IFTJ Description

The Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice is an annual gathering for members of the Ignatian family (individuals affiliated with the Jesuit network and the larger Church) to come together in the context of social justice and solidarity to learn, reflect, pray, neatwork, and advocate. 

We gather each year in the spirit of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador, using their lives and ministry as inspiration for examining the injustices of today and discerning how we might engage in them. The Teach-In is a place where people are empowered, re-energized, inspired, challenged, and supported by a community that sees faith and justice integrally linked.

The Teach-In is a space for prophetic voices for solidarity with the economically poor, the marginalized, and the Earth, who have an openness to an Ignatian approach to faith and justice.

Thousands of people from across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, El Salvador, and beyond are expected to gather for 2021’s virtual and in-person Teach-Ins, representing Jesuit and other Catholic high schools, parishes, ministries, and individuals committed to a faith that does justice. 

This year, the Teach-In is two conferences! Pulling from last year’s virtual conference’s success and a return to in-person gatherings, we are excited to present both a day-long virtual and a traditional weekend-long Teach-In, along with a week of bonus high school track content. 

Both unique conferences will immerse you in renowned speakers, inspiring and challenging breakouts, communal prayer and liturgy, advocacy training and virtual advocacy opportunities, and networking with dynamic faith and justice organizations. Using the power of both a virtual and physical space to connect our network, the 2021 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice will serve as a launching point for new and growing ways of collaboratively seeking a more just world.