Contemplative in Action
There is a time for action and there is a time for contemplation. How can we be, as St. Ignatius calls it, contemplative in action?
Teresa Marie Cariño Petersen is an educator and activist particularly interested in racial justice and embodiment. She currently works as a campus ministry teacher at Sacred Heart Prep, Atherton where she teaches social ethics and coordinates the immersion program. She credits her faith that does justice formation to ISN and is an alum of St. Ignatius (San Francisco), the University of San Francisco, and (soon to be) Jesuit School of Theology. She also served as a Jesuit Volunteer in New York City 13’-14’ and worked at two Jesuit parishes. Teresa also serves on the board of the National Catholic Reporter.
Find her on Instagram @teresamariecarino
There is a time for action and there is a time for contemplation. How can we be, as St. Ignatius calls it, contemplative in action?
In a global culture that treats waterways as dumping grounds, can we imagine once more a world where we reverence the life that comes from water?
We celebrate Ordinary Time to remind ourselves that through Jesus Christ, our time can be extraordinary.
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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.