Fellow white people: Recognize your inherent racism. It’s painful. I recognize mine. I’m angry at myself and my race and my society.
During Laudato Si' Week, Pope Francis is inviting Catholics around the world to join together to pray and prepare to build a more just and sustainable world. Our world is full of reminders of the beauty of interconnectedness we are called to embody.
A Maryknoll Lay Missioner in El Salvador reflects on interconnectedness and care for creation as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Pope Francis' Laudato Si'.
As we celebrate Laudato Si’ Week and in light of the reality of COVID-19, we invite you to take some time today to reflect on your sense of solidarity with humanity and creation.
As Ignatian educators, how are we called to respond to a culture of racism? How can we journey with students who carry the weight of racism?
As I walk through my own new “normal” during this time of pandemic and talk with ministry leaders and restorative justice practitioners throughout the country, there are particular components of restorative justice that I have found hold renewed meaning in this time.
May we grow in awareness of our interconnectedness to all beings. May we grow in love of our neighbor. May we restore our commitment to the common good.
Our deepest longings, our stubborn faith, our radical hope…all tell us that there is another way. God gives us the Graces—the courage, the generosity, and the creativity—to respond to the hunger in our world and in ourselves.
Though we may often think there is a divide between an “us” and a “them,” maybe this pandemic can help bridge this gap, including at the Father McKenna Center on the campus of Gonzaga College High School.
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.
