COVID-19: Bridging the Divide at the Father McKenna Center

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.

An Examen for Those in Quarantine or Shelter in Place

This adapted Ignatian Examen provides an opportunity for prayer and reflection during this time of uncertainty, rapid change, and isolation brought about through COVID-19 quarantine and shelter-in-place directives.

It All Started With Hummus | Lenten Food Waste Fast Recap

This Lent, people around the world have been saying farewell to food waste through ISN’s Lenten Food Waste Fast.

Accompanying Students Amidst a Global Pandemic

As we wait in joyful hope for a return to our school communities, how can school staff accompany students spiritually, emotionally, and socially amidst this global pandemic?

Coronavirus and our Public Policy Pathology

COVID-19 is revealing the seriousness of our public policy failures here in the U.S.—including the lack of nationally-mandated paid sick leave and universal health care.

One-Minute Jesuit | Reflections During COVID-19

Fr. Michael Rossmann, S.J., provided two one minute video reflections to help guide processing the coronavirus pandemic in light of the Gospel.

Embracing the Uncertainty: What I Learned from My Evacuation During the 2014 Ebola Outbreak

How can uncertainty help us to return to who we are—to keep our hopes and dreams close to our hearts and allow ourselves to be moved?
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Examen for Life During COVID-19

In light of the new set of circumstances many of us find ourselves in with COVID-19, it is helpful to adapt the Examen to this unique situation.

Coronavirus: A Reminder That We Are All Connected

This coronavirus predicament is calling us back to recognizing that we are all connected. I don’t mean simply as virus vectors but as part of a human community.

Lent and L’arche: Losing Our Heroes and Refocusing on the Gospel

This year Lent felt like it started last Saturday, not Ash Wednesday. I, like many of you, woke to the stomach-turning news that Jean Vanier used his power to manipulate and sexually assault 6 women over many decades.
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What My Fear of Flying Taught Me About Justice and God

The concept of the "fullness of time," the time when justice will reign on earth, can lift us above our fear—of flying and of environmental catastrophe.

“Have You Thought About School?”: Cultivating the Seed of Higher Education at Homeboy Industries

Homeboy Industries serves as the foundational rung of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs that catapults young adults to the university experience they were destined for.
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If we are so lonely, why don’t we answer the door?

As a state, we do not want people arriving at our front door, most notably the desperate, although as a society, we feel lonely and instead turn to social media, our favorite streaming service, or substances to appease this desolate feeling. 

Two Feet of Love in Action: Living Generously Beyond December

Toys are important on Christmas morning, and just policies that keep people out of poverty are essential all year long.
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Lay Reflections on Rome Congress Celebrating 50 Years of Jesuit Social Justice Ministry

Christopher Kerr, ISN executive director, reflects on the Jubilee Congress in Rome earlier this month celebrating 50 Years of Jesuit Social Justice and Ecology Ministry.
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Migration Needs “Policies of Life” Says Regional Jesuit Network

During their annual meeting, the Jesuit Migration Network of Central America and North America (RJM-CANA in Spanish) issued a public statement calling attention to the realities of migration facing people throughout the Americas.

Loyola Marymount University Students Localize the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice

A Loyola Marymount University alum reflects on the transformative experience of the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice—and her school's model of asking delegates to plan a local Advocacy Teach-In once back on campus.

“Let Us Work Together”: Catholic Action and a Renewal of Faith

"I had longed to find a community in the Church rooted in social justice, a community committed to bearing witness to the injustices of our world."
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Part of the Solution: Immersion Takeaways

During an immersion trip, a John Carroll University student felt heartbroken and angry. But upon further reflection, she feels a passion to be a part of the solution.
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Youth Standing Up to Climate Change: Reflections from the Strikes

ISN hosted a live event on Facebook, following up with students at three Ignatian network schools—St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Nativity Preparatory School of Boston, and Notre Dame School of Manhattan—on events surrounding the September Global Climate Strike.
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Border Patrol Increasingly Removing Mexican Asylum Seekers Without a Hearing

Kino Border Initiative: This week, 6 Mexican families were wrongfully removed by Border Patrol despite reporting that they expressed fear of return to agents.