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Peace & Justice

"Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan's plea, defend the widow." Isaiah 1:17

"Let no one attempt with small gifts of charity to exempt themselves from the great duties imposed by justice." (P. Pius XI Divini Redemptoris, #49)

“Our brother Francis, of all the great saints, unreservedly embraced Jesus, the Word made flesh. If our great and majestic God could wholly and lovingly become one with the created world through Jesus Christ, how could Francis, and his brothers and sisters not do likewise? Francis believed that Christ and the gospel called him to be one with all people and all Creation. For followers of Francis, this universal and all-inclusive kinship demands resistance to injustice, exploitation and all oppression that mock what God so lovingly expressed though the life, ministry, death, and resurrectionof Jesus. As friars minor (lesser brothers) of our beloved Francis, we humbly and tirelessly champion the cause of Justice, Peace and Care for Creation (Ecology) through prayer and action.”

francis and the leper In Francis of Assisi's day, lepers were very marginalized outcasts of society. Francis made peace with his aversion to them and began ministering to this shunned group. This conversion in his life is depicted in the sculpture by Br. Joseph Aspell, SM (jaspell@ix.netcom.com) of Cupertino, CA, showing Francis offering a drink to a leper. Since Francis' day his followers have always sought to serve the marginalized and outcasts of their times. Social justice ministry is one way of continuing this Franciscan tradition.Contact Us

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