A Journey of Justice and Reconciliation

This year the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat will commemorate 50 years of its mission of promoting social justice and reconciliation. It is a historic moment for the entire Society of Jesus and a great occasion to reinvigorate the social and ecological dimension within the Society of Jesus and other third parties.

The commemoration of the 50^th anniversary of the SJES should be a kairos moment for Jesuits, lay collaborators of the social apostolate and others to come together.  It will be an opportunity to recall our past: the achievements, milestones reached and lessons learned. It will be a time to reflect on the challenges that we face today and how we can strengthen our collaboration and networking. It will allow for a collective discernment on the best way to move forward and plan strategically in accordance with the Universal Apostolic Preferences.

The 50^th anniversary will be an occasion to work on how we can better contribute to the fulfilment of human rights and the fundamental freedoms of the people we work with all over the world. It will be commemorated during 2019 and 2020 in different phases at the province, conference and universal level of the Society of Jesus.

Fr. Michael Czerny, SJ, Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology between 1992 and 2002, tells us in this video about the challenges and opportunities facing the social apostolate at his time and today, and how the can the social apostolate help the Society of Jesus to live the Universal Apostolic Preferences.

More info at https://jesuits.global/en/stories/479-50-years-of-justice-and-reconciliation-michael-czerny-sj and in the social networks with the hashtag #SJES50years