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Lessons Learned in Mission Land USA
A month with Glenmary Home Missioners in rural America makes clear the necessity of comprehensive immigration reform.
Christ the King!
During the new liturgical year let’s commit ourselves to developing an active lifestyle that sees Christ in the faces of the poor and vulnerable.
Building Solidarity, Not Walls, at John Carroll University
At John Carroll University, a mock border wall and surrounding events promote dialogue, education, and awareness around immigration realities.
Camp Fire: Radical Dependence That Could Move Us To Care
We care about the lives lost in the Camp Fire. But we have to find the motive to care enough to address the root causes of these fires.
2018 Racism is an Attack on Human Life, Say U.S. Catholic Bishops
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved this week, during its November General Assembly, the formal statement, “Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love, A Pastoral Letter Against Racism."
The Urgent Need for a Moral Values-Centered Education
Moral values-centered education has the potential to form students who not only care about their future careers but about the well-being and overall good of every single person on our planet.
Blessed Are the Learners
As a new school year begins, blessed are the learners—and all those in our schools and communities who support them and one another.
We Need to Value Their Desire to Make A Difference
On the first anniversary of the Trump Administration's decision to discontinue the DACA program, the words of DACA recipients in the Jesuit network challenge us to take action to build a society where the contributions of all are valued.
I Was a Stranger and You Took My Child From Me
In reference to a lack of hospitality toward migrants and refugees, Jesus warns in Matthew's Gospel “I was a stranger and you did not welcome me.”
DACA, College, and Activism: A Conversation with a Xavier University Graduate
José Cabrera shares perspectives on his work as an immigration activist and his experience as a DACA recipient graduating from a Jesuit university.
Featured Blogs
Rise Up: A Weekly Call to Solidarity
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
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.
Jesuit Volunteers Reflect
#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.
Archived Series
Lift Every Voice: A Lenten Journey Toward Racial 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.
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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.
