The Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN), honoring the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, quotes him as saying, “Just as the [people] of the world love and seek with such great diligence honors, fame, and esteem on earth—as the world teaches them—so those who are progressing in the spiritual life and truly following Christ our Lord love and intensely desire everything opposite.”  The ISN holds that we too can be guided by Ignatius’ call to embody the Gospel through both word and deed. In a world marked by polarization, injustice, and fear, we might ask if we seek to resolve our differences through dialogue, or do we resort to violence and division?  Do we honor the right to migrate and the gifts migrants bring, or do we reject those we see as outsiders?  Do we cherish creation as a gift from God and protect it, or do we exploit the earth for profit and gain?  Do we build structures to protect those struggling, or do we leave the vulnerable to face hardship alone?  As Christians and Catholics, we must respond by seeking change that defends and promotes the inherent dignity of all God’s creation—both people and planet.