Description: Is it really true that people “didn’t know slavery was wrong back then”? Did the Church teach against slaveholding? In this presentation, Fr. Chris Kellerman, SJ, will explain the basics of the Catholic Church’s historical involvement with slaveholding and the Atlantic slave trade, drawing lessons from this history for the Church’s contemporary efforts for […]
Undoing Our Knots: Personalizing and Praying With Our Parish Racial History Examining the fabric of America's racial history, manifested in our own faith communities, reveals the coarse, uneven, and knotted weave that has entangled us in patterns of injustice and continues to tear us apart as a people. Maureen O'Connell pulls at the thread of […]
Ignatian Q is a conference creating community, developing spirituality, and affirming humanity for LGBTQ+ students at Jesuit schools.
Attendees at the 2019 Jesuit Parish Justice Summit. Are you ready to revitalize your parish’s faith-justice work? We’ll provide you with the strategies and connections to take a holistic, synodal-based approach to nurturing a more just, spiritually grounded, and vibrant parish community. W H Y A T T E N D ? Form new connections with […]
For eighteen years, the Ignatian Solidarity Network has strived to educate, network, and form advocates for social justice, inspired by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the witness of Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador and their companions. Join us in celebrating a faith that does justice and be a part of our ongoing work […]
As the United States and Georgetown University prepare to commemorate Juneteenth on June 19, this online dialogue will explore our moral obligations in our work for racial, economic, and criminal justice reform, and what our priorities should be in Washington, DC, the nation, and faith communities.
Description: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," prophesied Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This call to awareness notes the importance of advancing social justice writ large (macro-scale) and […]
Gratitude is a central practice in Ignatian Spirituality and many faith traditions. Leading with gratitude as we attempt to build a more just world promotes change that is based in curiosity and relationship building and can fundamentally transform our own perspective and the depth of our work. In this two-part series, learn about the why […]
Description: Examine how Black and Asian Americans are racially positioned in the U.S. by examining two incidents that went viral in the media: the Central Park incident involving Amy Cooper, […]
JULY 13 –AUGUST 3 2023 Organizing Trainings for a More Just World This 4-part series will be a space for parishioners, parish staff, and educators to skill-build the techniques and methods we need to manifest our dreams for justice into effective action. Utilizing the lens of Ignatian discernment, we’ll examine how we: build strong teams mobilize […]
