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Jesuit University Students Advocate for Humane Immigration Reform Converge on Capitol Hill

Fifty-five Jesuit university students from Farfield University, Loyola Marymount University, Loyola University Chicago, Loyola University Maryland, Saint Peter's University, Santa Clara University, and University of Detroit Mercy, converged on Capitol Hill on to participate in legislative advocacy meetings calling for humane comprehensive immigration reform.
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Oscar Craze: Justice Implications

It was a busy week in the ISN office, but we are not slave drivers (that would be counter-mission - right!?). In an effort to savor some of the excitement of the Oscar craze this week, we asked our interns Sadie and McKenzae to take a couple minutes and think about movies from the past year that in their view have social justice implications. They offered a few suggestions below and also listed a number of their all-time "social justice movie favorites." Of course, we would love to hear your ideas as well!
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I want to fall in love again with life and people and God

“I want to fall in love again with life and people and God. I want to be amazed by the world and all its beauty.” That’s what I wrote in my journal the first day I arrived at JVC:NW orientation, sitting by some picturesque stream, uncertain of what the year would bring, my spirit alive with the excitement of that new step, clueless as to the extent to which God would amaze and unmistakably change me.