SearchJohn Giuliano, El Salvador
El Salvador Travel Course The Church of El Salvador has inspired the faith of North Americans for decades. Creighton students have been hosted by the Tamarindo Foundation, Inc. a youth group in Guarjila, El Salvador. |
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| Creighton Jesuits Fr. Bert Thelen and Fr. Don Doll have also visited Guarjila to be with their classmate, Jon Cortina, S.J., who received an honorary degree from Creighton in May 2003. They recently attended his funeral in San Salvador in 2006. The sophomore service, faith, and justice community in McGloin Hall is named after Fr. Cortina (the "Cortina Community"). |
John Giuliano has lived in El Salvador since 1984 and has a strong relationship with Creighton University. Recent Creighton graduates Dan Justin and Holly Fuller, as well as CCSJ Director Maria Teresa Gaston's son Philip, have spent entire summers living in Guarjila. CCSJ Associate Director Ken Reed-Bouley spent two weeks in Guarjila with his wife and two daughters. |
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For more information about the Jesuit/UCA Martyrs with whom Fr. Cortina lived visit the following websites: | |
