Oh the sin of human greed That marred our paradise! It spawned in us a fatal need For a lethal merchandise Which cannot starving children feed But cruel wars devise! We who sowed that noxious seed With death are called … Continued
Since the time of St Ignatius, when people wrote letters, communication was already essential to the Society of Jesus. The founder and first Superior General was himself a prolific letter writer with around 7,000 letters on a variety of topics. … Continued
Fr John H, as he was known, was born on Eauripik Island in the Micronesian state of Yap, the son of Thomas Hiemal and Teresa Legapomog, and the second of 10 children. He graduated from Xavier High School, Chuuk in … Continued
In these times of crisis, words of consolation from the Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid has been run by the Society of Jesus in Spain since 1890. Their Clinical Psychology Unit (UNINPSI) recently released Guidelines for Psychological Care During Quarantine Time in Religious and Priestly Life. These guidelines–which cover common … Continued
The Jesuit major superiors of South Asia have spoken out against the recent riots that broke out in Delhi that killed at least 47 people, and left hundreds wounded and many more homeless. The Jesuits condemned the “apparent complicity of … Continued
The Jesuits in Africa and Madagascar have expressed deep concern about the violence and the loss of human lives in Cameroon and are calling for an “inclusive dialogue” to end the escalating conflict in the country. “Inclusive dialogue involving Anglophone … Continued
Ecojesuit has a new e-book that shares some of the learning of the network and seeks to facilitate greater collaboration among ecoteams within and across Jesuit conferences. A Workbook on Effective Collaboration: Learnings from the Ecojesuit Network revisits the network’s objectives … Continued
I am overjoyed with what I call the Indigenous Hermeneutics and Mystique (IHM) lens in the pages of the post-synodal exhortation, Querida Amazonia (QA) or Beloved Amazon. The sheer joy of reading the pages led me to exclaim: “Aha, this … Continued
Educate Magis, an online community of educators from more than 2,000 Jesuit and Ignatian schools all over the world, has launched an app to make it easier for them to link-up and collaborate as a global community from their smartphones. … Continued