Our Social Context
Despite economic growth and technological progress, our world is in crisis: climate change is compromising the planet’s sustainability, rising inequalities are preventing the greater part of humanity from having access to basic human rights. Conflicts, poverty and climate change are triggering refugee movements. Political extremism is challenging democracy and international collaboration.
These contemporary issues are complex, often interconnected and of such magnitude that it is easy to feel at a loss to engage with them in meaningful ways in a daily life context. No one can tackle these issues alone, but we often lack the appropriate social settings that would allow us to talk with others and find ways to contribute to change.
Jesuit Forum Mission
The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice strives to intellectually engage all peoples of all faiths and backgrounds rooted in prayerful reflection, discerning dispositions, and willingness to share upon the realities and issues of our time for the purpose of more faith-filled and just societies.
In helping build up a better world the Jesuit Forum brings together small groups of people who seek to make a fruitful difference within society through personal and communal reflection rooted in a growing intellectual awareness, a growing sense of prayerfulness, and a desire to listen and share transparently with others their consolations and desolations on the social and spiritual blessings and challenges of our Creation and of society.
Through an environment of personal and communal discernment and trusting relations, in contrast to growing individualism and a reactionary faith, the Jesuit Forum seeks to foster prayerful friendships, energy, enthusiasm and a deeper understanding of the world in which we live in order to foster more just and fruitful social choices in harmony with Creation and our Creator.