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Podcast: AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Episode: Schools Where the Poor Are First with Fr. Marco Gómez, SJ
Description: With more than 120 Jesuit high schools and universities in the US and Canada, it’s no surprise education is what the Society of Jesus is best known for in our part of the world. And listeners to AMDG might be familiar with newer educational initiatives that have Jesuit roots, like the Cristo Rey Network of high schools or MiguelNativity presecondary schools or the relatively new handful of two-year colleges growing out of Jesuit universities. These last three initiatives were designed to serve students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
If you head to Central and South America, you’ll find yet another inno...