On most Sundays, Fr. Taroh Amédé, S.J. (G’27), presides over Mass on Georgetown’s Capitol Campus.
During the week, his head is buried in a different topic: emergency and disaster management.
The Jesuit priest enrolled in Georgetown’s Master’s in Emergency & Disaster Management in 2024 to learn how to more effectively serve people in crisis, understand systemic challenges and respond to emergencies ranging from natural disasters to acts of terrorism.
In the process, he found his graduate program dovetails with the Jesuit mission.
“What unites these two missions is a shared commitment to the protection and dignity of human life,” Amédé wrote for a School of Continuing Studies’ blog. “Both seek to prevent harm and alleviate suffering.”
Amédé also found something else: Emergency management not only makes him a better leader. It makes him a better Jesuit.
“I am studying EDM not in addition to being a Jesuit, but to become a better Jesuit,” he wrote. “My education at Georgetown is deepening and expanding my vocation in meaningful ways.”
In Georgetown’s chapels and classrooms, Amédé is finding new ways to serve.