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Finding Light Amid Sorrow and Grief

On October 24, 2015, four young, beautiful, and promising women died in a car accident while traveling back from the mid-term break. Three of them were current Creighton University students, and one was a recent graduate. They were part of a sorority that is well known on campus and these women were very amiable people, from stories that I heard. It was an unexpected tragedy that affected everyone on campus, from close friends of the women to people, like me, who did not know the women on a personal level.
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ISN to Hold National Advocacy Month on Immigration Amid Pope Francis’s Mexico Visit

Next month, thousands across the country will urge their representatives and other lawmakers to pass humane immigration reform during Ignatian Family Advocacy Month (IFAM). Sponsored by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, IFAM will take place over the entire month of February, strategically coinciding with Pope Francis’s first visit to Mexico from February 12-18, when he is expected to visit Mexico’s border with Texas in a display of solidarity with migrants.
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How Gun Violence Takes a Toll on Our Cities

While visiting my hometown of Chicago in recent years, I’ve been greeted by grave issues seeking my attention: guns, violence, and death. These things seem to be taking over my city, and making it feel much less like the home I love.