A Pastoral Workhorse
Pastoral work is what Fr. Stan Czarnecki, SJ, loves best.
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In Memoriam: Fr. John R. Sima,SJ
Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of our brother, Fr. John R. Sima, SJ, who died on August 17, 2021 at Casa la Virgen de Nazaret in Lima, Peru. He was 81 years old. May he rest in peace.
What Do You Ask of Me Now, God?
The retirement party has concluded, the new home office has been set up, but for what? So many retired or semiretired people who have experienced rich careers, sticky problems to solve, people to care for, or businesses to build, find themselves asking the critical question—what now? One person spoke of calculating how many days are left …
Evangelizing through Drama
From the mid-16th century, through the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773 and beyond, Jesuit colleges in Europe led the way in the arts, turning out famous playwrights including Joseph Simeon, Pierre Corneille, and Molière. In 2021, theater and the inspiration it provides for students in Jesuit schools continue to thrive. Imanol Ruiz’s …
Passing the Torch to Set the World on Fire
Fr. Karl Kiser, SJ, to succeed V. Rev. Brian Paulson, SJ, as provincial of the Midwest Jesuits Though he had been a Jesuit in the Chicago area for nearly 40 years and is a native of the suburb of Waukegan, Illinois, for the V. Rev. Brian Paulson, SJ, serving as provincial of the Midwest Jesuits …
Close Encounters of the Global Kind: Lessons from Abroad
“The world is our home.” — Fr. Jerónimo Nadal, SJ (1507-1580) According to José Casanova of Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, the Jesuits were the first organized group in history to think and act globally. As such, he writes that the Society “embodied what [Pope Francis] so frequently evokes as …
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An Ignatian Education
Walsh Jesuit High School: What distinguishes a high school as belonging to the Jesuit mission?
A Heart on Fire: Different Yet United
Trevor Rainwater, SJ, reflects on his formation.