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
Reflection 1, 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...
Sisters of Charity Sign Interfaith Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki — attacks which devastated these cities causing up to 213,000 deaths by the end of 1945 and many more in the following years. The attacks inflicted excruciating pain and suffering...
PJIC Office Shares Declaration of Responsibility in the Struggle for Racial Justice
In its July update, the Office of Peace Justice and Integrity of Creation shares the Declaration of Responsibility in the Struggle for Racial Justice. The Declaration of Responsibility for Systemic Racism, drafted by Faith in Action, is the product of a...
Sisters of Charity Stand with Our Dreamers
Supreme Court Ruling Provides Temporary Protection for DACA Recipients Our mission as Sisters of Charity of New York calls us “to strive to reveal God’s love…with and for all in need.” The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States as it affects our DACA...
Take Action to Protect Our Vote
Dear Friends, In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen too many voters forced to choose between participating in our democracy and protecting their health. Forcing voters to vote in person during a pandemic is a threat to public health and the integrity of...
Manhattan College Hosts Sister Norma Pimentel On Crossing Borders: a Catholic Response to Migration
Migrants who arrive at our Southern border seeking refuge from their desperate living conditions have faced hardships they never imagined. Ephesians 5:1–2 tells us, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love.” In Sister Norma Pimentel, a...