PEACE & JUSTICE
For St. Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Order, the Gospel was the standard against which everything else was to be measured. We are called to be in touch with the needs, hopes, desires, and aspirations of those with whom we share this planet. Dedication to truth and the study required to know truth plunge us directly into issues affecting our society and Church.
Nearly 300 years after the arrival of the first Dominicans in the Western Hemisphere, Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Founder Father Samuel Mazzuchelli continued to sow his new homeland with the tradition of justice. Mazzuchelli acted on behalf of those without access to power. He once said, “One who carries the word of truth ought to imitate the Divine Teacher who went about doing good by relieving the oppressed.”
STRUCTURAL ROOTS
During the 1970s and 1980s, there was an increasing focus by Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa on the root causes of injustice. In 1982, the Sisters called for coordination of peace and justice efforts at the congregation level. In 1983, the Office of Peace and Justice was established and a Promoter of Peace & Justice was named.
The promoter assists with study and social analysis relevant to global, national, and local issues; calls congregation members to action on behalf of justice issues; and supports congregation justice committees.
Congregation justice groups include the Faith and Resistance Working Group, Alternative Investment Advisory Committee, Restorative Justice Committee, and the AntiRacism Transformation Team.
She can be contacted at
The Sinsinawa Dominican Office of Peace and Justice
585 County Road Z
Sinsinawa, WI 53824-9701
(608) 748-4411
opjustice@sinsinawa.org
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