BROTHERS
COURTESY OF MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
God called me to be a brother Brother Ken Homan, S.J. is a Jesuit, an American history Ph.D. student, community organizer, and spiritual companion.
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BROTHERS can be found in a variety of ministries. Brother Ken Homan, S.J. has taught high school, been a community organizer, contributed to social justice organizations, and more.
Brother Ken Homan, S.J.
For me being a brother means adventure and community.
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STOOD ON A WINTER-BARREN BLUFF overlooking the Missouri River. Frigid winds brushed my face as I stared across the floodplain, spiritually stuck between agitated wanderlust and resolved calm. A faint rustle caught my ear. Suddenly, a red-tailed hawk glided just a few feet over my left shoulder. Calm overwhelmed me. I felt the Holy Spirit gently and simply say, “Go. It’s time.” I began discerning Jesuit life during my junior year of high school when attending the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice and protest to close the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia. The teach-in was the first place I felt at home, that I belonged. My initial call followed me to Creighton University, where I was a history and theology double major, involved in clubs, campus ministry,
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