The Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) hosted a virtual vigil on September 9, 2026, to mourn the death of Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old member of Springfield, Ohio's Haitian community, and to stand in solidarity with immigrant communities across the country affected by escalating immigration enforcement tactics.

Ignatian Solidarity Network - a national social justice education & advocacy network

When I studied abroad in The Czech Republic, I was able to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp, where I was confronted with the full weight of the Holocaust. The fear, dehumanization, and systemic targeting of people did not feel distant.

Ignatian Solidarity Network - a national social justice education & advocacy network

I hope and pray that our Loyola guys will remember these experiences with St. Jude’s and St. Al’s for the rest of their lives. As a Jesuit educator, I hope that their hearts and minds have been changed to always live out the Gospel values by treating others with dignity, having a preferential option for the poor and vulnerable, acting with compassion and respect, and especially working to build solidarity, as they go off into the world to be true men for and with others!  

Ignatian Solidarity Network - a national social justice education & advocacy network

2026 IFTJ keynote speaker, Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, SJ, shares profound insights on the importance of language to theological concepts, the dignity of migrants, and the characteristics needed in future church leaders.

Ignatian Solidarity Network - a national social justice education & advocacy network

Both Wendell Berry and Pope Leo ask the pertinent questions we must remember when confronted with rapid change. With AI models improving by the week, it is now more than ever important to question how these innovations will affect our communities and the world we live in.

Ignatian Solidarity Network - a national social justice education & advocacy network