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A Call for Divestment: Responding to the Faces of Climate Change

Perhaps because we the students, faculty, and administration of our schools have never seen the faces of those most affected by climate change or toxic pollution. But if you’ve been around Jesuit education long enough and if you have read this far, the chances are that you have, you just didn’t know it. Odds are you have learned or spent time in places like the Philippines, Latin America, the Gulf Coast, or Appalachia—all places that have faced and will face tragedies because of climate change and fossil fuels.

Honduras: Forever Touched My Heart

The past two summers I traveled to Honduras as part of a medical mission trip through the College of the Holy Cross’ Medical Ministry International chapter. Our team of healthcare providers and students ended up treating 3,150 Hondurans last summer in just two weeks.

JV Reflects: On Leaving, Returning and Reflecting on “Home”

Although I am far from family and friends in California, working with and for these children teaches me that finding one’s home is a journey which requires vulnerability and an openness to have one’s reality broken open and rebuilt by love.