A wide range group of Catholic organizations, including many connected to the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) throughout the Americas, is encouraging Catholic bishops throughout the United States, Mexico, and Central America to work collaboratively to protect migrants and improve life in the communities they are fleeing from.
On the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, we ask—are we willing to be people of love, of peace, hope, and of justice? What will each of us do to build a society where no one’s breath is stolen?
When President Biden was elected as the 46th President of the United States, faith-based advocacy partners created migration policy recommendations to send to the incoming Administration. 100 days in, progress has been made, but there is still much work to be done to build a country that is more welcoming.
Cannonball moments are experiences that force us to stop how we are living and invite us to live in a new way. What is your cannonball moment?
Called by an Ignatian faith that does justice, the Brophy College Prep Native American Club ran 188 miles to Oak Flat, a site sacred to the San Carlos Apache and other tribes, under threat by attempts to mine a vast copper deposit directly under the site.
On Thursday, March 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021—but for many DACA recipients, this feels like déjà vu.
The real immigration crisis is not at the border, but in the failure of the federal government to address causes of migration, immigration policy, the realities of long-tenured undocumented U.S. residents, and asylum and immigration court system reform and investment. These real needs can be met, but it will require much more than the normal political grandstanding.
ISN spoke with founders of the The Desi Project, a non-profit organization established by four students at Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon in 2020. The organization is centered on empowering South Asian teenagers to share and feel proud of their culture.
Titan Dreamers, a community of students from the University of Detroit Mercy who have all been impacted by DACA or are part of mixed-status families, planned an implemented the school's first Undocu-Student Week.
This Lent, people around the world have been saying farewell to food waste through ISN’s Lenten Food Waste Fast.
Start your week by asking: how can we rise up to address injustice? Every Monday morning, voices from the Ignatian network will reflect to explore response to injustice through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and previous Sunday’s daily readings. We seek to understand one another’s stories, to individually and collectively rise up to engage in the work of building a more just and peaceful world.
Just Parenting provides a framework for discussion around the intersections of parenting, faith, and social justice from the perspective of parents touched by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola through Jesuit schools, parishes, and other organizations.
#JVReflects explores the intersection of faith and justice from the perspective of JESUIT VOLUNTEERS serving as long-term volunteers both domestically and internationally with Jesuit Volunteer Corps and Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest. The reflections specifically focus on the cornerstone values of the Jesuit volunteer experience: spirituality, simple living, community, and social justice.
Lift Every Voice is a Lent 2016 blog addressing America’s original sin of racism through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and the daily readings. From Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday, voices from throughout the Ignatian network will lament racial injustice in our communities and reflect on how the Gospel calls us to repent, pray, and act in solidarity with those affected by an enduring legacy of systemic and personal racial discrimination.
