Human society... demands that people be guided by justice, respect the rights of others and do their duty. It demands, too, that they be animated by such love as will make them feel the needs of others as their own, and induce them to share their goods with others, and to strive in the world to make all people alike heirs to the noblest of intellectual and spiritual values. Nor is this enough; for human society thrives on freedom, namely, on the use of means which are consistent with the dignity of its individual members, who, being endowed with reason, assume responsibility for their own actions... Pacem in Terris, 1963
The congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph (CSJ), since our founding in 1650, have cared for the oppressed and poor of our cities and nations. We have also asked why they are poor and oppressed, and have striven to change unjust societal systems for the good of all.
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The demands of justice must be satisfied first of all;
that which is already due in justice is not to be offered as a gift of charity.
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity
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