Questions to ask your host site partners during a dinner/reflection. Could also be used for group discussion or journaling.
From Joe Holland and Peter Henriot, SJ
- What do you notice about our situation here today? What are people experiencing?
- What changes have occurred in the past twenty years? What have been the most important events?
- What influence does money have in our situation today? Why?
- Who makes the most important decision around here? Why?
- What are the most important relationships people have here? Why?
- What are the most important traditions of the people? Why?
- What do people want most in life? Why?
- What will things be like in 10 years if they keep going in the same way? Why?
- What are the most important causes of the way things are today? Why?
What to Look For: Keeping Our Eyes and Hearts Open
From Santa Clara University Reflection Resources
- Signs of hope, courage, humanity, humility
- Commonality between you and the people you meet/see
- Depth of the political awareness among all we meet
- How history affects the present
- Signs of the presence of life
- How you are challenged by what you see
- How women experience each reality different from men
- Violence and how it affects people’s lives
- The role of work and what it offers/provides
- The role of education in people’s lives
- The availability of schools and difficulty of learning