How best do we prepare our students for their roles of service in today's troubled world?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The year 2008, already with 2 disasters of epic proportions and a growing fear of a possible worldwide food shortage, is adding to our increasing concerns about globalization and social justice. How best do we prepare our students for their roles of service in today's troubled world?
Read COMMENTS (hyperlinked to the blog page) from Maureen Bergan, Spring Hill College, Director of Campus Ministry and David Johnson, Xavier University, Director of Peace and Justice and others.
See and hear Fr. Michael Graham SJ, Xavier University President, in this 2-minute excerpt from his keynote address at the 18th annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni, in Louisville, KY.
Mission Week and Beyond: Raising the Level of Commitment
In February, Rockhurst High School's Mission Week was very successful, breaking records in the level of donations. For the school's students, faculty and staff, the level of awareness of the need, as well as the gratitude expressed, was raised through recounting, discussion, and photography.
Available July 2008
Edited by George W. Traub, SJ,
longtime director of Ignatian
Programs at Xavier University, A Jesuit Education Reader, written
as a companion to Do You Speak
Ignatian?, is a collection of the best
contemporary writing on the mission,
challenge, and state of
Jesuit education.