“Father General, what is really new about the Universal Apostolic Preferences?” “I can answer it in different ways: Nothing new, everything new.” Fr Arturo Sosa was responding to Gollapalle Krupa Rao, a scholastic from the Jesuit Conference of South Asia … Continued
I attended the Discerning Leadership Accompaniment Network international gathering in Rome from 6 to 9 March. This was the first in-person gathering since the network was convened in 2019. Retreat directors and specialists in leadership coaching and group facilitation come … Continued
The Society of Jesus in Rome has launched a video series as a companion to Fr General Arturo Sosa’s book, Walking with Ignatius. The book, which was launched early this year, aspires to give people the hope and joy of … Continued
Leaders and educators from our Jesuit global network of schools congregated online for the second Jesuit education (JESEDU) Global Colloquium hosted by the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP). The first gathering was held in Boston College, USA nine years … Continued
While writing and keeping the memory of the Society has been a long-standing practice since the time of the generalate of St Ignatius, the Archives remains to be a special mission, for archiving entails some specialisation and a level of … Continued
On Monday, 3 May, Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ presented his new book, “En Camino con Ignacio” (“Walking with Ignatius”), to Pope Francis. The book, originally written in Spanish with journalist Darìo Menor, touches on the current challenges facing the … Continued
The Ignatian Year celebrating the 500th anniversary of St Ignatius’ cannonball injury at the Battle of Pamplona and his subsequent conversion starts on 20 May. In order to mark the beginning of this important year for the Ignatian family prayerfully, … Continued
On the night of 25 September, the global Ignatian family will come together as one apostolic body to pray for ecological justice and conversion, particularly during this Season of Creation. Fr Xavier Jeyaraj SJ, Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology … Continued
In his letter to the whole Society of Jesus dated 20 May, Fr Superior General Arturo Sosa relayed “with sorrow, but at the same time full of gratitude” the death of our former Superior General, Fr Adolfo Nicolás. The letter … Continued
Fr Adolfo Nicolas, whom we called Nico, very rarely spoke about himself. Even when he was sick, his interest was in others. When I last met him in October 2018, in the Japanese Province infirmary in Kamishakujii, along with the … Continued