Services

The two principle apostolates of the Passionist community are its Preaching and Retreat ministries. Through these ministries we offer the Christian community an opportunity to come to know and love God and God’s holy purpose for each one of us, especially in the midst of suffering. This is the mission of the Passionist community. The Passionist JPIC Office offers resources, programs and workshops on the social dimension of this great mission. The services of this Passionist office is to offer Retreat models and workshop topics that could be used with Retreats, Parishes, Catechetical, and other models of formation.

Passionist JPIC Office Retreat Programs:

  • The Impact of the Cross in the World Today: This is a Passionist JPIC retreat model that is geared to young adults. It is a 24 hour overnight retreat that includes the following three session:
    • Passionist spirituality of Justice
    • Authentic Human Development
    • Globalization of Solidarity
  • Two other Retreat models are currently being developed including:
    • “Crucified as they are by Injustice”: A Passionist immersion retreat that builds solidarity with suffering members of the local and global community.
    • The Passion of the Earth: A Passionist retreat on the New Cosmology spirituality as developed by Fr. Thomas Berry

Passionist JPIC Workshops: for Parishes, Missions, Catechesis, Retreats and other speaking engagements:

  • Passion for Life series: Passionist JPIC Retreat workshops
    • Passionist spirituality of Justice
    • Passion for Life: A Passionist reflection on the Consistent Ethic of Life
    • Authentic Human Development: A Passionist reflection on the recent social encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI Caritas in Veritate
    • Passionist sustainability: A talk on “Green” facilities
    • Passion for Peace
    • “Actions on Behalf of Justice” A Passionist guide towards social action and legislative advocacy
    • Christian Simple living: The evangelical councils for the lay community
    • The Integrity of Creation: Living in the Eco-zioc Age
  • Just Neighbors: JPIC programs adapted from issue workshops of the Just Neighbors program of Family Promise
    • Poverty: These three sessions from Just Neighbors addresses different aspect of the issue of poverty and gets people to understand the issues of people in poverty.
      • Who Is My Neighbor? introduces three different families that are facing poverty, share the obstacles they face and how we, as a people of faith, are called to respond.
      • Making Ends Meet: Goes into the detail of what it means to be a family living in poverty and the difficult decision that they face.
      • What Would You Choose? Goes further in having participants make the tough decisions that people in poverty face.
    • Does Working Work?: This session considers the dignity of work and shares on the issues that affect the “working poor”
    • Housing Matters:  This session discusses the nation’s housing crisis and teaches how communities are responding to the needs of housing.
    • Prejudice, Privilege, and Poverty: The link of race and poverty is discussed with this session
    • Our Children, Our Future: Children in poverty share through pictures and story their own harsh reality of growing up poor. Participants will identify the essential elements all children need to thrive.
  • Scripture Reflection
    • Wisdom of the Cross: A Passionist JPIC reflection on 1Corintians 1:18-25
    • Christian Freedom: A Passionist JPIC reflection on Galatians 5:13-26
    • Our Social Covenant: A Passionist JPIC reflection on Deuteronomy 5:1-21 (the ten commandments)
    • Faith without Works is dead: A Passionist JPIC reflection on James 2:14-26
  • Other topics related to the Mission of the office can be developed.

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