FOR those working in social action ministry BY those working in social action ministry
(formerly the Roundtable Association of Catholic Diocesan Social Action Directors)
Photo by Patrick Fore
To connect. To collaborate. To build community.
NACSAM is the national association of Catholic social action directors and their staffs providing professional support to members through education, formation, professional relationships, and management development. The association is committed to deepening the capacity of social action directors to engage in the social mission of the church.
A professional membership organization for individuals engaged at diocesan, organizational, and parish levels in the social mission of the Catholic Church
A collaborator with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development and partner with Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Relief Services.
Our new NACSAM logo honors the legacy of Roundtable, which continues to be dedicated to providing space for dialogue, community building, and sharing ideas, strategies, and faith.
“The Christian faithful are also obliged to promote social justice and, mindful of the precept of the Lord, to assist the poor from their own resources.”
“As leaven in the dough, the newness of the kingdom should make the earth "rise" by the Spirit of Christ. This must be shown by the establishment of justice in personal and social, economic and international relations, without ever forgetting that there are no just structures without people who want to be just.”
“Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel, or, in other words, of the Church’s mission for the redemption of the human race and its liberation from every oppressive situation”
“Being a believer means that one lives a certain way—walking with the Lord, doing justice, loving kindness, living peaceably among all people. Christian discipleship means practicing what Jesus preached. Discipleship is found in a relationship with Christ and a commitment to His mission of ‘bringing good news to the poor, liberty to captives, new sight to the blind and setting the downtrodden free.’”
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