Kicking off season 2 of the podcast—which will focus largely on speakers and presenters at the 2025 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice—we are joined by Micahel Libunao-Macalintal, director of campus ministry at Regis High School in NYC, and Lucas Bujosa, a senior at Regis. In addition to captivating clips from their respective mainstage addresses, hear them speak about the inspiration behind the bold themes in their speeches.

1. Watch the entire recording of Mike breaking open the “Pressing On” theme at IFTJ.
2. Watch the entire recording of Lucas’ speech at IFTJ.
3. Read more of Mike’s brilliant contributions to ISN’s reflection series.
4. Learn more about REACH, the academic mentorship program Lucas participated in as a middle schooler that laid the foundation for his impressive career at Regis.
5. Facilitate deeper engagement with this episode using this free discussion guide resource from Education for Justice!

Interluding seasons one and two of the Ignatian Voices for Justice Podcast, we offer a thoughtful reflection from Dr. Annmarie Caño on the birthday of one of the UCA Jesuit martyrs, Ignacio Martín-Baró. Many in the Ignatian family will be gathered with us on the anniversary of the 6 Jesuits and their two lay companions assassinated in El Salvador at the 28th annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in mid-November. Stay tuned for in-depth conversations about faith-rooted justice work that we will cover in Season 2, as well as the fires that are fueled each year at IFTJ.

Remembering Ignacio Martín-Baró, by Annmarie Caño: https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2025/11/07/remembering-ignacio-martin-baro-sj/

Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education (Hopkins Press, 2025): https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53804/leading-toward-liberation?srsltid=AfmBOooiPDo9MTAg9Wkp4I840PEbtFKkNJ6QfKRBiM32g773bmz0VdV9 (edited)

Wrapping up our first season of the podcast, we sit down with Alyssa Perez Marquez, who just started a new role at Cristo Rey San José. So far, all of our featured guests are currently in high school, college, or just starting their full-time professional careers. The intention to feature these impressive individuals was to demonstrate to our network—especially the young leaders in our Ignatian network—that leadership in the faith-doing-justice world is a role they can and should step into right now. Our choice to wrap up the array of leaders this season with Alyssa was also intentional. The recipient of ISN’s 2025 Moira O’Donnell Emerging Leader Award, Alyssa has a decade of professional experience under her belt and is an inspiring exemplar to all of our young leaders of how a rich and fulfilling career in justice advocacy can unfold. All told, Alyssa has been to nine Ignatian Family Teach-Ins for Justice, starting in high school and culminating in MC-ing one. She’s facilitated leadership programming for ISN and contributed to our reflection series. In short, ISN has received so much from Alyssa and is honored to have played a part in her formation as well.

As her mentor, Patrick Furlong, the director of the Pam Rector Center for Service and Action at LMU mentions in our first segment, Alyssa’s impactful leadership is due to her authentic presence and the way that the perennial wisdom of Saint Ignatius flows through her.

Alyssa was awarded the 2025 Moira O’Donnell Emerging Leader Award in San Francisco. Read about the award night celebrating justice here: https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2025/05/13/ignite-illuminates-san-francisco/

Alyssa mentioned her reflection centering lessons on radical hospitality from her time as a Jesuit Volunteer in Belize. Read that reflection here: https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2024/07/15/trusting-in-radical-hospitality/

Alyssa has written many reflections for ISN in our weekly Rise Up series and our annual Lenten series. Access all her contributions here: ​​https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/author/aperez/

Patrick Furlong, Alyssa’s mentor at LMU, highlighted the impactful work he gets to participate in at the Pam Rector Center for Service and Action. Explore their work here: https://studentaffairs.lmu.edu/activities/centerforserviceandaction/