Justice-Peace-Creation

“Actualizing a Transformed Earth Community” …Let’s Act!

From October 5th to 7th, 2011, we, 200 or more members of the religious congregations from across Canada, gathered in Montreal with many of our Associates and Collaborators in the work of justice, peace and the integrity of creation to reflect together on the integral connection between social justice and eco-justice, between the poor of the earth and the poor earth. We confronted the actual state of our planet and the situation created by our economic, political and spiritual choices. This was an opportunity to name the challenges facing humanity and to encourage the urgent response required.

We measured the scope of the challenges and acknowledged our tardiness in facing them: challenges related to the environment, social justice, politics and spirituality. In the face of the challenges we identified, and In keeping with our individual and collective choices, we commit ourselves to practising and promoting a spirituality which encourages us to engage in society in order to confront these challenges. Such a spirituality awakens an authentic hope in a collective future. At the conclusion of our Gathering, we signed the declaration: We hear the call of the Earth and the call of the poor.

Go to the full report of the CRC-JPIC National Gathering.

CRC-JPIC Network Meeting in Atlantic

During their April 26-27 Atlantic JPIC Network meeting, Sister representatives from all four provinces took part in a very helpful and practical workshop on advocacy offered by Olga Gladkikh of the Coady International Institute.

CRC Workshop 'A Place at theTable'

A group of Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception gathered for a photo op with presenters Sisters Linda Gregg, CSJ, and Mary Rowell, CSJ, at the June 1 CRC workshop “A Place at the Table” on the integrity of creation offered in Vancouver.