When illness strikes, it can’t be life-hacked away. Reflecting on his time as a hospital chaplain, James shares how he witnessed the healing power of compassion, hope, and prayer.
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James currently serves as a teacher, soccer coach and the director of the integral ecology initiative at Verbum Dei Jesuit High School in Los Angeles. As part of his Jesuit formation, he earned a master’s in philosophy and social sciences from ITESO (Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education) – Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara in Mexico.
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Integral Ecology Lessons from Chiapas’s Tzeltal people
Do you know what ‘integral ecology’ means? Pope Francis talks about its importance in his landmark encyclical “Laudato Si,” written in 2015. Learn how an indigenous community is living out a vision of integral ecology to uphold not only their culture but creation as well.
Why Jesuit Schools Love Sports: An Explainer
Winning championships is nice, but character development is mission critical.
Letting go of the illusion of control
Only three days earlier I had professed my first vows in Los Angeles; now I was being asked to make yet another solemn profession: I would seek no ransom for my release in the event of my kidnapping.