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A New Way Forward: Jesuit Parish Justice Summit Explores Universal Apostolic Preferences

September 18, 2019 3:13 pm | By ISN Staff

The 2019 Jesuit Parish Justice Summit gathered parishioners, staff, and clergy representing twenty-six U.S. Jesuit parishes to explore the Jesuits' new Universal Apostolic Preferences.

September 5, 2019/by ISN Staff

Cardinal Tobin Joins Hundreds of Catholics in Nonviolent Action for Immigrant Children

September 3, 2019/by ISN Staff

Cardinal Tobin to Join Hundreds of Catholic Leaders Calling for an End to Child and Family Detention

August 29, 2019/by ISN Staff

Erin Brown Joins Ignatian Solidarity Network Staff

August 20, 2019/by ISN Staff

Ignatian Network Leaders and Theologians Join Rejection of Nationalism

August 14, 2019/by Becky Sindelar

San Francisco’s Jesuit Parishes Serve, Accompany Migrants in El Paso

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Voices for Justice

Cardinal Tobin Emboldens Catholic Nonviolent Risk-Taking

September 17, 2019 1:45 pm | By Eli McCarthy

On September 4, 2019, nearly 500 Catholics gathered in Newark, NJ to call for an end to immigrant child detention—including Cardinal Joseph Tobin from the Archdiocese of Newark.

Just Parenting

Call If You Need Me

August 15, 2019 4:57 pm | By Mike Jordan Laskey

The baseline family values of trust and compassion have scriptural parallels: When someone calls out for help, another person is there to answer. So, does any single argument in favor of ripping families apart withstand Gospel scrutiny?

JV Reflects

Socks in Abundance: Scarcity as a Barrier to Justice

August 7, 2019 1:51 pm | By Shea Kelly-Buckley

How might I show up to service every day feeling as if I have a limitless supply of socks—even when I may not? How can I constantly return to a place of abundance, even in the midst of what feels like scarcity?

Rise Up: A Weekly Call to Solidarity

Growing in Empathy

September 16, 2019 9:46 am | By Erin McDonald, C.S.J.

How can we grow in empathy, entering more deeply into the experiences and stories of others who are different from ourselves?

FEATURED PROGRAM

JESUIT PARISH JUSTICE SUMMIT

SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2019
LOYOLA JESUIT CENTER | MORRISTOWN, NJ

Join ministers and parishioners in sharing best practices, forming new connections within the Jesuit network, and exploring strategies around parish work for social justice inspired by the Ignatian charism. The Summit will be grounded in the Jesuit’s Universal Apostolic Preferences, and will examine how the preferences can be woven into parish life to form more just, spiritually grounded, and vibrant communities.

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COLLEGE STUDENTS

IGNATIAN JUSTICE SUMMIT: IMMIGRATION

July 23-26 | University Heights, OH

Connect with student leaders for four days of networking; sharing hopes, challenges, and best practices; sharpening organizing/advocacy skills; praying and learning about the Ignatian call to work for justice; and committing to taking coordinated, collaborative action on immigrant rights upon returning to campus.

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ALL AGES

IGNATIAN FAMILY TEACH-IN FOR JUSTICE

November 16-18 | Washington, D.C.

Learn, pray, and advocate for justice at the largest annual Catholic social justice gathering in the United States. Be empowered, re-energized, inspired, challenged, and supported by a community that sees faith and justice integrally linked. Now in its 22nd year, the Teach-In has a rich history rooted in honoring the Jesuits and their companions who were martyred in El Salvador in 1989.

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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

ARRUPE LEADERS SUMMIT

January-March | Multiple Locations

The ISN Arrupe Leaders Summit invites emerging student leaders and faculty/parish chaperones from Jesuit high schools and parishes nationwide to deepen their understanding of “a faith that does justice,” share ideas and resources for social justice programming and become empowered to effect positive social change in their local and global communities.

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Campaign for Hospitality

Reflect on our common human dignity and values to create more welcoming communities and nations.

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Action Alerts

September 4, 2019/by ISN Staff

TAKE ACTION: End Immigrant Child Detention

Images of immigrant children detained in cages, separated from family members, and living in unsanitary, unhealthy conditions have outraged the nation in recent days.

June 27, 2019/by ISN Staff