Update Dec. 29, 2022: See Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, interview on CNN By Ignatius Plato Dec. 21, 2022 – Sacred Heart Church, the Jesuit parish in El Paso, Texas, has for years served as a beacon of hope for immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Recently, the parish has opened its doors to the flood of …
By Fr. Maganizo Kapita, SJ “So, too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the son of Man will come” (Matthew 24:44). With these words, the Advent season for 2022 begins. Advent is the period of remembrance and preparation as we anticipate the Emanuel at Christmas. It is a …
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 Elise Gower In a world still reeling from Covid-19, as the deep societal structures of racism and inequity are highlighted and amidst violence and impending war, where does one find hope? In Los Angeles, California, Homeboy Industries — the largest gang intervention, rehab and re-entry program in the world — is a sacred place …
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 …
By Beau Guedry, nSJ Yo vengo a traerte vida Vida en abundancia En abundancia Yo soy el camino, La verdad y la vida Vida en abundancia En abundancia (I come to bring you life Life in abundance In abundance I am the way, The truth, and the life Life in abundance In abundance) About 24 …
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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 …
Aug, 19, 2021 – Haiti needs our help. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021, and within days Tropical Storm Grace barreled through, adding to the misery of the Haitians. To date, almost 2,000 people have died, with many more missing. Thousands have been injured and close to 30,000 families are homeless. …
By Michael Wegenka, SJ In the summer of my first year of regency at Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, I boarded a plane at Dulles Airport outside of Washington, D.C., and caught connecting flights in London and Baku, Azerbaijan, before arriving at my destination: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. I had only the first name of a young woman who would greet me in the …
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By Therese Fink Meyerhoff An important moment in Jesuit history quietly came to an end on March 9 when Fr. Lloyd Anthony Lorio, SJ, died in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. He was 93 years old, a Jesuit for 77 years and a priest for 64 years. He was the last surviving Jesuit missionary of the New Orleans Province who joined the …
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