James Conway SJ

I think that unsettling this norm and unmasking its untruth requires the Church and ourselves to work humbly alongside individuals and groups -- those who profess a faith and those who do not but who share a concern for justice -- to discern the ever-present signs of God in secular culture and to recognise and celebrate the diverse ways that people bring about God's justice in the here and now.

I see working in direct social ministry as something dynamic that involves creatively networking with state organisations as well as faith and voluntary groups.  We shouldn't aim to duplicate work that can be done by others but to ask ourselves what our specific offering can be.

Our rich and varied formation as Jesuits, religious or professional lay workers, our individual gifts and talents and our faith in Jesus Christ equip us well to engage in and with our world.