Social Justice Secretariat

Documents

Ecology Report - Latin America in Spanish|Alfredo Ferro|
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Ecology Report - Europe||
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Membership proposal|Uta Sievers|
8 April 2011 Read more...
AGENDA GIAN Preliminary Workshop|Patxi Álvarez SJ|
3-10 April 2011 Read more...
The Jesuit Seven Year Plan for Generational Change|SJS|
Jesuit Conferences, provinces, works, communities and individuals are encouraged, with the help of this plan, to fulfill the mandate of GC35 to “move beyond doubts and indifference and take responsibility for our home, the earth.” Read more...
Statement on the International Jesuit Network for Development (IJND)|IJND|
The Ignatian social justice centres which have been involved in the umbrella group known as the International Jesuit Network for Development (IJND) have decided to formally bring the initiative to an end. Read more...
Memorandum on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People |SHAKTI Legal aid and human rights centre, Gujarat|
9th August 2009 Read more...
Letter to the participants of the Pre-Forum Fé’namazônia|Ernesto Cavassa SJ|
24-27 January 2009, Belém, Brazil Read more...
European immigration and asylum policy|Elena Rodríguez-Avial|
Statement by the Jesuit social apostolate in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean Read more...
Who's the real Hindu?|Karan Thapar|
Hindustan Times, 30 August 2008 Read more...
Promotio Iustitiae in Issuu.com for easy online reading|SJS|
Test for number 98-99, tell us what you think: sjs.headlines(a)sjcuria.org Read more...
Declaration by the Presidency, on behalf of the European Union, on the situation of human rights defenders in Colombia|EU|
Mentioning especially the Magdalena Medio Peace and Development Project, run by the Jesuits. Read more...
Corruption in the Philippines|Social Apostolate Commission Philippines|
The present document, prepared by the Social Apostolate Commission of the Jesuit Province of the Philippines, is a closely argued and reflective analysis of the issues surrounding corruption in the country. Read more...
THE NEW WELFARE THAT WE ASK OF POLITICS|Jesuit Social Network Italy|
The Ten Commandments of the Jesuit Social Network Italy in view of the 13-14 April elections Read more...
Message for World Aids Day, 1 December 2007|Fratern Masawe SJ|
From Fratern Masawe SJ, Moderator of JESAM, to all the Jesuits of Africa and Madagascar. Read more...
Discussion Guide: Globalization and Marginalization|Sandie Cornish|
Sandie Cornish of the Loyola Institute in Sydney, Australia, has written this discussion guide to help explore the SJS document "Globalization and Marginalization" in detail. Read more...
Iraq Statement by US Jesuit Social Apostolate|US Jesuit Social Apostolate|
The US Social Apostolate has released this "Invitation to Persons of Good Will to Support Intensified Diplomacy Rather Than an Escalation of Military Force in Iraq" in February 2007. Read more...
Seeking Peace in a Violent World|SJS|
This 'Workshop on Violence and War' was organised by SJS in September 2005 at the Santa Severa retreat house. It piloted a methodology called Communal Apostolic Discernment. Read more...
Globalisation and marginalisation - our global apostolic response|SJS|
In this 2006 report, the Task Force on Globalisation & Marginalisation of the Social Justice Secretariat proposes a series of strategies for the Society of Jesus internationally. Read more...
Cutting the Diamond|Ann Pettifor|
How to shape your advocacy campaign to make transformational change happen Read more...
Jesuit Social Centres - Structuring the Social Apostolate|SJS|
This study on Jesuit-run Social Centres all over the world was published in February 2005. It includes a comprehensive overview over the history and current activities of the Social Centres and makes recommendations for the future. Read more...
Structuring the Social Apostolate|Ando Isamo SJ|
A 1-page summary of the 120-page document Read more...
Letter to the Whole Society on Poverty|P.H. Kolvenbach SJ|
Fr General P.H. Kolvenbach explores the meaning and practice of evangelical poverty and the new statutes on poverty in this 2003 letter. He stresses the need for conversion of heart, and communal discernment by Jesuit communities. Read more...
Where the Mind is Without Fear and the Head is held High|Peter-Hans Kolvenbach SJ|
This 2003 address to the World Congress of Jesuit Alumni/ae stresses that our faith in God, our religion and prayer, are barren and meaningless unless they open our eyes to fellow human beings in need. Read more...
Networking in the Social Area|Peter-Hans Kolvenbach SJ|
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Guidelines on Jesuit Networking in the Social Area|Michael Czerny SJ|
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Letter on the Social Apostolate|Peter-Hans Kolvenbach SJ|
Father General in this January 2000 letter summarises the characteristics of the Social Apostolate and its current strengths and weaknesses. Read more...
The Service of Faith & the Promotion of Justice in American Jesuit Higher Education|P.H.Kolvenbach SJ|
Fr General P.H.Kolvenbach, speaking at a conference in 2000, reflects on what faith and justice has meant for Jesuits since 1975 and suggests what justice rooted in faith could mean in American Jesuit higher education. Read more...
Characteristics of the Social Apostolate|SJS|
SJS explores the purpose of Jesuit social ministries in this 1998 document offering a common basis on which Jesuits and companions can meet, reflect and work more closely together in this area. Read more...
Letter on Neoliberalism in Latin America|The Latin American Provincials|
Some reflections about the so-called neo-liberalism in our countries (1996) Read more...
General Congregation 34, Decree 3, Our Mission & Justice|General Congregation 34|
The most recent General Congregation (1995) affirms in this decree the integral role of the promotion of justice in the mission of the Society of Jesus. Dialogue between cultures and religions are highlighted as new dimensions of the promotion of justice. Read more...
General Congregation 34, Decree 4, Our Mission & Culture|General Congregation 34|
This 1995 Decree explores the role of dialogue with cultures in the mission of the Society of Jesus. It promotes the incarnation of the Gospel through inculturation. Read more...
General Congregation 34, Decree 5, Our Mission & Interreligious Dialogue|General Congregation 34|
This 1995 Decree explores the role of dialogue between religions in the mission of the Society of Jesus. It promotes a four fold dialogue of life, of action, of religious experience, and of theological exchange. Read more...
General Congregation 34, Decree 9, Poverty|General Congregation 34|
This 1995 Decree calls on Jesuits to consider whether their way of life is a credible witness to the vow of poverty. It proposes guidelines to assist in deepening this witness. Read more...
General Congregation 34, Decree 14, Jesuits and the Situation of Women in Church and Civil Society|General Congregation 34|
This 1995 Decree names the unjust treatment and exploitation of women as a central concern of a mission which seeks to integrate faith and justice. Read more...
General Congregation 32, Decree 4, Our Mission Today|General Congregation 32|
This decree, adopted by General Congregation 32 in 1975, marked a major development in the Jesuits' understanding of the essential link between the service of faith and work for justice in the mission of the Society of Jesus. Read more...
Men and women for others|Pedro Arrupe SJ|
In this landmark speech to Jesuit Alumni in 1973, Father General Pedro Arrupe SJ stressed the need for Jesuit education to lead to a commitment to work for justice in the world. Read more...