Updated Nov. 6, 2022 – Hurricane Lisa caused significant damage along the coast of the Central American country of Belize on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, including to two of this province’s works in Belize City. Both St. Martin de Porres Parish and St. John’s College were hit hard, suffering both wind and water damage. Mirtha …
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Marita Bösch Figueroa has few possessions to call her own, but she gave me a gift on our very first meeting. The cuia is a common and multi-functional piece in the Brazilian villages where Marita lives, but she uses it to share a lesson on relationships, community building and humanity’s place …
July 2022 – Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Mark A. Lewis, SJ, rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Father Lewis, a member of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province, has served as academic vice rector of the Gregorian, a Jesuit-run, ecclesiastical university, since 2019. His term as rector will begin on …
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By Fr. Hernán Paredes, SJ These are some of my memories of my participation in the beatification ceremony of Fr. Rutilio Grande, SJ, Nelson Rutilio Lemos, Manuel Solórzano and Fray Cosme Spessotto, OFM on January 22, 2022. My earliest memory about Rutilio Grande turns me back to the city where I was born, Quito, the …
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By Fr. Thomas M. Simisky, SJ Life can feel overwhelming at times. We’ve all been pushed to our limits on multiple occasions as we navigate the uncertainties of pandemic, politics, and our own personal challenges. How do we find God when faced with problems we’ve never seen before and don’t fully comprehend? Yes, we do …
By Mike Gabriele Ten years of formation—a full decade—it’s no wonder Jesuit ordinations are such a joyous occasion. Each June, a new group of Jesuit scholastics, having spent ten years of their lives in formation, become priests, ready to serve the Church and the people of God. While some quickly return to finish an advanced …
By Colleen Hutchison An African proverb says, “If you educate a man, you educate an individual. But if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.” In India, two organizations supported by Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) are advancing gender equality and transforming communities by investing in their women. But many women — especially in the …
Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande of El Salvador will be beatified January 22, 2022, in San Salvador.
The Laureate and Finalists for the 2021 Opus Prize, which recognizes leaders and organizations working on long-term, local solutions to address poverty and injustice, were all Jesuit ministries.
By Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away. (Rev. 21:4). Haiti is struggling. Once known as the “Pearl of the Antilles,” the Caribbean nation has been hit by all manner of political and natural disasters over the past few years. This year alone, the former was evidenced by …