A nonprofit educational organization, think tank and social action catalyst founded in 1984, based on the concept of social justice articulated by Fr. Ferree.
At the University of Dayton, "the Fr. Ferree Professor of Social Justice works with the College of Arts and Sciences and other academic units to integrate the Catholic approach to social justice into the curriculum and research programs of the entire University."
Ferree, William J. "The Sacrament of Our Mission." Sermon delivered in the Seminary of Fribourg in 1937. Reprinted in The Apostle of Mary Documentary Series Vol. 1, Nos. 7,8,9: July-September, 1944.