• St. Paul
  • Working with Youth in America
  • Teaching youth in India
  • Teaching youth
  • Passionists at the US Capitol
  • Passionists JPIC
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  • Fr. Thomas Berry and Fr. Stephen Dunn
  • Working in India
  • Working in India
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Promote. Advocate. Educate.

The North American Office promotes and communicates the ministries of social service, advocacy, and international solidarity for the North American Passionist communities. It provides education in Passionist Spirituality and furnishes resources on issues of social and environmental suffering.

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Latest Blogs

Lectionary Reflections - July 27, 2010

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: “Feeding yourself entirely on his Divine Will”

Lectionary Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23. Vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! For what profit are all the toil and anxiety of heart? Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11. Set your heart on what pertains to higher realms. Your life is hidden with Christ in God. You are formed anew in the image of the Creator. Luke 12:13-21. Possessions do not ... Read more

Passion for Justice - July 27, 2010

Passionist JPIC Advocacy Update

Throughout the year the Passionist office for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation has worked on issues of social concern. It is an objective of the office to promote advocacy on these issues especially where they impact our community’s concerns or spirituality. During the spring members of our community engaged in a number of ... Read more

Passion for Justice - July 23, 2010

Passionist Volunteers International (Jamaica)

Passionist Volunteers International (PVI) has a volunteer mission in Jamaica, West Indies. This year and in the past the volunteers who come here have lived and served in an area known as Stony Hill, located on the very northern edge of Kingston. The volunteers serve in four area missions, each with their own church that ... Read more

Action Alerts

JPIC Resource: Powerpoint presentation on the “Passion of the Earth” 

Tree CrossVisit our JPIC resource page or go right to this link to see our latest presentation for an ecological retreat that we are putting together. This presentation will guide us towards an emerging envirmnetal ethic and spirituality based on Catholic Social Teaching and the work of Fr. Thomas Berry, CP. It will then consider some realities of our suffering planet and leave us with the discussion regarding our own response to this reality.

Catholics Confront Global Poverty Campaign:

Visit the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops campaign to address Global Poverty. The Campaign is developing itself by addresing 7 root causes of global poverty. Visit the action site to add your voice to the current action related to this campaign.  

JPIC bookletJPIC Resources: International Passionist JPIC Booklet:

Visit our JPIC resource page or go right to this link and view our International Passionist JPIC booklet in english and in spanish. Also visit our workbook resource for articles and positions on Passionist JPIC. 

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