An Examen for White Allies
As white allies for racial justice, the Ignatian Examen can guide us to be aware not only of the world around us, but how we move, act, and love within it.
Maddie Murphy was a volunteer with Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest in 2017-2018, serving as the Community Support Coordinator at Wintonia Community Housing. She graduated from Fordham University and is from Wayzata, Minnesota.
As white allies for racial justice, the Ignatian Examen can guide us to be aware not only of the world around us, but how we move, act, and love within it.
As white allies for racial justice, the Ignatian Examen can guide us to be aware not only of the world around us, but how we move, act, and love within it—to reflect and be aware of the systemic racial oppression our society is built upon, and on how we not only benefit from it, but on how we can use our power and privilege to dismantle it and support people of color.
A Jesuit volunteer considers these words from Martin Luther King, Jr.: “So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love?”
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The Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) is a national social justice network inspired by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. ISN was founded in 2004 and is a lay-led 501(c)3 organization working in partnership with Jesuit universities, high schools, and parishes, along with many other Catholic institutions and social justice partners.