I have been reflecting about “Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola?” The temptation is to narrate his life and highlight that he is the founder of the Society of Jesus – of course that’s true. Aside from his family background, let’s take a leap to where his life took some notable transformation. In 1521 Ignatius was gravely wounded at Pamplona ...
Young man, do you want to see your mother moving with explosive energy, each step bursting with pure joy and freedom and on the other hand your Provincial Superior gliding across the floor, with each movement light as air, his smile dancing before his feet? If yes, then come and be a Jesuit. African mothers dance on two occasions only. At ...
A young couple moved into a new neighborhood. The next morning while eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbor through the window hanging the washing outside. “That laundry is not clean,” she said. “She doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap”. Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time the neighbour would hang ...
To ‘learn earn how to discern’. It rhymes, which may be a helpful metaphor. Discernment calls for a certain ear for the poetry of God in our life and in our world. We listen intently for the voice of God, for the ‘still, small voice of calm’ in the harsh and discordant din with which our world often contrives to ...
From 27 to 29 May 2025, representatives of the Jesuit Social Apostolate from across the Southern Africa Province gathered in Harare, Zimbabwe, for a time of reflection, sharing, and discernment. Delegates from Silveira House (Zimbabwe), the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection – JCTR (Zambia), the Jesuit Centre for Ecology and Development – JECD (Malawi), the Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre – KATC (Zambia), the Jesuit Institute South Africa – JISA, and ...
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