Dominican Values
Justice
Justice is a call for right relationships – among humans, between humans and God, and between humans and our God-given world. Social justice involves right relationships among humans and within our human-created institutions.
Today Dominicans stand on the shoulders of St. Dominic, whose actions on behalf of the poor and marginalized serve as a model for preaching justice. The Dominican Order operates the International Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace and has an NGO (non-governmental organization) presence at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. Through the Dominican Leadership Conference in the United States, Dominicans also have a presence at the UN in New York. Additionally, the Dominican Sisters of Peace join others in the Dominican Family in framing and implementing the Dominican Call to Justice, an annually-revised document that describes the most significant issues of justice and peace for North American Dominicans. The work of justice continues to focus our actions every day ....
Just Reflecting
We invite you to read and consider the following monthly justice-centered reflections from the Dominican Sisters of Peace.
August 2010
Violence and Efforts to Bring About Peace
by Doris Regan, OP
July 2010
Climate Change: A Moral Question?
by Jane Belanger, OP
June 2010
Religion and Capital Punishment
by Kathy Broussard, OP
May 2010
Can Pentecost Happen Again?
by Promoter of Justice Judy Morris, OP
April 2010
One Day Soon
by Rose Ann Van Buren, OP
March 2010
I Was a Stranger and You Took Me In
by Regina McCarthy, OP
February 2010
Contemplation Enables Us to Be the Preachers Who Do Justice
by Mary Ann Wiesemann-Mills, OP
Declaration of Life
Eliminating the death penalty remains a daunting challenge for many individuals and organizations. While progress has been made through the Innocence Project and the elimination of the death penalty for persons who are mentally challenged, 35 states maintain the death penalty. One creative effort to discourage the use of the death penalty is the Declaration of Life. This legal document states that if the signer is murdered she/he does not want the perpetrator executed. The signed document should be kept with other legal documents. To view the Declaration of Life document, click here.