John - How does the witness of the Salvadoran martyrs still animate the Ignatian family's work for justice today?
John
Today, November 16, 2022 marks thirty three years since the murder of six Jesuits, their housekeeper, and her daughter, at the University of Central America in El Salvador—killed for their commitment to the poor and marginalized.
Twenty five years ago, under a tent by the banks of the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia, members of the Jesuit and broader Catholic network gathered for the first Ignatian Family Teach-In For Justice (IFTJ).
Throughout the 1990s, an annual gathering had emerged at the gates of the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, drawing attention to the U.S. role in the Salvadoran civil war. Members of the Jesuit network from across the U.S. were compelled to join in these gatherings in response to the assassinations of the Jesuits and their companions.
This year, we gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 25th Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, commemorating the lives and legacy of the martyrs. Below, learn more about how ISN and the entire Ignatian family are inspired to take action for justice by their legacy, thirty three years later.
Thank you for being a part of this powerful network, and for your ongoing commitment to "a faith that does justice."
From October 22-24, 2022 in Washington, D.C., more than 2,000 individuals gathered for the Ignatian Solidarity Network’s 25th annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. View the video playlist for IFTJ speaker recordings.
This year, ISN commissioned a Salvadoran cross to symbolize the legacy of the Jesuit martyrs and their companions at the 25th Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice.
Dany Díaz Mejía, a native of rural Honduras and a John Carroll University alum writes: It is time for Honduras to do something for Nicaraguan democracy, and not for those who corrupt it.
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OUR MISSION:
Network, educate, and form advocates
for social justice animated by the
spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola
and the witness of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador
and their companions.
