After a several year hiatus, the Peace and Justice Committee was reignited in the Fall of 2020.   Each year, the work of the Committee will be based on one or more Catholic Social Teachings.

 This year, 2024 - 2025, the focus will be on this Catholic Social Teaching:
 

• Call to Family, Community and Participation

• Call to Family, Community and Participation according to st. thomas a'becket volunteer

• Finding Peace and Justice at St. Thomas a'Becket

 

The person is not only sacred but also social. How we organize our society -- in economics and politics, in law and policy -- directly affects human dignity and the capacity of
 individuals to grow in the community. Marriage and the family are the central social institutions that must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. We believe people have a right and a duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.

Human life is sacred, and the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society.

 

DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

Every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those things required for human decency.
 

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring.
 

OPTION FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE
 

The economy must serve people, not the other way around.

 

THE DIGNITY OF WORK AND THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS

Our love for all our sisters and brothers demands that we promote peace in a world filled with violence and conflict.
 

SOLIDARITY

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We are called to protect people and the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of God’s creation.
 

CARE FOR GOD'S CREATION

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For a summary on each Teaching, visit the USCCB web page https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching 

In the Fall of 2020, the Peace and Justice Committee was reignited with the goal to align its work with Catholic Social Teachings.  The efforts have been centered on the Teachings of  Option for the Poor and Vulnerable; Care for God’s Creation; and, Solidarity. As a Parish Community we have;

• Volunteered at 12 different organizations who serve the Poor and Vulnerable

• Served as a Welcome Team for a family from Afghanistan and a family from Ukraine

• Walked with our Sikh friends at the Gurudwara

• Provided over 45,000 sandwiches to the Pope Francis Center since May of 2021

• Distributed over 900 trees to our Parish Community on Earth Day

• Sponsored five educational sessions on the plight of the immigrants

• Collected 450 pairs of shoes to donate to those in needs

• Saved over 100,000 plastic shopping bags from the landfill

• Hosted holiday events for Canton kids in need and provided gifts for them at Christmas

• Served over 20 potluck dinners to the Dorothy Day House; 

• And so much more, YET, our work is just beginning.  

Beginning in September 2023 and throughout 2024, the Committee will focus on th Catholic Social Teaching Call to Family, Community and Participation.  If you are interested in learning more about the committee or want to get involved, please join us at one of our meetings.  The Comittee typically meets on the 2^nd Monday of the month, September through June at 7 PM at Church. 

 For more information or if you have questions, please email [email protected]   Watch the Chancellor for current opportunities to get involved.