Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries
Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries is itinerant and missionary in nature and strives to walk with the excluded, as articulated in the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus.
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 […]
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 […]
Annie Phoenix, Ph.D., Named Executive Director at the Jesuit Social Research Institute
April 2022 – Following a nationwide search, Annie Phoenix, Ph.D., has been selected as the new executive director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute (JSRI), based at Loyola University New Orleans. She began with JSRI on April 1. Dr. Phoenix specializes in supporting social justice organizations to identify needs, design programs and secure funding. Before joining […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
Jesuit Social Research Institute
Rooted in the faith that does justice, the Jesuit Social Research Institute works to transform the Gulf South through action research, analysis, education, and advocacy on the core issues of poverty, race, and migration.
Wake Up!: How a Group of College Friends Are Saving Lives
Project Wake Up was born in September 2014 to fight the stigma of mental illness, especially among adolescents and young adults, and to keep Ryan Candice’s memory alive.
U.S. Jesuits Release Statement on Protecting the Unborn as 45th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Approaches
It calls for the protection of the unborn.
The Narrow Door: The Church’s Consistent Ethic of Life
Neither “conservative” nor “liberal.” Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, writes about the Catholic Church’s consistent ethic of life.
