The Conference on Justice and Social Concerns provides our campus community with the opportunity to engage with issues of social justice, faith, and personal and communal responsibility to the common good. Experts in both academic and practical realms will come together to lead our campus in dialogue around issues challenging our community locally and globally.

The 2021 Conference on Justice and Social Concerns, sponsored by the St. Mary’s University Center for Catholic Studies, is inspired by Fratelli Tutti: Encyclical Letter on Fraternity and Social Friendship by Pope Francis. Pope Francis’ third encyclical is centered on the major themes of service, charity, economic justice and political love, and is framed by his close friendship and experiences with the Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb of Al-Azhar, an Islamic university and mosque in Egypt.

Each day of the Conference will feature a pre-recorded or live panel centering on the themes presented in Fratelli Tutti and linking them to the Marianist mission and charism. Panels will premiere on the Conference webpage each morning and are pre-recorded unless otherwise indicated.

DAY 2
Social Action
inspired by Fratelli Tutti and Marianist social justice and charity

The final day of the Conference will look at various ways in which the Marianist Charism, with its focus on social justice, promotes the ideals as laid out in Fratelli Tutti, particularly through the work of the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).