In May, Jesuits from all the regions where the Society of Jesus works are gathering at the Sanctuary of Loyola in Spain for the 71st Congregation of Procurators. Announced in January 2021, this congregation is an outstanding example of collaboration and communication between Jesuits and their partners in mission, in keeping with Pope Francis’s call …
The Jesuits of Canada and their colleagues desire that our apostolic way of proceeding be inspired by the Ignatian approach to spiritual accompaniment. This is expressed in our apostolic planning document Pilgrims Together. As explained in the first article of this series, values such as humility, listening, mutuality in encounter, hospitality, and engagement in an …
The model of the Jesuit apostolic presence in Canada : Personal experience as a guide Read More »
We asked calligrapher and designer Erica Tighe Campbell to illustrate the Society of Jesus’ four Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAP), which are guiding the Society’s mission from 2019-2029: Here Tighe Campbell reflects on how she approached the project. When we began talking about the UAP it was clear that the four principles do not exist on …
By Pierre Bélanger, SJ Journalist, General Curia of the Society of Jesus, Rome Who is this tattooed character embracing an Indigenous family from the Amazon? He is a Jesuit! Fernando Lopez is a member of an itinerant team and, as the name suggests, travels the rivers and forest roads of the Amazon to live with …
Justice and Indigenous Wisdom: The Work of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network Read More »
“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 …
Saving Our Common Home: Relations Highlights the Wisdom of the Amazon and Its Peoples Read More »