AMDG Podcast: Telling Old Stories in New Ways This Advent with Joe Durepos
On this episode of the AMDG podcast, longtime Catholic publisher Joe Durepos talks with host Eric Clayton about the stories we need to be praying with this Advent season.
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Jesuit Headlines: Serving at the Border, A Game Designer Turned Jesuit and More
November 29, 2023 — Here’s the latest news from the Jesuits in Canada and the United States. Jesuits Minister to Migrants Waiting in Border Cities Fr. Brian Strassburger, SJ, Fr. Flavio Bravo, SJ, and Joseph Nolla, SJ, are serving migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border in Matamoros, Mexico, opposite Brownsville, Texas, as migrants attempt to get …
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Philip Nahlik, SJ, Blends Science, Spirituality and Awe in His Care for Creation
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Jesuit Scholastic Philip Nahlik, SJ, found special joy this summer in helping to plan the Ignatian Eco-Educator Summit at Bellwether Farm outside Cleveland. The brainchild of Brenna Davis, director of integral ecology for the Ignatian Solidarity Network, the summit was an opportunity for Jesuit educators from 15 Jesuit and other Catholic …
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Fr. Tom Smolich, SJ, Appointed Rector of the Jesuit Community at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, has appointed Father Thomas H. Smolich, SJ, as the new rector of the Jesuit community at Santa Clara University’s Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.
God’s Beauty in the Midst of Resilience
Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ During our visit to Haiti, we met a four-year-old boy named Dodo, who rushed up to us as we entered the school, Centre educative de Bedou. This little one grabbed our hands and in Creole said, “Come with me.” Amidst unbelievable poverty, Dodo emanated a contagious joy. His grip seemed to …
Seventeen Jesuits Ordained Deacons
November 27, 2023 — This year, 17 U.S., Canadian and Haitian Jesuits were ordained to the diaconate at several different Masses in the U.S., Canada and Haiti. For a Jesuit in formation, ordination to the diaconate is the final step in preparation for priestly ordination in the Society of Jesus. On May 13, Matthew Hendzel, SJ, …
AMDG Podcast: Give Thanks the Ignatian Way with Mark Thibodeaux, SJ
On this episode of the AMDG podcast, Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, talks about how and why the Ignatian examen is such a versatile prayer — and why it’s all about gratitude.
The Desire to Be an Instrument of Peace
By John Dougherty Bryan Manning has been all over the world, and that was before he became a Jesuit. Originally from Torbay, Newfoundland, Bryan has lived and worked in six other countries and visited over twenty. A lover of language and adventure, Bryan’s international experience serves him well as he ministers to a diverse array …
Grappling with my Catholic Faith and Native Identity this Thanksgiving
Nicholas Black Elk’s life offers an example of pursuing peace through practices of contemplation and seeing God in all people.
Everyday Ignatian: Thankfulness, to Be Precise
Gratitude is the proper expression of giving thanks to God, the giver of all good things.