Something to think about | I hold that every poor man, every vagrant, every beggar is Christ carrying his cross. And as Christ, we must love and help him. We must treat him as a brother, a human being like ourselves. If we were to start a campaign of love for the poor and homeless, [...]
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Something to think about | Much of the reflection in the Exercises is geared to an effort to share the vision of Jesus and understand what he was and is trying to do in the world and its history. The meditations are very clear in their implication that the task that Jesus received from God [...]
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Everyone with an interest in Ignatian social ministries in the U.S. should spend some time with “Iggy”–a fascinating database of information about Ignatian-inspired direct service ministries, research projects, and social outreach programs. The number of projects and their scope is astounding. Hundreds of ministries and people are listed. Users can search by type of project, [...]
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Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated 30 years ago today, gunned down while saying Mass. Romero denounced human rights violations during the Salvadoran civil war, and strongly supported the poor. He is a martyr in the struggle for justice. Days before his death he said to a friend “You can tell the people that if they [...]
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by Jim Manney
Every year some 100,000 undocumented minors are picked up by the U.S. Border Patrol as they try to enter the United States. Posada is a 55-minute documentary film that tells the story of three who stayed. The film was written, produced, and directed by Mark McGregor, SJ, who teaches film at Gonzaga University. He connects [...]
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A recent website JesuitSocialMinistry.org is a comprehensive listing of Jesuit programs in the social apostolate. Programs are classified into three categories: Direct Service, Justice Research and Education, and Advocacy/Social Change/Empowerment. A nifty feature displays all these programs on a map. The site includes a page of links to documents underlying the Jesuit social apostolate, including [...]
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