Peace & Justice
Committing Ourselves to Justice
To follow Jesus is to commit ourselves to justice. This requires inward change more often than we would like and can be a complicated journey.
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Ukrainian youth make pilgrimage to Medjugorje, praying for peace
A group of Ukrainian youth have made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, asking Mary to bring peace as Russia doubles down on its 11-year war in Ukraine and brutally targets civilians.
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I’d Like to Say: We Need to Stop ‘Othering’
The time-honored practice of othering those who differ from us is eating away at our Christian call to love one another.
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Fighting Racism
St. Katharine Drexel was born into a wealthy Philadelphia family in 1858. She founded an order of nuns and helped found the first Black Catholic university—Xavier University in New Orleans.
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Justice and Solidarity
Dorothy Day was a social activist, pacifist, Catholic worker, and peacemaker. She lived at a time that reflected social injustice against others, and she actively refused to fade into all the noise.
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Hope in the Fight against Human Trafficking
Millions of people worldwide experience human trafficking. Members of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, an organization founded by Catholic sisters, discuss their ongoing work and advocacy for survivors.
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I’d Like to Say: The Time to Protect Elections Is Now
As trust in our election system erodes, so does our sense of unity as American citizens. By looking to the Franciscan tradition and its emphasis on peace-building, we can find ways to heal and strengthen our divided society.