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Planting Seeds: Growing Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
Worker's Rights - Fall 2025 - Stay Tuned for Details
Planting Seeds: Growing Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
Worker's Rights - Fall 2025 - Stay Tuned for Details
🌱 Stay tuned! Our next Seeds of Justice event will explore Workers’ Rights through the lens of Catholic social teaching. 🌱
We’ll dig into the dignity of work, the right to fair wages and safe conditions, and how organizing for justice aligns with our call to uphold human dignity and the common good. More details coming soon!
Past Events
Past Events
An Evening with Sister Norma Pimentel: Exploring the Dignity of the Human Person Through the Lens of Immigration
An Evening with Sister Norma Pimentel: Exploring the Dignity of the Human Person Through the Lens of Immigration
Join us for an inspiring evening as we reflect on the dignity of the human person through the lens of immigration. We are honored to welcome Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ, as our keynote speaker—one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
Sister Norma, a nationally recognized advocate for migrant families and Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, has dedicated her life to providing humanitarian aid to immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Her unwavering commitment to justice and compassion has transformed countless lives.
This event marks the second gathering in Seeds of Justice Network’s two-year series exploring the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching. Having worked on the front lines, witnessing both the struggles and resilience of immigrant communities, Sister Norma brings not only deep knowledge but also a message of hope.
What to Expect:
What to Expect:
Keynote Address by Sister Norma Pimentel – Gain insight into her experiences and the urgent realities facing migrant communities.
Local Stories of Hope & Resilience – Hear from the dedicated leaders of The MICA Project (mica-project.org) and St. Francis Community Services (sfcsstl.org), who work tirelessly to support immigrants in our local community.
Q&A Sessions – Engage directly with Sister Norma and our local leaders, ask questions, and learn how you can take action.
Get Involved - Meet with local organization to see how you can get involved and help.
Event Details
Event Details
📅 Date: April 10, 2025
📍 Location: SLUH High
Sister Norma, SOJN Board and Guests at Dinner with the winners of our drawing
Sister Norma, SOJN Board and Guests at Dinner with the winners of our drawing
Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ speaking at SLUH High on the Dignity of the Human Person through the lens of Immigration on April 10, 2025
Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ speaking at SLUH High on the Dignity of the Human Person through the lens of Immigration on April 10, 2025
Planting Seeds: Growing Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
Planting Seeds: Growing Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
Seeds of Justice Network is thrilled to share that Sister Simone Campbell, SSS, former Executive Director of Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will be the inaugural keynote speaker for the Planting Seeds: Growing Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching series! Sister Simone will present her talk on the theme “Call to Family, Community, and Participation” on September 26.
This talk will be the beginning off a multi-year series of programs on the themes of Catholic Social Teaching and how they can impact our faith journey. In 2025, we will address the themes of solidarity, care of God’s creation, and the dignity of work and the rights of workers.
Sister Simone Campbell, SSSS Signing a copy of her book for guest at the event.
Sister Simone Campbell, SSSS with the Seeds of Justice Board of Directors and special guests the evening before the event at a private dinner.
In the Footsteps of Jesus: A Vibrant Church of Missionary Disciples
In the Footsteps of Jesus: A Vibrant Church of Missionary Disciples
May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024
Seeds of Justice Network and JustFaith Ministries brought an opportunity to hear and be inspired by Jack Jezreel, who founded JustFaith Ministries in 1989. Borrowing from the scriptures, Catholic Social Teaching and Pope Francis, Jack highlighted how the Gospel invites us to a life of compassion, a life that changes us and the world around us. In addition, he described a strategy for parishes to nurture and empower their members to become vessels of God's healing and love in the world. The result? Transformed people, transformed churches, and a transformed world. The way is simple; it's just not easy.
Doing Justice in a Divided Nation & Church
Doing Justice in a Divided Nation & Church
April 27, 2021
April 27, 2021
After opening remarks by Seeds of Justice Network Board President Pat Dougherty and prayer by Bernie Sammons, Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ, reminded us that our divisions as a nation and Church have a history spanning centuries. He highlighted facets to history and noted the divisions are becoming increasingly personal – to the end that many see the “other” as the enemy or as evil.
Using the lens of Catholic Social Teaching, Fr. Kammer challenged us to look beyond “our team” for “Team Catholic” and called us to practice “faithjustice” by:
Listening deeply
Reaching across division to work on specific issues of shared interest
Drawing on the variety of Catholic teachers and resources
Generously using storytelling, Scripture and humor.
Then local justice leaders shared their work and opportunities to engage. Elyse Max shared the work of Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, and Denise Lieberman shared how Missouri Voter Protection Coalition guards the vote. Kim Davis shared a powerful story of her personal passion in starting Project Read & Feed and the impact it’s making for children in St. Louis.
One of the special elements of the program featured small group discussion where participants met several other like-minded and hopeful neighbors, reflected on the content shared, and made plans for future action. Upon reconvening as a full group, participants shared out, heard about opportunities to participate in JustFaith programs, and were called to action.
Voting: What’s a Catholic to do?
Voting: What’s a Catholic to do?
October 6, 2020
October 6, 2020
Panelists:
Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ
Meg Olson, NETWORK Lobby
Daniel Isom Ph.D., REJIS Commission; Retired Chief of Police SLMPD
Heidi Schlumpf, National Catholic Reporter
To continue exploring the topic, we recommend:
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility – U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops video series (in English, Español, Tagalog, Tiếng Việt)
Catholics, Abortion and Voting: Time to Correct the Record – National Catholic Reporter article discussed in Q&A
Justice, Peace & Human Development Resources & Tools – U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, includes the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching referenced in the closing prayer
Systemic Racism is a Pro-Life Issue – National Catholic Reporter/National Black Catholic Congress podcast
Catholic Social Thought – Jesuit Social Research Institute
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