Do we ever turn to God as a servant to a master or a child to a parent? God is looking for something more. Christian Verghese, SJ, reflects on building a friendship with God.
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Christian Verghese is a second-year regent at McQuaid Jesuit, serving as the Director of Service & Justice and teaching mathematics. Hailing from Stratford, Connecticut, Christian's family moved to Rochester, where he went to McQuaid Jesuit as a student. He then attended Georgetown University, majoring in mathematics with a minor in theology and entering the Jesuits the summer following graduation in 2015. In addition to working for Homeboy Industries in LA, his most meaningful experiences as a Jesuit include serving the Black Catholic population in North St. Louis, learning Spanish alongside his Jesuit brothers in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, and teaching Ignatian Spirituality at St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia.
Joined in 2022 3 posts cverghesesj@thejesuitpost.org
God Responds to Tragedy by Sending the Spirit
In the wake of the mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, Christian saw firsthand how the Spirit came upon a community beset by grief.
Greg Boyle’s radical theology invites us to tenderness
Images of state violence against gang members in El Salvador troubled Christian. In Greg Boyle’s new book and in his experience at Homeboy Industries, he found a radically different approach.