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Christopher Smith, S.J.

A native of Western North Carolina, Christopher Smith was raised Quaker but converted to Catholicism after becoming captivated by the beauty of his local church. He was drawn to the Society of Jesus by reading Walter Ciszek's With God in Russia. He is a Jesuit Scholastic studying at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University.

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Articles by Christopher Smith, S.J.
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Political differences almost tore my family apart. A lesson from St. Ignatius can help you avoid the same fate.
Christopher Smith, S.J.
A joke Christmas gift in 2020 brought my family to the breaking point. If only we had listened to St. Ignatius.
Two people, one white and another Black, holding hands.
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My white mom’s marriage to a Black man outraged my grandma. But she learned to love us.
Christopher Smith, S.J.
My little family is living proof of the fact that change is possible. My grandparents went from fury to admiration of my parents’ love, and from shame to pride in their mixed race grandchildren.
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I long for a Catholic Church that is unafraid to welcome Black people
Christopher Smith, S.J.
We Jesuits hold Peter Claver up and hide behind him.