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IFTJ14: The Hope That We Are Not Fighting Alone

The Ignatian Family Teach-In can be a moment where all those who care can come together. It can be the El Mozote, talking about tough issues, injustices, and the losses along the way. But it can also represent the hope in that woman’s voice. The hope that we are not fighting alone, and the importance that we are fighting at all. In the ashes and in the mourning we can begin to once again plant seeds of justice and solidarity.

Rockhurst University Jesuits Reflect on Anniversary of Jesuit Martyrs

The following are reflections from members of the Jesuit community of Rockhurst University on the 25th anniversary of the Jesuit martyrs and their companions. The former Missouri Province (now part of the United States Central Southern Province) of the Jesuits has had a long-term relationship with the Central American Province, creating opportunities for many interactions with the Jesuits and the University of Central America in El Salvador over the years.

“Blood in the Backyard” National Premiere at Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2014

WASHINGTON, DC - This year’s Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice will feature the national premiere of “Blood in the Backyard,” a documentary depicting the 1989 murders and subsequent legacy of the Jesuit martyrs and their companions in El Salvador. The documentary is produced and directed by Loyola Productions, a Los Angeles-based, nonprofit creative media company that builds on the more than 450-year-old Jesuit tradition of effective involvement in the communication arts. The documentary includes interviews with U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador William Walker, liberation theologian Jon Sobrino, S.J., and Chema Tojeira, S.J., Jesuit provincial in Central America at the time of the Salvadoran muders. Over 1,300 individuals affiliated with Jesuit institutions and the larger Catholic Church will converge at the Teach-In, November 15-17 in Washington, D.C. to experience "Blood in the Backyard," which will be shown at approximately at 9 PM on Saturday, November 15.