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Pope Francis approves four priorities for the Jesuits’ next decade
Gerard O’Connell February 19, 2019
Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Society of Jesus, today made public the four main reference points that are to guide the life and work of the Jesuits over the next 10 years.
The ruins of the church where the constitution of Simón Bolívar’s “Gran Colombia” was signed. Photo by Antonio De Loera-Brust
Politics & SocietyFeatures
How the Catholic Church is responding to Venezuela’s refugee crisis
Antonio De Loera-Brust February 18, 2019
Over one million Venezuelans have arrived in Colombia as of May 2018. Colombia is not a rich country, and helping to bear the burden of receiving thousands of Venezuelan refugees every day is the Catholic Church.
FaithIdeas
Should a Catholic priest be fighting in a boxing tournament?
Nathan W. O'Halloran, S.J. February 18, 2019
Many people object to anyone, much less a Catholic priest, engaging in what they see as recreational violence.
FaithFaith in Focus
Remembering Father Daniel Flaherty, editor of ‘With God in Russia’
Edward W. Schmidt, S.J. February 15, 2019
Father Daniel Flaherty, S.J., who died February 13, 2019, shared his gifts with the Society of Jesus and the church throughout his long career as a Jesuit priest.
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Arts & CultureTheater
The return of Daniel Berrigan’s ‘The Trial of the Catonsville Nine’
Rob Weinert-Kendt February 08, 2019
The director Jack Cummings III has reimagined the play as a kind of found text, recited and enacted by three Asian American actors.
FaithFaith in Focus
What’s the deal with Ignatian yoga? A skeptical Jesuit finds out.
Joe Hoover, S.J. February 08, 2019
People love yoga. People love the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. Mash the two together, and you have created a nice, marketable concept that can sweep a bundle of folks into the arms of the Lord and/or the Society of Jesus.
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