Office of Social Justice
The goals of the Office of Social Justice of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe are to make Catholics aware of the social teaching of the Church, to help facilitate action prompted by that awareness, to be a voice for the poor and the powerless and to be a resource to parishes as they develop Social Justice outreach. The Office is a collaborative partner with the other offices of the Pastoral Ministries Division. Your involvement is welcome!
Services Offered
Education:
- Provides written and visual materials on church programs for peace and justice.
- Presents programs/workshops on Catholic social teaching at the deanery level.
- Coordinates JustFaith
, a parish-based, in-depth adult formation process to introduce and deepen Catholics’ engagement in the social mission of the Church. - Makes resources available to clergy, parish Social Concerns Committees and other interested persons.
- Provides Catholic Social Ministry Training and on-going support for parish based Social Concerns/Parish Social Ministry Committees.
- Directs Catholic Campaign for Human Development Young Adult Internship.
Advocacy:
- Cooperates with the legislative advocacy work of the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- Cooperates with the National legislative work of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Secretariat.
- Policy for Political Campaign Activities
Life Issues:
- Coordinates Respect Life activities in the Archdiocese
- Promotes the "consistent ethic of life" from "womb’ to "tomb"
- Promotes the "Elizabeth Ministry
" - Supports "Project Rachel ," a
post-abortion healing ministry of the Catholic Church.
Empowerment:
- Directs the Archdiocese
of Santa Fe Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) (anti-poverty
program of the American Catholic Bishops).
- Administers Local CCHD Grant
Applications
(Local CCHD Grant
Applications ) and National
CCHD Grant Process for
community organizing and economic development. - Provides resource materials to parishes, leadership training and support for social justice groups and activities.
Events:
Sponsors a variety of faith witness activities and events including:
- The annual Pro Life Unity Mass
- The annual Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace to Chimayo and Los Alamos
- The annual Celebrating the Sacred in Food and Water Conference
- The annual Christmas Store for low income families.
Social Justice Links
- American Life League
- Bread for the World
- Eating is a Moral Act: Ethics
of Eating
- Eating is a Moral
Act: Values For Eaters
- Faithful Citizenship:
A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility
- For I Was Hungry
and You Gave Me Food: Catholic Reflections on Food, Farmers & Farmworkers
- Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center
- National Catholic Rural Life Conference
- Resources
for Catholic Social Teaching Education
- Seven
Key Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
- US Conference of Catholic Bishops
- U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference-Respect
Life Issues
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops-Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development
- U.S. Bishops'
Statement-A Place at the Table: A Catholic Recommitment to Overcome Poverty & to Respect the Dignity
of All God's Children
- Water in the Web of
Life: We Are Stewards of the Land and Water
- Why Catholics Should Care
About What They Eat
Emergency Social Services
Office of Social Justice
Office of Social Justice
Website
Anne Avellone, M.Div.
Director
Phone: 505.831.8167
Email
Janet Olmsted
Secretary
Phone: 505.831.8205
Email
4000 Saint Joseph's Pl. NW
Albuquerque, NM
87120-1714