FRONTLINES
IGNATIAN HERITAGE MONTH
REMEMBERING THE JESUIT MARTYRS OF EL SALVADOR
their housekeeper, and her 15-year-old daughter at the University of Central America (UCA). The slayings occurred during a prolonged civil war between the Salvadoran government and leftist opposition groups. The priests were assassinated because they spoke out against the government and were advo- cates for the poor. The housekeeper and her teenage daughter were murdered because the killers didn’t want to leave any witnesses to the crime. On the 25th anniversary of this tragedy, we remem- ber and honor those who gave their lives to service and the pursuit of truth.
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n November 16, 1989, mem- bers of the Salvadoran military murdered six Jesuit priests,
IGNACIO MARTÍN-BARÓ, S.J.
A social psychologist and philosopher, Martín- Baró was a preeminent figure in the intellec- tual community. Called “Padre Nacho” by his rural congregation, Martín-Baró founded UCA’s Institute of Public Opinion, which mea- sured popular opinion about the civil war.
AMANDO LÓPEZ QUINTANA, S.J.
López studied philosophy and classical humanities and earned a doctor- ate in theology. He was for a time chair of the Philosophy Department at UCA, and during his final years there he oversaw the campus’s buildings and vegetable gardens. He also was an advocate for a nationwide literacy campaign that reached hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans.
IGNACIO ELLACURÍA, S.J.
The rector of UCA, El- lacuría was a proponent of liberation theology and an advocate for peace negotia- tions during El Salvador’s civil war. He acted as an informal mediator between the guerrilla fighting forces and the Salvadoran govern- ment, which made him an enemy of the far right. He received an honorary de- gree from Loyola in 1986.
SEGUNDO MONTES MOZO, S.J.
Known as “Zeus” because of his long beard and tall build, Montes was chair of the Sociology Department at UCA. Like Ellacuría, Montes was a staunch advocate for the poor— and as such, he became a target of the political right.
HUNGER WEEK
A longstanding tradition at Loyola and a part of
Ignatian Heritage Month, Hunger Week helps edu- cate, advocate, and raise money to end hunger. This year’s beneficiaries included A Just Harvest,
the Society of St. Andrew, and the Hunger Project.
LIVING
RADICALLY This year’s Ignatian
Heritage Month photo contest sought im- ages that capture “living radically” in an Ignatian way. The winning photos were
selected by a panel of Loyola faculty, staff, and students.
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