The Commission exists to enable St. Joseph Parish to put the Social Teaching of the Church into action. The Commission promotes Peace & Justice, Pro-Life Issues, and Service to the Poor, political advocacy and stewardship of God’s Creation. 
The Commission empowers parishioners to respond to individual needs and to address local community issues.

O God, we pray for all those in our world who are suffering from injustice:
For those who are discriminated against because of their race, color or religion;
For those imprisoned for working for the relief of oppression;
For those who are hounded for speaking the inconvenient truth;
For those tempted to violence as a cry against overwhelming hardship;
For those deprived of reasonable health and education;
For those suffering from hunger and famine;
For those too weak to help themselves and who have no one else to help them;
For the unemployed who cry out for work but do not find it.
We pray for anyone of our acquaintance who is personally affected by injustice.
Forgive us, Lord, if we unwittingly share in the conditions or in a system that perpetuates injustice.
Show us how we can serve your children and make your love practical by washing their feet.
 - Mother Teresa