Join Patrick and Billy as they go through their year as Jesuit Volunteers. They will share their experience as volunteers in Detroit and consider how they view the world.
Kenneth Donaldson joins the podcast to talk with us about the election of Joe Biden, what this means for our country, and what we hope for for the next for years.
We talk about what it means to love your neighbor as we break open Matthew 22:34-40 and we consider the story of the good samaritan.
Patrick and Billy introduce their new project, unpack the title, and catch up as newly labeled FJV's!
Patrick and Billy talk about takeaways from their year as Jesuit Volunteers. They talk about how much they have learned from their JVC community in Detroit, their co-workers, the Black Lives Matter movement in the city, and much more.
Angela Smith, who helps lead racial justice workshops and conversations with the JVC, joins the balcony for an important conversation about racial justice and important steps for aspiring allies to take.
Patrick and Billy share the graces they received from their recent silent retreat. Tom Chabolla, President of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, joins us (via Zoom) for a conversation about faith, justice, and everything in between!
Erin McDonald joins us for a nuanced conversation about what it means to be both apart of the cause of injustice but also to be apart of the solutions. Join us on the balcony to hear Erin talk about her passion for social justice, being a Sister of St. Joseph, working at Detroit Mercy, and her previous work serving with the Jesuit Relief Service.
Billy and Patrick have a conversation with Raúl Echevarria to discuss his experience working, serving, ministering, and leading community activities in Southwest Detroit.
Becca Zatkulak, a member of the Mercy Volunteer Corps, joins us to talk about being a volunteer in Detroit. She talks about working at Cristo Rey, and her love for Special Education. Pat and Billy open the JBC Mailbox to answer your questions!
Radical Hope, Prophetic Action was the theme of the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice this year. In this episode we discuss our experience at IFTJ and we also hear reflections from others who were at the Teach-In.
Will Beatrez joins the show to share about his experience with the JVC and teaching at Cristo Rey high school. .
Eric Travis joins us this episode to discuss his audiobook, Wander Purposefully, and to talk about ways to adopt absorbent learning into your life.
Eva Lucchino joins us on the balcony to share about her experience with the JVC.
This week we discuss how to engage the young people of the church. We talk about the history of the Catholic church’s sexual abuse scandal and how we can move forward in light of this. We discuss questions like: How do we understand what’s going on in the church? And wow do we want to move forward? #JBCMovingForward
In this episode Patrick and Billy introduce what the podcast will be about and discuss the four core values of the JVC.