All God’s people are our sisters and brothers who deserve to live in a just and peaceful world. Membership in Christ means taking responsibility for the betterment of these lives. The Sisters of Saint Benedict’s Monastery take a variety of approaches to this trust. The World Justice/New Jubilee Committee spearheads action and information enabling the entire community to promote equity and peace.

A few examples of our involvement include

Locally

• Demonstrations for peace, rallying to bring the troops home and awareness of the impact of war,
• Membership in GRIP (Great River Interfaith Partnership), in which local Catholic and Protestant churches share information and strategize to strengthen causes like affordable housing, a living wage and just funding for public education,
• Benedictines for Peace, a voluntary group within the community, lobbies on behalf of the poor and unjustly targeted persons and groups,
• Pax Christi, in which Sisters and laypersons cooperate, affiliated with Pax Christi International, in which works for peace and justice on the local level and beyond,
• Journey House, helping women overcome chemical addiction and emotional trauma resulting from violence they have suffered,
• New Beginnings, aiding unmarried pregnant women, through their pregnancy and beyond, to facilitate a happier and more balanced approach to life and parenting,
• Common Ground Garden and individuals contributing healthful food to the poor of the area.
• Building affordable homes for well deserving families through Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity
   
  

Regionally

• Collaboration with the justice committee of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minn., meeting to select issues and strategize the promotion of justice, currently focusing on the preservation and fair use of water resources,
• Ministering at the Stearns County Jail and the State Reformatory,

Nationally

• Sisters Online, a national Web site for women religious, a resource to share information and encouragement to lobby for peace and justice,
• Prison and jail ministry involves individual Sisters corresponding with the incarcerated, public prayer for persons facing the death penalty and lobbying against the death penalty,
• Writing postcards to Congress on behalf of hunger-related issues selected by Bread for the World,
• Participation in the rally at Fort Benning, Georgia, to close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security and Cooperation, (formerly known as the School of the Americas, credited with the military training of persons accused of crimes against humanity, particularly in Latin American and Caribbean nations),
• Lobbying for more just wages and working conditions for workers in fast-food industries,
• Support of the Benedictine Peace Statement opposing the war,
• Involvement in the East-West Dialogue to deepen international understanding,
• Attendance at regional and national conferences for peace and justice.