In a recent communication to Jesuits throughout the world Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, wrote about our commitment to the poor.
Some brief excerpts are relevant.
In each Province and Assistancy, this social apostolate incarnates the social dimension of our mission, concretely embodies it in real commitments and renders it visible. Let us actively look for ways of combining competencies in social analysis and theological reflection with the experience of closeness to the poor and those who suffer injustices of every sort and of better exploiting all the possibilites that are given us as a universal and international apostolic body. We, the members of the Chicago Province, continue to renew our commitment to this task.