Christopher Kerr
@ckerr44.bsky.social
Father, husband, executive director of Ignatian Solidarity Network
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The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order
New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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The priest started yesterday's homily:
"We as Catholics should be thrilled when politicians are engaging rigorous theology. But we should only be pleased when they actually get it right."
He went on to decry the misuse of Catholicism as a cudgel for hate and oppression.
Well done!
"We as Catholics should be thrilled when politicians are engaging rigorous theology. But we should only be pleased when they actually get it right."
He went on to decry the misuse of Catholicism as a cudgel for hate and oppression.
Well done!
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The priest started yesterday's homily:
"We as Catholics should be thrilled when politicians are engaging rigorous theology. But we should only be pleased when they actually get it right."
He went on to decry the misuse of Catholicism as a cudgel for hate and oppression.
Well done!
"We as Catholics should be thrilled when politicians are engaging rigorous theology. But we should only be pleased when they actually get it right."
He went on to decry the misuse of Catholicism as a cudgel for hate and oppression.
Well done!
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Essentially the entire U.S.A.I.D. workforce—10,000 people—has been furloughed or fired, and staff overseas ordered to return home. U.S.A.I.D. programs have served millions of the world’s most vulnerable people in more than 170 countries around the world.
Report: How Jesuit Refugee Service is responding to the Trump foreign aid freeze
Halting the work of U.S.A.I.D. “will kill millions of people and condemn hundreds of millions more to lives of dehumanizing poverty.”
www.americamagazine.org
February 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Essentially the entire U.S.A.I.D. workforce—10,000 people—has been furloughed or fired, and staff overseas ordered to return home. U.S.A.I.D. programs have served millions of the world’s most vulnerable people in more than 170 countries around the world.
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Pope Francis expressed his support for the U.S. bishops’ work standing in solidarity with migrants and refugees in a letter addressed to his brothers in the episcopate on February 10, 2025. Read more about the letter at igsol.net/migrants
#PopeFrancis #protectasylum #ignatiansolidarity
#PopeFrancis #protectasylum #ignatiansolidarity
February 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Pope Francis expressed his support for the U.S. bishops’ work standing in solidarity with migrants and refugees in a letter addressed to his brothers in the episcopate on February 10, 2025. Read more about the letter at igsol.net/migrants
#PopeFrancis #protectasylum #ignatiansolidarity
#PopeFrancis #protectasylum #ignatiansolidarity
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Funding freezes for international humanitarian organizations like #Catholic Relief Services (CRS) enormously impact lives and livelihoods. CRS contributed this prayer to our library of resources at Education for Justice. For more resources on #CatholicSocialTeaching visit igsol.net/efj-explore
February 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Funding freezes for international humanitarian organizations like #Catholic Relief Services (CRS) enormously impact lives and livelihoods. CRS contributed this prayer to our library of resources at Education for Justice. For more resources on #CatholicSocialTeaching visit igsol.net/efj-explore
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#Catholic Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago has issued a message of solidarity with immigrants and asylum seekers in the Chicagoland area and across the country. The full message can be found here: www.archchicago.org/en/statement...
January 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#Catholic Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago has issued a message of solidarity with immigrants and asylum seekers in the Chicagoland area and across the country. The full message can be found here: www.archchicago.org/en/statement...
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Let's keep these Bible verses in mind over the next few days.
"You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt." (Exodus 23:19).
"I was a stranger and you did not welcome me" (Matthew 25:43).
"You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt." (Exodus 23:19).
"I was a stranger and you did not welcome me" (Matthew 25:43).
January 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Let's keep these Bible verses in mind over the next few days.
"You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt." (Exodus 23:19).
"I was a stranger and you did not welcome me" (Matthew 25:43).
"You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt." (Exodus 23:19).
"I was a stranger and you did not welcome me" (Matthew 25:43).
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"We want legal pathways, not deportations," is a message young advocates shared at the U.S. Capitol this past fall during the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. Order rally signs for your own public action, etc., at the ISN Online Store at: igsol.net/64
January 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"We want legal pathways, not deportations," is a message young advocates shared at the U.S. Capitol this past fall during the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. Order rally signs for your own public action, etc., at the ISN Online Store at: igsol.net/64
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It's both challenging and increasingly important to recognize World Peace Day as we lament the abhorrent acts of violence that caused death and harm in New Orleans, Las Vegas, and the regions around the world under conflict. May these words from #PopeFrancis inspire us to work for #peace.
