The Jesuit Post nbsp does a great job collecting some fascinating responses from young Jesuits to the Pope 39 s interview in America quot A Big Heart Open to God quot Included are Jason Welle Brendan Busse Quentin Dupont Paul Lickteig Peter Folan Ryan Duns and Eric Sundrup nbsp It 39 s
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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Listening to the Pope
Here at America we rsquo ve been anticipating our publication of ldquo A Big Heart Open to God rdquo the exclusive interview with Pope Francis for Jesuit journals worldwide for weeks nbsp From the first proposal of the project see our editor-in-chief rsquo s summary of how the papal intervie
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Pope Meets with Refugees at JRS Centre
nbsp Yesterday the Pope visited the Centro Astalli a center for refugees in the city of Rome run by the Jesuit Refugee Service nbsp While there he spoke with the refugees and the JRS workers nbsp Dear Brothers and Sisters good afternoon First of all I greet you men and women refugees We
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A Prayer to the Prince of Peace
A Prayer for Peace in SyriaO Prince of Peace we come before you sinful and sorrowful We know that we are all guilty of hatred and contempt and yet we ask for your mercy and forgiveness In Syria millions of our brothers and sisters are suffering greatly And it seems that their suffering may be
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Save Our Sisters
For me, the tipping point in my awareness of the crisis facing women religious came by way of Twitter and a phone call.The tweet alerted me to an alarming news item about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, Mass. An article headlined “Sisters of St. Joseph Face Dire Financial Situation W
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Respeto, compasión y delicadeza
La postura de la Iglesia Cat lica acerca de nbsp la actividad homosexual es bien conocida Probablemente no hay nbsp un cat lico inteligente en este pa s tal vez incluso en el mundo occidental que no est nbsp consciente de la clara ense anza de la Iglesia El Catecismo ense a que la acti
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Me? How Can I Reduce Income Disparities?
Before I entered the Jesuits in 1988 I worked for six years at General Electric in their finance department Before that I studied at the Wharton School of Business where I majored in finance which also meant taking courses in accounting management securities bonds and real estate nbsp Why a
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Novice? Regent? Scholastic? A guide to Jesuit formation (and lingo)
A number of people have asked me about Jesuit formation, particularly the nomenclature, and the way that Jesuits refer to one another at various stages. So here goes.
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Pope Francis and Mercy
I found it amusing that the biggest news from World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro was not that Pope Francis nbsp attracted 3 7 million people to nbsp his Sunday Mass on Copacabana Beach nbsp inevitably nicknamed ldquo Popacabana rdquo for the week Nor was it the pope rsquo s dramatic speech befor
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Us Jesuits: Pope Francis Celebrates Feast of St. Ignatius
Today Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Church of the Gesu the Mother Church of the Society of Jesus in Rome at 8 a m nbsp Concelebrating with the Holy Father were the Superior General of the Society of Jesus Adolfo Nicolas SJ Archbishop Luis Ladaria SJ Secretary of the Congregation for t