Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J.’s 1982 Commencement Address at Santa Clara University

Description: Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., a Salvadoran Jesuit, speaks in this address about his beliefs that a Christian university has an obligation to work for justice, keeping in mind the Church’s preferential option for the poor. Ellacuría, along with five other Jesuits, would be murdered seven years later for continually speaking out against the oppressive government and standing in solidarity with the poor.

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