“All of us, every human on earth, is a representative figure of God,” Lisa Sharon Harper said to a ballroom full of young social justice advocates. “Not on our watch will the image of God be so fervently crushed. Not on our watch.” Our shared humanity was a theme running throughout the three keynote speeches […]
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How the Spiritual Exercises can help non-Catholics
‘The Exercises are a means to an end, but not an end in themselves. We shouldn’t mystify them or turn them into a third testament.’
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First interview: Superior General Arturo Sosa, S.J. on his life in the Jesuits
The conversation introduces the new Superior General to Jesuits and the wider Ignatian family around the world.
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Did you know the Jesuits were founded in a dorm room? Here’s what that says about the election.
It might interest you to know that the Society of Jesus really began in a college dorm room in September 1529.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Jesuit leader reflects on Pope Francis’s GC 36 address
Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope to address a general congregation.
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Pope Francis tells Jesuit congregation: ‘The world is our home’
The pope spoke about what he considers the most important work Jesuits are called to in the 21st century.
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Waiting to hear about the new Jesuit superior general, and remembering my time as a delegate
The congregation has spoken, and we are happy with their choice of Father Arturo Sosa as our new superior general.
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New Leader of Jesuits Worldwide Is Latin American ‘Historic Choice’
Jesuits from 62 countries have chosen “a man of deep prayer” in electing Venezuelan-born Arturo Sosa Abascal as the new superior general of their order, said Timothy P. Kesicki, S.J., president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, a few hours after the decision was a
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What is the new Jesuit Superior General really like?
This week Tim Reidy and Ashley McKinless welcome America‘s editor at large James Martin, S.J., into the studio. Together they discuss the new Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Arturo Sosa, S.J., and what type of leader he will make in comparison to his predecessor.
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Three ways to make decisions like a Jesuit
St. Ignatius suggests three possible intellectual and emotional “times” of one’s life “in any of which a sound and good election can be made.”