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DESCRIPTION:"Is It Just Labor? A Catholic Conversation"\n\n \n\nJoin Jesuit
  Brother and St. Louis University Assistant Professor of History Ken Homan
 \, SJ\, for a wide ranging-conversation about the history of Jesuits in th
 e labor movement\, the current state of Catholic labor activism\, and the 
 future of labor in the age of AI.\n\n \n\nAll are welcome to join this imp
 ortant and interactive conversation about how Catholic social teaching can
  influence how we look at labor\, and learn about how Jesuits have been in
 volved 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 apprec
 iated but not required. \n\n \n\nThursday\, October 22\, 2026 \n\n4pm - 5:
 15pm\n\nCampion Ballroom\, Seattle University\n\n \n\nSponsored by the Ins
 titute for Catholic Thought and Culture\, the Department of English\, the 
 Department of Political Science\, SU AAUP Chapter\, the Intercommunity Pea
 ce and Justice Center\, Jesuits West\, and the Catholic Labor Network. Mad
 e possible with a grant from the SU Endowed Mission Fund.\n\n \n\nAbout Br
 . Ken: \n\nKen Homan\, SJ\, is a Jesuit brother from St. Louis\, Missouri\
 , where he grew up with his parents and three older sisters. While attendi
 ng St. Louis University High (SLUH)\, Ken traveled to the Ignatian Family 
 Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) where he first heard the call to be a Jesuit. 
 He attended Creighton University for two years where he majored in history
  and theology and was involved in Amnesty International\, ultimate Frisbee
 \, the Center for Service and Justice\, campus ministry\, GreenJays\, the 
 Gender-Sexuality Alliance and the Cortina service-learning community.\n\n 
 \n\nAfter two years at Creighton\, he entered the Midwest Province of the 
 Jesuits. Ken completed his two years of novitiate in St. Paul\, Minnesota\
 , concluding by taking vows as a brother. He attended Fordham in the Bronx
  for first studies\, completing his master’s and bachelor’s. He wrote 
 his master’s thesis on Jesuits and the labor movement in St. Louis’ 20
 th century. Ken spent the next three years teaching freshman Scripture and
  junior Catholic social teaching at Marquette High in Milwaukee\, where he
  also coached wrestling and weightlifting\, led the group to IFTJ\, led re
 treats and chaperoned backpacking trips. Ken spent two years in Boston com
 pleting an Master of Theological Studies. He was an active member of the B
 oston College graduate worker union. Ken graduated with his PhD from Georg
 etown in 2025. He is currently assistant professor of history at Saint Lou
 is University and sits on the board of the Catholic Labor Network. In his 
 free time\, Ken builds furniture\, hikes\, and competes in powerlifting.\n
 \n \n\n \n\nQuestions? Email mpetterson@seattleu.edu
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LOCATION:Campion Ballroom\, Campion Ballroom
SUMMARY:Just Labor: A Conversation with Br. Ken Homan\, SJ
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.seattleu.edu/event/ken-homan
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