The Stations of the Cross with Migrants
This Lent, keep in your heart and prayers our migrant brothers and sisters.
The Least of Our Brothers: Bearing Witness on the U.S.-Mexico Border
The Jesuits of Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries continue to accompany migrants at the nation’s southern border.
Support Urgently Needed Following U.S. Foreign Aid Suspension
In order to address the immediate impact of the U.S. foreign aid pause on Jesuit programs, JRS/USA and AJI must raise $2 million immediately to continue serving the poor and vulnerable around the world.
A Dark Day and Uncertain Future for Asylum-Seekers
Fr. Brian Strassburger, SJ, of Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries, shares the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border as legal entry pathways for migrants and asylum-seekers have closed.
Father Matt Ruhl, SJ, to Bike across U.S. for Catholic Schools in Belize
By Connor Hartigan Father Matt Ruhl, SJ, the pastor of St. Peter Claver Parish in Punta Gorda, a small city in the Toledo District of southern Belize, faced a daunting challenge: The Catholic schools in his area were running low on funds. Children were going hungry at mealtimes; their desks were infested with termites, and […]
Why This Journalist Profiled a Jesuit for The New Yorker with Jack Herrera
On this episode of the AMDG podcast, reporter Jack Herrera discusses his profile for The New Yorker about a Jesuit working on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Faithful Citizenship: The Challenge for Today and Always
By Fr. Bill McCormick, SJ When John F. Kennedy was elected U.S. president in 1960, many American Catholics believed they had finally made it. As Will Herberg wrote in the same period, “American Catholicism has successfully negotiated the transition from a foreign church to an American religious community. It is now part of the American […]
U.S. Jesuits Launch New International Solidarity Organization
July 1, 2024 – Two U.S.-based Jesuit organizations are merging to form American Jesuits International, marking the first time that Jesuits in the United States share a single entity to support marginalized communities around the world. American Jesuits International is tasked with mobilizing individuals and institutions to support Jesuit education and development initiatives in Latin […]
Hospitality to Angels: Contributing to the Humanitarian Response on the Border
By Beau Guedry, SJ Yo vengo a traerte vida Vida en abundancia en abundancia Yo soy el camino, La verdad y la vida Vida en abundancia En abundancia (I come to bring you life Life in abundance In abundance I am the way, The truth, and the life Life in abundance In abundance) November, 2021 […]
We cannot remain silent!
The Jesuits voice their deep concern over the ongoing Gaza conflict, calling for peace, an immediate ceasefire, and negotiations towards justice in the Middle East.
Civil Rights Pilgrimage Brings New Orleans Catholics Together
By Rachel Amiri On February 24, a group from Holy Name of Jesus and Immaculate Conception Jesuit parishes, St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, the Loyola University Community Action Program (LUCAP) and the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) embarked on a sobering and prayerful journey to Montgomery, Alabama, the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement in the […]
Discovering the Gifts of Service through the Ignatian Volunteer Corps
By Rachel Amiri When she retired early from a successful career at Deloitte in 2021, Christi Franko-Torack didn’t know exactly what her future would hold. But she did know that her next chapter would focus on living out her mother’s lifelong motto: “Faith, family, friends and fun—in that order.” As a service member with the […]
