Day 23 | Listening and Responding to God’s Call
A group of Salvadoran students are trying to authentically listen and respond to God’s call—even when it is challenging. How can we do the same?
Kevin Yonkers-Talz and Trena, his wife, were co-founders and co-directors of Casa de la Solidaridad, Santa Clara University's study abroad program in El Salvador. With over 22 years of experience living and working in Central America, they recently co-founded UCA’s new Centro Ignacio Ellacuría, which develops academic and formation programs that integrate the exploration of faith and the promotion of justice through a praxis-based pedagogy rooted in the Ignatian tradition. They are proud parents of 4 daughters: Sophia, Grace, Hannah, and Emma. Kevin holds an M.S. degree in college student development from Miami University, a M.Ed. degree in religious education from Boston College, and an Ed.D. degree in international and multicultural education from the University of San Francisco.
Trena y Kevin Yonkers-Talz son cofundadores y codirectores de la Casa de a Solidaridad, programa de estudios, basado en una experiencia de praxis en el extranjero de la Universidad de Santa Clara. Ellos han estado viviendo en San Salvador con sus 4 hijas durante los últimos 18 años.
A group of Salvadoran students are trying to authentically listen and respond to God’s call—even when it is challenging. How can we do the same?
My daughter & I recently visited a detention center in El Salvador for the graduation ceremony for incarcerated gang members finishing a writing workshop. These are the young men whom society deems “worthless.”
Jon Sobrino, S.J. taught me that where and with whom we stand—friendship with the poor and excluded—makes a difference when it comes to doing theology.
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