The Society of Jesus in Southern Africa (Southern Africa Jesuits) announces the passing of Br Jonathan Chazura, SJ, today the 14th of August 2025. Having joined the Jesuits in 1977, Br Jonathan spent his early years as a Jesuit in Chinhoyi Diocese for quite some time. Makumbi Mission, Musami Mission, Arrupe Jesuit University (then Arrupe College) Chishawasha Mission are some ...
By Tadiwa Madava This Saturday, the Catholic community in Zimbabwe will gather to celebrate a remarkable milestone: the Golden Jubilee of Father Patrick Makaka, SJ, the oldest black Jesuit priest at Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in Mt. Pleasant, Harare. The Golden Jubilee celebration will include: a Thanksgiving Mass led by the Jesuit Provincial of the Southern Africa Province, Fr. ...
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 ...
A Milestone in Our Mission for Justice and Reconciliation – Silveira House Signs MoU with Parliament of Zimbabwe With hearts full of gratitude and hope, we share the joyful news that Silveira House – Jesuit Social Justice and Development Centre – has entered into a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Parliament of Zimbabwe. This collaborative step marks a significant ...
Recently, a group of our employees in one of our Jesuit works came into the crosshairs of a very well-connected and prominent Zimbabwean businessman. The next thing we knew, the team of four employees had all been arrested and imprisoned pending trial on charges that literally defied logic. The whole team of our employees had never been in prison in ...
. Born in Trieyland, Schlochac, Germany in 1931, Fr. Norbert Gille, SJ entered the Society of Jesus in 1955 at Jakobsberg, Bingen. His formation took him through studies in philosophy at Pullach and theology at Heythrop College in England. He was ordained a priest in Berlin in 1961. In 1964, Fr. Norbert was missioned to Africa, beginning his apostolic work ...
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