Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation
The mission of the PJIC Office is to assist the Congregation, Sisters and Associates, corporately and individually, to witness and live a ministry of peace, justice and integrity of creation in varied ways through increased awareness, prayer, presence, education, advocacy and systemic change.
Vision of the PJIC Office: The Sisters of Charity of New York will be a contemplative, transformative and prophetic presence and witness in areas of peace, justice and integrity of creation through the living of the charism of charity and the addressing of systemic change in solidarity with all life, humans and nonhuman. The PJIC Director, and all those associated with the PJIC Office, will work collaboratively with the Congregation, Leadership Team, committees, groups, individual sisters, associates and the wider public in identifying, celebrating and calling forth the many ways we practice and live peace, justice and integrity of creation.
Brief history: The Sisters of Charity of New York have structured their peace, justice and integrity of creation ministry in various ways over the years. The current Office of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation, formed in September 2012, focuses on the 2011 Assembly call to address creation’s transformative energy, global poverty, human trafficking and immigration.
The PJIC Office carries out its mission and work through:
Four co-chaired committees: Currently there are four committees: Creation’s Transformative Energy, Global Poverty, Immigration, and Voting & Anti-Racism.
Collaboration and networking with local, regional, state, national and international organizations. See section on collaboration for information on issues and to take action.
Systemic Change: The Sisters of Charity of New York have been committed to systemic change for decades. We now expand our efforts with the Vincentian Family, Sisters of Charity Federation and others to act on behalf of justice from a contemplative heart. Click here to visit FamVin.org for systemic change resources.
United Nations presence through the Sisters of Charity Federation NGO. Click here to visit the website.
Sisters of Charity Corporate Responsibility and Alternative Investment. Click here to read statement.
Updates from PJIC
Sixth Annual Interfaith Prayer Service Commemorating National Migration Week
On September 22, people of faith gathered for the sixth annual Interfaith Prayer Service commemorating National Migration Week. Watch Prayer Service Centered on the theme “Even Just One of These Children” (Matthew 18:5), the evening brought together advocates,...
When Harlem Was In Vogue Book Discussion:
Join us as we continue our annual book seminar Continue our annual book seminar as we explore When Harlem Was in Vogue by David Levering Lewis, a compelling account of the Harlem Renaissance and the cultural, artistic, and political movement that transformed Black...
Season of Creation Book Discussion: The Problem With Plastic
Register here For more information contact Sr. Carol De Angelo, SC (cdeangelo@scny.org) or Ms. Leeanna Varga (lvarga@ophope.org ). Planning Team: Sr. Carol De Angelo, SC; Sr. Alice Marie Giordano, OSU; Sr. Claire Regan, SC; Ms. Leeanna Varga, OP Hope. Format: opening...
Movie Night: All the Empty Rooms
By Diandra Garcia-Heredia, Advocacy & Program Coordinator for PJIC join the Peace, Justice & Integrity of Creation Office on August 23 at 3:00 p.m. in the University of Mount Saint Vincent President's Reception Room for a screening of the Netflix...
Resurrection Begins in Places Like This
Awaiting resurrection, the Sisters at Kittay Senior Apartments spent the days before Easter preparing baskets for the children who wait in line to see their mothers and fathers at Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center. Around tables filled with colorful eggs, candy, toys,...
Lenten Fast To End Gun Violence
From the Office of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation Nuns Against Gun Violence invites us to take part in its third annual Lenten Fast to End Gun Violence, a collective act of prayer, sacrifice, and advocacy calling for an end to gun violence and the passage of...
