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Christine Dragonette Promotes Love in Action at St. Francis Xavier College Church

By Ignatius Plato Social justice is central to the Society of Jesus’ way of proceeding. Christine Dragonette, the director of social ministry at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis, shares fully in this mission, basing all she does in love of her neighbors. Dragonette has served in social ministry at the parish for …

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Undoing Our Knots: Personalizing And Praying With Our Parish Racial History

Maureen O’Connell examines the fabric of America’s racial history, manifested in our own faith communities, reveals the coarse, uneven, and knotted weave that has entangled us in patterns of injustice and continues to tear us apart as a people. Two Options to Attend: Online Via Zoom or in Person at the College Church Ballroom. The presentation …

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Prayer, Service and Community in the Jesuit Anti-Racism Sodality

By Ignatius Plato The Jesuits Anti-Racism Sodality (JARS) formed in the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province in response to the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso that left 22 Latino people dead. What began as a way for Jesuits in formation to discuss racism and racial injustice quickly became a community of prayer …

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Brooke Iglesias Advances the Spirit of Philanthropy

By Ignatius Plato Nonprofit organizations and major national foundations are both known for their philanthropic work, but they go about that work in very different ways and from different perspectives. As Brooke Iglesias will tell you, it is important that both understand each other’s objectives to achieve a common goal and to bring about the …

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Service Milestone: Jesuit Grants Collaborative tops $20M in Grants for Partnering Organizations

The Jesuit Grants Collaborative recently celebrated a significant milestone: $20 million raised for nonprofit organizations in the Ignatian family. This unique ministry of the Jesuits U.S. Central and Southern Province has claimed an annual average of $1.25M in grant awards since it began partnering with Jesuit-affiliated works and institutions in 2005. The Jesuit Grants Collaborative …

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Sue Weishar: Guided by Encounter

By Mary Baudouin Sue Weishar knew as a young girl that she wanted to experience cultures other than the one she knew growing up in the Midwest. That desire led her around the world – to Samoa as a Peace Corps Volunteer and to Guatemala as a teacher – and to Louisiana as coordinator of international students at the University of Louisiana Lafayette and director of Immigration and Refugee Services …

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‘The leader we needed’: Fr. Fred Kammer Retires from Jesuit Social Research Institute

By MegAnne Liebsch May 13, 2020 — Here are just a few of the phrases friends and colleagues use to describe Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ: Social justice hero. Born leader. Visionary writer Strategic planner. Faithful servant. Enthusiastic cook. Skilled dancer. At 76, Fr. Kammer has accrued a larger-than-life reputation in Jesuit circles. It is well …

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Faith Life, Career Intertwine for Mary Baudouin

By Jerry Duggan Mary Baudouin’s faith life and career are inseparable and that is exactly the way she wants it. As provincial assistant for social ministries for the USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province, Baudouin’s job – and life passion – is speaking up for marginalized members of society. She works with groups, ministries and …

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