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Peace & Justice
We defend, empower and stand with those are denied full human dignity.
Risking Kinship: A Peace and Justice Perspective
In sharing our IHM charism of God’s unconditional love, may we grow together into new understandings of what it means to authentically live the Gospel.
Touchstones: A Peace and Justice Perspective
The questions remain: How will we move forward now, living lives of compassion and peace and inclusion? How will we create with our lives a field of healing presence for our beautiful yet wounded world?
What table flipping needs to be done today?
Let this be the time to cross the thresholds before us.
Walking on the Two Feet of Love
It is my conviction that as the future of religious life emerges, we, sisters cannot cease from witnessing to the Reign of God with imagination, fresh thinking and hope, aware that “any attempt to practice the same spirituality as Jesus would entail learning to speak out boldly as he did—and face the consequences.”
The Value of Discomfort
“When I think of Jesus flipping the
tables in the temple, I imagine the chaos that ensued, people furious at him for upsetting the status quo. Yet throughout the gospels, Jesus taught things that made people uncomfortable.”
Reexamining Right to Life in Light of Our Chapter Commitment to Bold Discipleship
We need to speak, write, and work vigorously to correct and lift burdens that cause the right to life to be challenged in any way.
God’s “Temple of Humanity” at the US-Mexico Border
Asylum seekers depend on the compassionate care of people who believe that God resides in the “Temple of Humanity” and who do not turn a blind eye to their brothers and sisters’ angst and suffering.
Love Subverting the World: A Peace and Justice Perspective
Yes, it is love that subverts the world. By
the grace of the Holy One, may we remain
in that revolution of truth, of mercy, of
justice that boldly witnesses to God’s
dream of abundant life for all people,
today and every day.
Wound Care: A Peace and Justice Perspective
In our work for a more just and inclusive world, may we listen with the ear of the Holy One so that we may truly hear the cries of our world.
IHM Corporate Stance on the use of the Death Penalty
We, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, declare our opposition to the use of the death penalty.