The Social Justice Commission meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM (September to June). Meetings are open to the parish.
 

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Our Mission

"To serve Holy Spirit parishioners as a resource for understanding Catholic Social Teaching, click the preceding link. The commission is to be a catalyst for action on behalf of justice and thus foster a caring community that would respectfully address and act upon the social injustices of our parish, local and global communities."

Social Justice Commission, 2007


 

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Quote from Pope Francis Instituting 
a New Dicastery for Promoting 
Integral Human Development

“In all her being and actions, the Church is called to promote the integral development of the human person in the light of the Gospel.  This development takes place by attending to the inestimable goods of justice, peace, and the care of creation.  . . . . So that the Holy See may be solicitous in these areas, as well as in those regarding health and charitable works, I institute the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.”
 

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THE CHURCH’S ECONOMIC - SOCIAL TEACHINGS

Father Ronald Rolheiser blog 3/29/2009

Most of us have been raised to believe that we have the right to possess whatever comes to us honestly, either through our own work or through legitimate inheritance. No matter how large that wealth might be, it’s ours as long as we didn’t cheat anyone along the way. By and large, this belief has been enshrined in the laws of democratic countries and we generally believe that it is morally sanctioned by Christianity. More...   
 
 
To sign up for the Social Justice Ministries, click here.
 

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