This might be a surprise to many people, but there are over fifty Jesuit parishes across the U.S. that are engaging the charism of St. Ignatius of Loyola through parish life, including the integration of meaningful social action.
There are currently 1.6 million living Jesuit university and college alumni in the United States. This number does not include high school alumni, current and former Jesuit and Ignatian volunteer corps members, or Jesuit parish members. It is astounding to think about how much good this significant mass of people are already doing. But I wonder: what could be accomplished if they were even better networked to collectively work for the common good in our own country and beyond?
Montano, one of the six commanders responsible for the 1989 massacre of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador and their companions, was recently indicted in a Spanish court for his role in the murders.
