Justice and Peace
JPIC in Action
Justice Education
Many Holy Name Province ministries engage in justice education programs as a means to further the work of Jesus and the "coming of the Kingdom." Below are some of the programs being offered throughout the province.
To add to the list, contact Fran Eskin-Royer in Holy Name Province's Office for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation.
JUSTFAITH MINISTRIES
One of the Province’s most popular justice education sources is JustFaith Ministries. JustFaith Ministries offers many robust programs that provide opportunities for individuals to study and be formed by the justice tradition articulated by the Scriptures, the Church's historical witness, theological inquiry and Church social teaching. JustFaith Ministries programs motivate through a “conversion” experience that integrates personal spirituality with social engagement. Participants are empowered to develop a passion and thirst for justice, and to live out this commitment through concrete acts of social ministry in their parish or church and in the community at large.
Time and again, these programs have proven to be effective tools in the training and forming of “agents of social transformation.” They are exciting opportunities for communities interested in expanding and promoting social ministry.
To learn more, visit the national website for JustFaith Ministries at
www.justfaith.org.
JUSTFAITH
The original program, JustFaith, which has enjoyed widespread use, is a 30-week process that prepares participants for the work of social ministry. JustFaith focuses on discipleship -- engagement in the life of Jesus -- and the call to embody God’s dream of justice and compassion in a world scarred by poverty. Meeting weekly, small groups of 10 to 15 people engage the process through books, videos, discussion, prayer, retreats and hands-on experiences. The intent is to provide a variety of learning opportunities that emphasize and enliven the healing work of God’s compassion found in scripture, church history and teaching, and faithful witnesses.
Participants not only are exposed to a substantive and demanding course of study, but also are afforded the privilege of fostering community with other participants and sharing a spiritual journey of faith and compassion that is both life-giving and challenging.
Take a look at the many HNP ministries that have offered this stimulating and engaging program; consider contacting them to learn their experience of the program:
JUSTFAITH
Triangle, Va.
Past offering.
JUSTFAITH
Durham, N.C.
The parish offers the program in even-numbered years. To view the parish’s web promotion of the program, click
here and scroll to the “Catholic Social Teaching” section.
JUSTFAITH
Raleigh, N.C.
For program information on the parish website, click
here.
JUSTFAITH
Greenville, S.C.
Past offering.
JUSTFAITH
Pompton Lakes, N.J.
For St. Mary’s JustFaith promotion, click
here.
JUSTFAITH
Paterson, N.J.
Past offering.
JUSTFAITH
Silver Spring, Md.
JustFaith has been offered each year since 2003, with graduates going on to greater involvement in the ministry. For testimonials from St. Camillus participants, click
here.
JUSTFAITH
Athens, Ga.
Past offering.
JUSTFAITH
Long Beach Island, N.J.
Past offering.
JUSTICEWALKING
JusticeWalking or J-Walking, a JustFaith Ministries program crafted for older high school students and their mentors, is a 12-session process that engages participants in a spiritual journey and exploration of the radical call of the Gospel. Key to this process are the relationships created within each J-Walking community and exchanges between participants and those they encounter at the margins of our society. Through prayer, retreats, reading, dialogue, and encounters, J-Walkers broaden their circle of awareness and expose their lives to the compassionate spirit of Gospel justice.
To learn more about JusticeWalking, contact
justicewalking@justfaith.org or (502) 429-0865, or a Holy Name Province ministry familiar with the program:
JUSTICE WALKING
Pompton Lakes, N.J.
To learn more about St. Mary’s J-walking efforts, click
here.
JUSTMATTERS
JustMatters is an expanding series of formation materials from JustFaith Ministries. JustMatters allows participants to focus on a particular current social justice topic. The general format for these topic-focused modules is prayer, readings, videos, speakers and dialogue. JustMatters allows a group of 8 to 15 people to give sustained attention to a specific area of social concern or social ministry (some with special emphasis on Catholic social teaching) and culminating in a call to engaged action. The group generally meets for six to eight 2-hour sessions.
JustFaith graduates will find these resources particularly useful in engaging other parishioners in the study of current issues and effective action strategies. In addition, participants in JustMatters may find this experience to be a compelling springboard into the JustFaith program. For more information, visit the
JustMatters section of the JustFaith site, or connect with a Holy Name Province ministry contact who has run one of the modules:
JUSTMATTERS/CROSSING BORDERS
Triangle, Va.
Past offering
CROSSING BORDERS: MIGRATION, THEOLOGY, AND
THE HUMAN JOURNEY
Silver Spring, Md.
This JustFaith module provides participants with a chance to find out about the Church’s position today on the complex and often divisive issue of immigrantion and to find common ground with people of different political persuasions. The course consists of eight 2½-hour sessions to allow the participants to engage in dialogue.
This 8-week module was offered at St. Camillus Church Wednesday evenings from 7 p,m. to 9:30 p.m. in the St. Francis Room, from September 21, 2011 through November 9, 2011. The group was limited to 12 persons seriously committed to attending all 8 weeks. Books are in English so it is necessary to be fluent in English to participate. The cost of the books is $50.00. PRE-REGISTRATION is required so that books can be ordered in advance of the first session.
JUSTMATTERS
Boston, Mass.
Graduates of JustFaith programs have organized to plan social justice-related events at the Shrine. To learn more, click
here.
ENGAGING SPIRITUALITY
JustFaith Ministries also offers a spiritual deepening process that invites small groups of adult Christians to explore the intersection between contemplative presence and social action, as it is lived out in their own lives. Through the
Engaging Spirituality program
, participants practice
“the undivided life” of Christian discipleship—engaging in contemplation while immersing themselves in the heart of our fragmented world.
ENGAGING SPIRITUALITY
Durham, N.C.
The program, offered odd-numbered years, provides a process to look at the intersection of contemplative presence and social action. More details from the parish website are available
here.
Inspired by the JustFaith’s Engaging Spirituality and drawing from the parish’s long experience with JustFaith programs, the social justice minister in Pompton Lakes, N.J. put together a program for St. Mary’s JustFaith graduates – JustFaith 202:
JUSTFAITH 202/SPIRITUALITY OF JUSTFAITH
Pompton Lakes, N.J.
For further details, click
here.
OTHER PROGRAMS OFFERED AT HNP MINISTRIES
FRIENDS OF ST. FRANCIS
Durham, N.C.
A small faith community that looks at complex social justice issues. To view the parish’s web promotion of the group, click
here and scroll to the “Catholic Social Teaching” section.
Boston, Mass.
JUSTICE & PEACE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE –
WORKSHOPS ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
Stoneville, N.C.
APPLYING CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING – ONE DAY RETREATS: POVERTY
Stoneville, N.C.
