Anna Bninski

The first time Anna saw the marvelous potential of interreligious dialogue was when she witnessed a call to action at a public rally organized by IMPACT; a coalition of congregations which includes Unitarian, Muslim, Protestant, Jewish and Catholic members and works to identify issues affecting the marginalized members of her hometown in Virginia. This experience remained the most beautiful aspect of interreligious understanding that she has encountered. For two years of her college career she hosted tea parties on Friday afternoons, where conversation topics covered ethics of their lives and the guiding principles of their religious traditions. Here they welcomed the chance to explain their beliefs and to ask questions without calling names or converting. As a Jesuit Volunteer from 2013 at the Josephinum Academy in Chicago, Illinois, Anna served as a full-time volunteer at a Catholic high school for disadvantaged young women. She co-taught religion class surveying American religious diversity with an emphasis on social justice and she practiced the Jesuit Volunteer Corps’ values of social justice, simple living, community, and spirituality.

Anna now works in communications for the Knights of Columbus, which is one of the leading lay Catholic organizations in the United States. Anna now works in communications for the Knights of Columbus, which is one of the leading lay Catholic organizations in the United States.

Educational Background includes: Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and English Literature, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US, 2013