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SUMMARY:Just Labor: A Conversation with Br. Ken Homan\, SJ
DESCRIPTION:"Is It Just Labor? A Catholic Conversation" Join Jesuit Broth
 er and St. Louis University Assistant Professor of History Ken Homan\, S
 J\, for a wide ranging-conversation about the history of Jesuits in the 
 labor movement\, the current state of Catholic labor activism\, and the 
 future of labor in the age of AI. All are welcome to join this important
  and interactive conversation about how Catholic social teaching can inf
 luence how we look at labor\, and learn about how Jesuits have been invo
 lved in labor movements in the United State and around the world. Free a
 nd open to the public. Light refreshments will be served! RSVPs are appr
 eciated but not required. Thursday\, October 22\, 2026 4pm - 5:15pm Camp
 ion Ballroom\, Seattle University Sponsored by the Institute for Catholi
 c Thought and Culture\, the Department of English\, the Department of Po
 litical Science\, SU AAUP Chapter\, the Intercommunity Peace and Justice
  Center\, Jesuits West\, and the Catholic Labor Network. Made possible w
 ith a grant from the SU Endowed Mission Fund. About Br. Ken: Ken Homan\,
  SJ\, is a Jesuit brother from St. Louis\, Missouri\, where he grew up w
 ith his parents and three older sisters. While attending St. Louis Unive
 rsity High (SLUH)\, Ken traveled to the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Jus
 tice (IFTJ) where he first heard the call to be a Jesuit. He attended Cr
 eighton University for two years where he majored in history and theolog
 y and was involved in Amnesty International\, ultimate Frisbee\, the Cen
 ter for Service and Justice\, campus ministry\, GreenJays\, the Gender-S
 exuality Alliance and the Cortina service-learning community. After two 
 years at Creighton\, he entered the Midwest Province of the Jesuits. Ken
  completed his two years of novitiate in St. Paul\, Minnesota\, concludi
 ng by taking vows as a brother. He attended Fordham in the Bronx for fir
 st studies\, completing his master’s and bachelor’s. He wrote his master
 ’s thesis on Jesuits and the labor movement in St. Louis’ 20th century. 
 Ken spent the next three years teaching freshman Scripture and junior Ca
 tholic social teaching at Marquette High in Milwaukee\, where he also co
 ached wrestling and weightlifting\, led the group to IFTJ\, led retreats
  and chaperoned backpacking trips. Ken spent two years in Boston complet
 ing an Master of Theological Studies. He was an active member of the Bos
 ton College graduate worker union. Ken graduated with his PhD from Georg
 etown in 2025. He is currently assistant professor of history at Saint L
 ouis University and sits on the board of the Catholic Labor Network. In 
 his free time\, Ken builds furniture\, hikes\, and competes in powerlift
 ing. Questions? Email mpetterson@seattleu.edu\n\nTickets: https://events
 .seattleu.edu/event/ken-homan#tickets=1\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/e
 vent/d0923ef5-c743-4887-9f19-2b553ed6f766
LOCATION:Seattle University\, Seattle\, WA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/d0923ef5-c743-4887-9f19-2b553ed6f76
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