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
Caring for Our Common Home
by Sister Mary Ann Garisto from the Office of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation Sr. Mary Ann Garisto The following is from the Summer 2021 issue of Vision. In the spirit of Laudato Si’, we may want to consider ways to reduce our carbon footprint and take better...
Sister Carol De Angelo to Speak on Laudato Si’ Before Audience of Religious Leaders
Sister Carol De Angelo was invited to give a 10-minute presentation on a webinar, “Engaging the Vision of Laudato Si’,” this Thursday, April 15, 2021. Before an international audience of religious leaders, she will share ways that the Sisters of Charity of New York...
Invitation to Advent Lecture Series: No Room — The Moral and Spiritual Challenge of Homelessness
The Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth extend an invitation to join in the Annual Advent Lecture Series, No Room: The Moral and Spiritual Challenge of Homelessness. The virtual series will be offered on three...
Reflection 10, Election 2020
As our attention turns to the upcoming presidential election on November 3, 2020, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, in Convent Station, N.J., asked their Office of Peace, Justice, and Ecological Integrity to prepare reflections that will help to discern and...
NETWORK Launches Nuns on the Bus 2020, “Who We Elect Matters”
NETWORK’s Nuns on the Bus have driven thousands of miles across the United States to prophetically speak for justice and advocate for adequate federal policies. During these journeys, the Nuns on the Bus encountered thousands of activists as we called for the creation...
An Invitation to a Season of Creation 2020 Pilgrimage: Jubilee for Earth
“The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, his boundless affection for us. Soil, water, mountains: everything is, as it were, a caress of God.” Laudato Si 84 The Sisters of Charity of New York Office of Peace Justice and Integrity of Creation offers this...