The Social Justice Ministry responds in prayer and reflection, direct service, education, advocacy, and donations to the needs of the parish, to the social needs in the diverse urban diocese and community who are our neighbors, and beyond these borders to a sister parish and national and international Jesuit social services. When program priorities are being set and choices made about resource allocation, the Ministry actively advocates for preferential treatment for the poor and marginalized in our community in light of the Gospel, Catholic Social Teaching and the priorities of the Jesuit Conference.

Provides meals, fellowship and outreach every day of the week to homeless and addicted.

The poorest of the poor go to the McKenna Center each weekday to get a mail, take a shower, to get clean clothes, to ask for job and drug counseling and to experience a safe and drug-free environment. The McKenna Center provides or efficiently refers guests to any service a homeless man might need. The McKenna Center is the last daytime drop-in center for homeless men in the downtown Washington, DC area.