October 12, 2016 — This Friday, the 212 electors meeting in Rome for the Jesuits’ General Congregation 36 will choose their new leader, the man who will serve assuperior general of the largest religious order of priests and brothers in theCatholic Church. Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, SJ (center), resigned as Superior General of the Society of Jesus …
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Midwest Jesuits have served and cooperated in the world of hte Eastern Africa Province since 1987.
From the Provincials Dear Friends, When Saint Ignatius and his brother Jesuits named their fledgling religious order the Compañía de Jesús, they did not simply announce that their efforts would be directed toward serving Christ. They also signaled the relationship they would have to the world. For Jesuits, the word Compañía — or Society — …
ByDoris Yu July12, 2016 — Any student attending a Jesuit university has no doubt heard theword magis, Latin for “more,” dozensof times. The word references the Ignatian concept of learning more, doingmore, choosing more, and giving more. MAGIS is also the name of an international immersion experience immediately precedingWorld Youth Day, for young adults from Jesuit …
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Dear friends, Peace of Christ! On behalf of our two provinces and the worldwide Society of Jesus, we would like to thank and congratulate all of our Jubilarians this year, especially our Golden Jubilarians, for the generous and faith-filled lives of service they have offered to the Church and the Society over many years.
Eight ordinands lie prostrate while the entire congregation chants the Litany of the Saints during a 2015 Mass of Ordination at St. Joseph Church in New Orleans.
The angel spoke to the women. “You must not be afraid,” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has been raised, just as he said. Come here and see the place where he was lying. Go quickly now, and tell his disciples, ‘He has …
Edin Barrera, SJ, (left) received a kidney from his Jesuit brother, Ryen Dwyer, SJ, (right) just before Christmas.