Transformative Justice

We are women of hope, rooted in the mission of God and inspired by the radical call of the Gospel who claim our prophetic responsibility to build God’s beloved community. Grounding all we are and all we do in a contemplative stance we strive to live in right relationship with all of creation and in solidarity with the global community.

In a world filled with the action of God’s creating love, in a time when major social and global change creates both enormous challenge and significant opportunity, we experience the reality that growing inequity breeds oppression. Unbridled consumption and unfettered capitalism imperil the common good and environmental degradation threatens all God's creation. We desire to understand and address root causes of systemic evil and work with others to meet global needs in a way that reflects the spaciousness of God’s abundant love in the world.

The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men [and women] of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ...

Gaudium et Spes, 1

Priority Justice Concerns

Working for a more just and truly peaceful world is an integral component of LCWR's mission and vision. We claim the moral imperative of the Gospel and pledge our collective voice, resources, and power in solidarity with others to care for our common home; dismantle racism and white supremacy; end human trafficking; ensure justice for immigrants; heal our democracy; promote economic justice and foster nonviolence and just peace as a way of life.

LCWR is committed to addressing the root causes of systemic injustice and endeavoring with others to establish God’s dream for our world. While many member congregations are actively engaged in significant efforts to promote justice, peace, and integrity of creation, LCWR provides opportunities for members to address justice concerns using our collective voice at the national level, and to encourage our members to claim their place as moral leaders in their local communities.

Assembly Resolutions

The assembly resolution process provides LCWR members an opportunity to express their convictions about significant issues and to direct the conference at act on those issues. The formulation of the resolution, which is facilitated by the Global Concerns Committee, is a contemplative process which challenges the entire membership to listen to the cries of Earth and God’s people. Members, meeting in regional groups, engage in prayer, reflection and dialogue that facilitates communal discernment and leads to corporate action. Their communal commitment is affirmed by members meeting at the annual assembly.

Imagining Justice: A Learning Lab for Leaders and Justice Promoters

Imagining Justice is a gathering of those in elected leadership and justice ministry, structured to include space for fellowship, deep and courageous conversation, imagining together the work of justice from an evolutionary perspective and contemplative integration.

Resolutions to Action

Resolutions to Action (RTA) is a quarterly two-page resource which provides a brief analysis of a current justice concern in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Published by the LCWR Global Concerns Committee and distributed electronically this resource employs the “see, judge, act” methodology to help readers examine current concerns.