Eric Garner’s Death: I know I can’t be silent

I am angry. I am mortified. I am distraught. The miscarriage of justice in the death of Eric Garner puts another spotlight on what our nation says to Black men today in 2014: Your life is not valued. 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. 50 years after the Civil Rights Act. 6 years after the election of Barack Obama. And where have we gotten?
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The Toothbrush Project to Support Nyumbani Village

Back in Madrid at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, we decided to propose a project that could provide all the children with access to dental hygiene. First, we would collect toothbrushes to send to the orphanage. The University’s solidarity department helped us put up collection points in every department of the University.
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Fr. Jon Sobrino Receives Honorary Degree from Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago recognized Fr. Jon Sobrino, S.J., with an honorary degree during award ceremony that preceded a lecture by Fr. Sobrino at Loyola on November 20, 2014.