Poor People
Global Solidarity
Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers
Care for Creation

Economic Justice
Peace and Disarmament

We minister in direct service on behalf of those who are poor.

We work for systemic change through legislative and corporate advocacy.
We are active members of NETWORK and The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.

We are proud to celebrate NETWORK’s 40 years of justice-making! On April 14, 2012, a special commemoration was held at Trinity University in Washington, DC, where our journey began. The celebration began with a panel discussion facilitated by Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, with panelists Frida Berrigan, Sr. Carol Coston, and Dr. Diana Hayes.

In the four decades since the 47 Sisters’ vision first became reality, NETWORK has grown into what it is today — a vibrant testimony to that vision. Many thousands of NETWORK members and activists work to ensure that our justice advocacy continues to influence and inspire our elected officials, and our work is recognized by the media and public officials.

Today, NETWORK is also highly visible and active on other critical issues such as peacemaking, comprehensive immigration reform, housing, poverty, federal budget priorities, trade and hunger. It is because of the continued involvement of hundreds of congregations of women religious and thousands of individual Sisters, as well as that of parishes, small faith communities, religious congregations of brothers and priests, and thousands of individual activists that NETWORK continues to be effective AND faithful to its mission of lobbying, organizing and educating for a nation and world rooted in justice.

Visit the 40th Anniversary Celebration YouTube videos below:

Faithful to the Gospel

Bread and Roses

A Silent Moment of Thanks