January 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's both challenging and increasingly important to recognize World Peace Day as we lament the abhorrent acts of violence that caused death and harm in New Orleans, Las Vegas, and the regions around the world under conflict. May these words from #PopeFrancis inspire us to work for #peace.
Cardinal McElroy will do a great job of sharing the prophetic justice-oriented message of the Gospel in the DC Archdiocese. He will be a beacon of Christ’s light at a critical time for the Church and our county. www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...
Vatican to name San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy as new D.C. leader
McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will take over an archdiocese still bruised by a sex and mismanagement scandal.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Cardinal McElroy will do a great job of sharing the prophetic justice-oriented message of the Gospel in the DC Archdiocese. He will be a beacon of Christ’s light at a critical time for the Church and our county. www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...
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News Analysis: President-elect Trump says he is about to take over a nation ravaged by crisis, a desolate hellscape of crime, chaos and economic hardship. But by many metrics, the country is in better shape than it has been for a new president's inauguration in over twenty years. nyti.ms/407cWbk
Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced.
nyti.ms
January 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
News Analysis: President-elect Trump says he is about to take over a nation ravaged by crisis, a desolate hellscape of crime, chaos and economic hardship. But by many metrics, the country is in better shape than it has been for a new president's inauguration in over twenty years. nyti.ms/407cWbk
I was so saddened to watch a U.S. Senator use this press conference about the #NewOrleansTerrorAttack to make an off color partisan joke. The citizens of #Louisiana deserve better than this amid a tragedy. Read the room, Senator Kennedy.
Reporter: NBC is here on the right
Kennedy: That’s an unusual position
Reporter: I don’t get it
Kennedy: You wouldn’t
Kennedy: That’s an unusual position
Reporter: I don’t get it
Kennedy: You wouldn’t
January 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I was so saddened to watch a U.S. Senator use this press conference about the #NewOrleansTerrorAttack to make an off color partisan joke. The citizens of #Louisiana deserve better than this amid a tragedy. Read the room, Senator Kennedy.
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Many undocumented workers employed by staffing agencies have been placed in dangerous situations where they suffered serious physical harms — fractures, amputations, miscarriages — or death, a New York Times investigation found.
Undocumented Workers Take on Dangerous Jobs to Feed America
Undocumented workers help feed America’s hunger for prepared foods, but some take jobs with staffing agencies that expose them to hazardous conditions.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Many undocumented workers employed by staffing agencies have been placed in dangerous situations where they suffered serious physical harms — fractures, amputations, miscarriages — or death, a New York Times investigation found.
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Presumably, many laptops are or will be ceremoniously shut today. As such, enjoy this Christmas greeting from ISN. We are grateful for your support and impact as we contribute to building a more just world!
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Merry Christmas from the Ignatian Solidarity Network!
YouTube video by Ignatian Solidarity Network
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December 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Presumably, many laptops are or will be ceremoniously shut today. As such, enjoy this Christmas greeting from ISN. We are grateful for your support and impact as we contribute to building a more just world!
youtu.be/rd1se0h1Qf4?...
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Thank you to Fr. Walpole for his excellent leadership and diligence over many years and congratulations to Fr. Kennedy on his appointment to this important role in the mission of the Global Society of Jesus.
Roberto Jaramillo, SJ, Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology, has announced the appointment of Fr. SM John Kennedy, SJ, to lead the Jesuit Integral Ecology Initiative within the Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN).
Read more:
www.sjesjesuits.global/2024/11/21/n...
#jesuits #ecology
Read more:
www.sjesjesuits.global/2024/11/21/n...
#jesuits #ecology
December 21, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Thank you to Fr. Walpole for his excellent leadership and diligence over many years and congratulations to Fr. Kennedy on his appointment to this important role in the mission of the Global Society of Jesus.
Grateful for the @ignatiansolidarity.bsky.social team and the time we got to spend together earlier this month for our Advent staff retreat and planning days.
December 21, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Grateful for the @ignatiansolidarity.bsky.social team and the time we got to spend together earlier this month for our Advent staff retreat and planning days.
How many electoral votes did Elon get?
December 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
How many electoral votes did Elon get?
There have been more than 400 school shootings in the U.S. since the Columbine High massacre in 1999 — and more than 383,000 students have experienced their violence. (@washingtonpost.com)
That is on average 1.33 school
shootings per month.
What is wrong with us as a nation that we allow this?
That is on average 1.33 school
shootings per month.
What is wrong with us as a nation that we allow this?
