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Ecology

The Ministry of Fresh Mangoes, Meaty Coconuts and the Shade of Trees

“Sometimes I find it hard to look at the deforested mountains in some departments,” says Br. Marcel Charélus, SJ, director of the Centre de Spiritualité Pierre-Favre in Port-au-Prince. Fortunately, Haitian Jesuits such as Br. Marcel and Br. Mathurin Charlot, SJ, are involved in some reforestation projects. The latter, an agricultural technician and one of the oldest Jesuits in Haiti, works in the Artibonite Department with the Project to Support Reforestation and Agricultural Development (PAREDA). Br. Marcel describes their …

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Cultivating Land and Soul: The Work of the Ferme Berthe-Rousseau

After months of being under lockdown in Montreal, I was happy to go to Ferme Berthe-Rousseau, an organization located on forty acres of land in Durham-Sud whose mission is to welcome and provide accommodation to people living in difficult circumstances. Marie-Ève Barbeau, one of the persons in charge, received me with the joy and passion that were already apparent when we spoke on the phone.  Although the farm is nondenominational, it is in fact part …

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Mother Nature and Brother Hudon

“The best week of my life was spent on a canoe-camping trip with the Pioneer Scout. We paddled a hundred kilometers, we only had five minutes of rain, and it was extraordinary,” said Brother Bernard Hudon, a Jesuit from Quebec, after I had asked him to share some of the moments of deepest consolation that …

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Saving Our Common Home: Relations Highlights the Wisdom of the Amazon and Its Peoples

“The Indigenous peoples of the Amazon can help us to move forward on the path of spiritual growth,” says Jean-Claude Ravet, former editor-in-chief of Relations and now an interim member of the editorial team, commenting on the latest issue of the journal. The idea for this issue, entitled “In Defense of the Amazon and Its …

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2021 Come & See Weekend

Once a year the Society of Jesus invites men, ages 18-39 to come and spend a weekend in the Jesuit novitiate itself.

Multidimensional Development: Empowering Haiti’s Rural Communities

The Support Group for Rural Development (GADRU) is a nonprofit organization founded on November 16, 1992, by Fr. Jean-Marie Louis, SJ, not only to oversee and promote the rights of those living in rural communities but also to participate in the construction of an inclusive, fair, and democratic society. According to GADRU’s founding philosophy, the …

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Seven Reflections on the Coronavirus Emergency from an Ecological perspective by Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam SDB

The current Coronavirus Emergency is a bolt from the blue. Our hectic normal life patterns have come to a screeching halt as entire communities are placed in lockdown around the world. It is also turning out to be a moment to pause and reflect. Many people are sharing about the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, …

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Ecology Reflections from Fr. John Surette, SJ

Earlier this year, the Society of Jesus announced four new Universal Apostolic Preferences, among them was a call to protect the environment. To help answer this call, we will be sharing a series of monthly ecology reflections produced by Fr. John Surette, SJ, a member of the USA Northeast Province.