On this episode of the AMDG podcast, Fr. Jake Martin, SJ, a priest and standup comedian, shares how he integrates his identities as priest and comedian.

Serving nearly 4700 students, over 1000 of whose families meet the federal guidelines for living in poverty, Midwest Jesuit schools educate students on the southwest and west sides of Chicago, as well as its northern suburbs. Three of these schools -- Cristo Rey, Christ the King and Chicago Jesuit Academy -- exclusively serve students and families of modest means who are living in resilient communities impacted by historical disinvestment; the other two host a significant number of students who meet the financial qualifications of this scholarship.

Zenk was moved enough by his cohort’s May 2022 visit to a community kitchen near Lima, Peru that he decided to devote his time and resources to a complete overhaul of the facility.