November is National Jesuit Vocation Promotion Month -- Will you help us to continue the mission? Jesuit Father Robert Ballecer, national director of vocation promotion for the Society of Jesus urges us to reflect on this day of the feast of All Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus. If you or someone you know is discerning a vocation calling to join the Jesuits in service, we encourage you to visit www.jesuit.org for more information on the…
The Jesuits are probably best known for their work in education yet, the Society of Jesus also the largest missionary order in the Roman Catholic Church. This vibrant apostolate dates back to St. Francis Xavier, the patron saint of foreign missions, and his work in South and East Asia.
The Wisconsin Province Jesuits recently renewed a bond with the Kohima region of northeast India. This area, known as the "seven sisters" (for seven states), spans…
Since 1917, the Pontifical Oriental Institute has served as a center for advance studies in Eastern Christianity.
Praised by Pope Benedict XVI as a scholastic oasis for professors, scholars and writers on the Eastern Catholic Churches, the Institute has announced the appointment of American Jesuit Father James McCann as its new president.
On August 29, 2005, New Orleans experienced one of the worse natural disasters in U.S. history. While the city escaped a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina, the rising waters breached the levees that surround the city, leaving 80 percent of New Orleans under water. Five years later, New Orleans is a city rebuilding.
There has been a strong Jesuit presence in New Orleans from the days of the city’s founding over 300 years ago. The Jesuits have been…
Patrick Gilger, a Jesuit in the Regency stage of formation, speaks about the Lakota people and how his time with them impacted his use of Ignatian Spirituality.
In this short video clip, Jesuit Father Ken Gavin, national director of Jesuit Refugee Service, speaks to the efforts of JRS as they move much needed supplies across the Dominican Republic/Haiti border to their staging centers in Port-au-Prince.
Jesuit Refugee Service has provided emergency relief in the form of food, medicine, tents and debris-removal tools to thousands of citizens in Port-au-Prince to aid their recovery from last week’s devastating…
Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ is a Los Angeleno born to a third-generation Irish-American family. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1972 after graduating from Loyola High School and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1984.
With a history of ministries to the poor in Los Angeles, Bolivia and Mexico, Fr. Greg was missioned to Boyle Heights in 1986 where he served as pastor of Dolores Mission until 1992.
In 1988, Fr. Greg created the “Jobs for…
For over 450 years Jesuit priests and brothers have lived an amazing story of serving the Church in new and unexpected ways. We are still men on the move, ready to change place, occupation, method--whatever will advance our mission in the Church. We are expected to do anything or go anywhere to teach Jesus Christ and preach his Good News.
Today that "we" has expanded to include men and women who share this vision of service
For over 450 years Jesuit priests and brothers have lived an amazing story of serving the Church in new and unexpected ways. We are still men on the move, ready to change place, occupation, method--whatever will advance our mission in the Church. We are expected to do anything or go anywhere to teach Jesus Christ and preach his Good News.
Today that "we" has expanded to include men and women who share this vision of service to faith and to the justice that faith demands. Together Jesuits and lay partners place ourselves in the presence of the God who created all people and ask ourselves the questions that St. Ignatius suggested to his first companions during the period of prayer that led to their permanent companionship:
What have I done for Christ?
What am I doing for Christ?
What will I do for Christ?
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