December 17, 2024 at 11:18 AM
There have been more than 400 school shootings in the U.S. since the Columbine High massacre in 1999 — and more than 383,000 students have experienced their violence. (@washingtonpost.com)
That is on average 1.33 school
shootings per month.
What is wrong with us as a nation that we allow this?
That is on average 1.33 school
shootings per month.
What is wrong with us as a nation that we allow this?
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The Christian society that God wants is one in which we share the goods that God has given us for the happiness of all people —St Oscar Romero, 3rd Sunday of Advent (C), 1979. Read/listen at buff.ly/49zLtDJ
December 14, 2024 at 7:48 PM
The Christian society that God wants is one in which we share the goods that God has given us for the happiness of all people —St Oscar Romero, 3rd Sunday of Advent (C), 1979. Read/listen at buff.ly/49zLtDJ
Young people from other countries will need to become much more aware of their immigration reality when they return to campus in 2025. These concerns will harm our country by alienating young leaders from studying and remaining here to contribute to our communities.
Colleges Warn Foreign Students to Get to Campus Before Trump Takes Office
Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Young people from other countries will need to become much more aware of their immigration reality when they return to campus in 2025. These concerns will harm our country by alienating young leaders from studying and remaining here to contribute to our communities.
Congrats, Jamal!
We're thrilled that one of our esteemed board members, Jamal Adams, has been named the next president of Loyola High School of Los Angeles. Congratulations to Jamal and the entire Loyola High community.
Read about the announcement here ➡️ ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2024/12...
Read about the announcement here ➡️ ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2024/12...
ISN Board Member Jamal Adams Named Next President of Loyola High School of Los Angeles - Ignatian Solidarity Network
Jamal Adams, a member of the ISN board of directors, has been named the next president of Loyola High School of Los Angeles.
ignatiansolidarity.net
December 7, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Congrats, Jamal!
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Are you an educator with talented high schoolers who are ripe for some Ignatian-inspired leadership formation? Check out the Arrupe Leaders Summit!
Learn more here ➡️ ignatiansolidarity.net/programs/arr...
Watch the short highlight video here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBG...
Learn more here ➡️ ignatiansolidarity.net/programs/arr...
Watch the short highlight video here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBG...
High School Arrupe Leaders Summit - Ignatian Solidarity Network
The Arrupe Leaders Summit promotes leadership for social justice grounded in the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
ignatiansolidarity.net
December 5, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Are you an educator with talented high schoolers who are ripe for some Ignatian-inspired leadership formation? Check out the Arrupe Leaders Summit!
Learn more here ➡️ ignatiansolidarity.net/programs/arr...
Watch the short highlight video here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBG...
Learn more here ➡️ ignatiansolidarity.net/programs/arr...
Watch the short highlight video here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBG...
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An Oklahoma-based cleaning company has been fined nearly $172,000 after federal investigators found that it had hired nearly a dozen children to work dangerous overnight shifts at an Iowa slaughterhouse.
Children Worked Dangerous Shifts at Iowa Slaughterhouse, Inquiry Finds
Qvest Sanitation was ordered to pay nearly $172,000 after the Labor Department found it had employed 11 children to clean equipment on overnight shifts at a pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:17 AM
An Oklahoma-based cleaning company has been fined nearly $172,000 after federal investigators found that it had hired nearly a dozen children to work dangerous overnight shifts at an Iowa slaughterhouse.
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"Fr Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, sent a video greeting, encouraging ISN to continue its mission with boldness, while assuring them of the support of the Society." Read the whole article from @jesuitsglobal.bsky.social here:
www.jesuits.global/2024/11/27/t...
www.jesuits.global/2024/11/27/t...
The Ignatian Solidarity Network’s 20-Year Journey | The Society of Jesus
In 1989, on the evening of 15 November, soldiers belonging to an elite Salvadorian military unit entered the campus of the University of Central America (UCA) with orders to silence the Jesuits. In th...
www.jesuits.global
December 3, 2024 at 3:09 PM
"Fr Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, sent a video greeting, encouraging ISN to continue its mission with boldness, while assuring them of the support of the Society." Read the whole article from @jesuitsglobal.bsky.social here:
www.jesuits.global/2024/11/27/t...
www.jesuits.global/2024/11/27/t...
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María Celeste Masís Ocampo reports on a pilgrimage to honor Latin American martyrs.
‘Justice Still Has Not Been Done Here.’
Inside the Ignatian Solidarity Network’s pilgrimage to honor the 35-year anniversary of Latin American martyrs.
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November 26, 2024 at 9:30 PM
María Celeste Masís Ocampo reports on a pilgrimage to honor Latin American martyrs.