Critical Issues


Recognizing the interconnection of all the issues, the Adrian Dominican Sisters have long been engaged, individually and communally, in efforts to protect the integrity of creation and bring about a more just, peaceful and compassionate world. The Office of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (to be called the Office of Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion effective July 1, 2025) coordinates these efforts by bringing to light injustices and recommending ways to take action.


Click on each issue below for resources and actions.

Climate Chaos  Death Penalty 

Human Trafficking  Migration

Nonviolence and Peacemaking  Nuclear Disarmament

 

Partners in Justice

Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center (IPJC) acts for justice in the Church and in the world. IPJC is sponsored by 20 religious communities and collaborates with Catholic, ecumenical, interfaith, and other organizations in carrying out this mission.

Justice Conference for Women Religious (JCWR) is a network of those who serve in the ministry of peace and justice for our world for Women’s Religious Communities.

Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States, serves as a resource to members and uses its corporate voice in solidarity with all who are suffering from violence or oppression. 

Dominicans at the United Nations (UN) - The Dominican Sisters have had an accredited non-governmental (NGO) presence at the United Nations in New York since 2002. Dominican Brothers have a similar presence at the UN in Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna.

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns serves as a resource for Maryknoll leadership and Maryknoll missioners to enable them to act when appropriate on behalf of peace, social justice and the integrity of creation.

NETWORK, a national Catholic Social Justice lobby and a leader in the global movement for justice and peace, educates, organizes, and lobbies for economic and social transformation.