Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
In solidarity with those who are most vulnerable
From our contemplation of the Pierced Heart of Jesus in the heart of wounded humanity flows the desire to commit ourselves with greater passion and compassion to justice, peace and the integrity of creation.
Journeying with people of different religions, races and cultures, and listening profoundly to the joys and suffering of humanity, have allowed us to be touched by the poverty, inequality, exclusion, violence and environmental destruction that are present in today’s world.
We take the responsibility to orient all our educative endeavors toward creating relationships of equality, inclusion, non-violence and harmony, believing that to have life and life in abundance is the deepest desire of God. In whatever apostolic activity we are engaged, our educative mission makes visible our solidarity with those who are excluded.
The pursuit of justice, peace and integrity of creation (JPIC) permeates all aspects of our lives. We include these in the criteria we use for discerning our relationships, ministries and commitments. In so doing, all our choices are marked by Gospel values.
Today, we, the Society of the Sacred Heart, commit to four imperatives set forth by our International JPIC office in the document Being Artisans of Hope in Our Blessed and Broken World:
- Washing one another’s feet: An invitation to critically reflect on JPIC and our relationship to power
- Transforming and being transformed: Advocacy that begins with soul-searching honesty
- Caring for our common home
- Welcoming people on the move and walking with those who seek refuge and who hope for a better future
Today, we, the Society of the Sacred Heart, commit to four imperatives set forth by our International JPIC office in the document Being Artisans of Hope in Our Blessed and Broken World:
- Washing one another’s feet: An invitation to critically reflect on JPIC and our relationship to power
- Transforming and being transformed: Advocacy that begins with soul-searching honesty
- Caring for our common home
- Welcoming people on the move and walking with those who seek refuge and who hope for a better future
For more on JPIC visit our province’s Office of JPIC on the Stuart Center website.
JPIC initiatives and ministries
Stuart Center for Mission
Stuart Center for Mission
For almost 40 years, the Stuart Center for Mission has engaged in social justice, education, empowerment and partnership, making visible the mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
Mission based investing
Mission based investing
In line with our call to mission as expressed in the Constitutions of the Society of the Sacred Heart and premised on the belief that the gifts of the universe belong to all and on the imperative to care for and protect all of God’s creation, we offer our support for and the avoidance of standards of practice in three specific areas.
Healthy Waters
Healthy Waters
Water defines our “blue” planet, our place in the cosmos, our humanity, our relationships and our story. Tragedy brought the Healthy Waters and Coastal Restoration Interest Group together around a shared interest that was personal, touching our hearts and opening us to a critical awareness which called us to action. Then and now: Our love keeps us united to “be and act as One Body” to “care for our common home.”