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Nº 129, 2020/1 Promotio Iustitiae Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES), General Curia of the Society of Jesus, Rome, Italy Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat Society of Jesus 2 Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat Second Social Apostolate Congress Rome, 4 – 8 November 2019 Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) General Curia of the Society of Jesus Borgo Santo Spirito 4, 00193 Rome, Italy Promotio Iustitiae, nº 129, 2020/1 3 Editor : Xavier Jeyaraj, SJ Publishing Coordinator : Rossana Mattei Promotio Iustitiae (PJ) is published by the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) at the General Curia of the Society of Jesus (Rome) in English, French, Italian and Spanish. PJ is available electronically at www.sjesjesuits.global. You may access all issues since n. 49, March 1992. The last printed version of Promotio Iustitiae § 101 was in 2009, after which we publish only the electronic version. 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Re-printing of the document is encouraged; please cite Promotio Iustitiae as the source, along with the address, and send a copy of the re-print to the Editor. 4 Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat Table of Contents Editorial .................................................................................................................................... 9 Xavier Jeyaraj, SJ Program Schedule of the SJES Congress ......................................................................... 11 DAY - 1: November 4, 2019 Secretary’s Welcome and Orientation to the Congress ................................................. 18 Xavier Jeyaraj, SJ Integral Human Development and the Universal Apostolic Preferences: A Setting for the Mission of Jesuits Social Apostolate .......................................................... 22 H.E. Card. Peter K.A. Turkson To Follow Jesus Accompanying the People on the Road toward a Reconciled World ............................................................................................................................. 29 RP Arturo Sosa, SJ A Former Secretary of the SJES Writes about the Amazon Synod ............................. 35 H.E. Card. Michael Czerny, SJ A Faith that Does Justice: History, Life and Spirituality in the Social Apostolate . 39 Patxi Álvarez, SJ Testimony – 1: How to Nourish our Social Apostolate with Hope ............................ 48 Ismael Moreno Coto, SJ Testimony – 2: It was God’s Work, It was Never Mine! ............................................... 51 Lisa Connell DAY - 2: November 5, 2019 UAP Implementation Roadmap: Society’s Priorities, Challenges and Calls - A Synthesis of Conference Reports ............................................................................. 54 Peter Rožič, SJ & Mario Serrano, SJ UAP 2: Challenges and Opportunities for Jesuits and Partners to bring about Systemic Transformation .......................................................................................... 58 Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs Response to Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: Walking with the Excluded - Call for a Multi- Dimensional Response .............................................................................................. 67 Joseph Xavier, SJ Response to Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: Walking with the Poor Begins with Sensitivity to Their Condition!.......................................................................................................... 72 Anold Moyo, SJ UAP 3: Testimony of a Journey with Young in Los Angeles ....................................... 76 Gregory Boyle, SJ UAP 3: Testimony of a Young Student Leader from South Africa ............................. 82 Noluthando Honono Promotio Iustitiae n. 129, 2020/1 5 DAY - 3: November 6, 2019 UAP 4 - Caring for our Common Home: Challenges and Opportunities for Jesuits and their Partners ........................................................................................................ 84 Dr. Sunita Narain UAP 4 - My Synodal Process: From Listening to Pastoral, Cultural and Ecological Conversion ................................................................................................................... 90 H.E. Card. Pedro Ricardo BARRETO JIMENO, SJ UAP Mission - A Call to Collaborate: Round Table with 3 other Apostolic Secretaries, International Director of JRS & Jesuit Formation Delegate ......... 96 Dani Villanueva SJ - Moderator; James Hanvey SJ, Michael Garanzini SJ, José Mesa SJ, Tom Smolich SJ, & Mark Ravizza SJ DAY - 4: November 7, 2019 Father General’s Address to the Holy Father ............................................................... 110 RP Arturo Sosa, SJ Address of his Holiness Pope Francis to Participants of the SJES Congress ......... 112 His Holiness Pope Francis Networking and Collaboration beyond the Society of Jesus – Case 1: The experience of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) .................... 117 Mauricio López Oropeza Networking and Collaboration beyond the Society of Jesus – Case 2: With Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), Commission of USG-UISG .............. 122 Sr. Sheila Kinsey, FCJM Networking and Collaboration beyond the Society of Jesus – Case 3: With Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) .................................................................. 126 Tomás Insua Networking and Collaboration in the Jesuit Social Ministries: Synthesis of Conference Reports .................................................................................................. 130 Ted Penton, SJ & Charles Chilufya, SJ Experience of Networking and Collaboration through Global Ignatian Advocacy Networks: 2008 to the Present Day ........................................................................ 133 Valeria Méndez de Vigo Experience of Networking and Collaboration through the Ignatian Solidarity Network ...................................................................................................................... 137 Christopher G. Kerr Networking and Collaboration: Lok Manch - A People’s Platform in India ......... 141 Vijaykukar Parmar & Sr. Ruby Mary Kujur Response to Presentations on Networking within the Society of Jesus ................. 145 Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ 6 Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat DAY - 5: November 8, 2019 Letter to a Companion Martyr ......................................................................................... 148 Drafting Committee, Approved by Participants Homily at the Concluding Mass at the Church of Gesù............................................. 150 RP Arturo Sosa, SJ List of Participants in the Second Social Apostolate Congress ................................. 153 Promotio Iustitiae n. 129, 2020/1 7 8 Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat Promotio Iustitiae, n. 129, 2020/1 Editorial Xavier Jeyaraj, SJ ur lives have turned topsy-turvy. The pandemic of the covid-19 virus is on everyone’s lips. For the past few months, fear of life and anxiety about the future O have dominated our minds. The elderly and the poor all over the world have suffered the worst. Uncertainty prevails everywhere. It came as a stumbling block for those who wanted business and the economy to go on a sprint, even at the expense of people and nature. No dictator could have ever done this kind of global lockdown, forcing everyone to remain indoors. None of us could have ever imagined that St. Peter’s Square or the busiest airports would remain deserted for months. Yet, amidst all this, we know that humanity opened itself in many ways in many parts of the world. People began to spend more time with their families and friends. We started recognising the fundamentals of our existence – love, compassion, solidarity and relationship. We began recognising the beauty of nature, became conscious of precious gift of life, and understood the importance of fresh air and clear skies, and acknowledged the value of human touch and our inter-relatedness with everything and everyone. The universal interconnectedness was very much a lived experience for many of us when more than 210 of us met here in Rome between 4-8 November 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat. Every one of us felt energised, enthused, inspired and graced by the ‘process’ that we followed during the Congress. Though we came from different parts of the world, yet we felt unity amidst universality. We felt a bond and we recognised the call to renew our commitment to justice, transform our lives and lifestyles, establish greater synodality and remain interconnected in a new way after this encounter with each other. We cannot forget the words of Pope Francis, during the Congress, inviting us “to share your hope wherever you are, to encourage, console, comfort and revive.” He told us to “open the future, inspire possibilities, generate alternatives, help to think and act differently.” This call to share hope with and to open the future to particularly those who have suffered the most – the poor, the migrants, and the elderly - becomes a big challenge especially during this time of uncertainty. This historic anniversary Congress was held immediately after the Synod on the Amazon (Oct. 2019) and was preceded by the promulgation of the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) in February