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A Young Jesuit Reflects on 50 Years of Social Justice

A Young Jesuit Reflects on 50 Years of Social Justice

by Matt Ippel, SJ | Dec 3, 2019 | Creation, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Justice, Pope Francis, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 8 mins

When I share my vocation story, I reference three people who asked me, “Matt, have you ever thought about being a Jesuit?” Three people, at three different moments, each knowing me well, posed a question I never asked myself. After the third “ask”, I decided that I...

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