MSC Irish Province Commission for

Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (JPIC)

Vision

Inspired by the Gospels and our MSC charism, we are called to safeguard the world as our one home, given by God; a place where all peoples are treated equally as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Mission

At the service of the Province, and seeking a more just and sustainable world, the JPIC Group seeks to inform, animate and resource the members to engage in local, national and international JPIC initiatives.

In connection with the wider Chevalier family, and with national and international networks, the Group seeks to represent the Province, share information and lend its voice to major campaigns.

The JPIC Group is an open, self-selecting group.  All MSC are welcome at any time.

The JPIC Group

The MSC Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Group (JPIC) was born following the European Assembly of 2008 which was held in Issoudun. It came from a shared belief among a number of the members that as an Irish Province we need to take more concerted action regarding issues of justice and peace in our world. This was echoed during our Provincial Assembly in Grace Dieu in Spring 2009 when we identified solidarity with the marginalised and our call to a prophetic living out of Gospel values as central to how we saw ourselves as Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Our call to stand with the poor and dispossessed is deeply rooted in our own charism.

We will be attentive, as our Founder was, to those who suffer and are in need. We will seek to identify the causes of their suffering, and to discern what our response will be by following the light of the Gospel and by listening to the world and to the Church.

In the poor and the little ones, in all the victims of injustice and violence, we will discover the face of Christ. He asks us to bring his love into their lives. In answer to his call, we will show compassion towards them by working courageously to guarantee their human rights and to change the hearts of their oppressors.

Constitutions of the Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, nos. 21 & 22

Currently, the members of the JPIC Group are: Alan Neville (chair), Brendan Hanley, Joe McGee, Liam O'Brien, Con O'Connell, Pat O'Sullivan, Carl Tranter, Mark Van Beeumen and Ton Zwart.