Sisters and Brothers in Christ, In John 20, the Risen Christ tells the disciples “peace be with you.” We know the story, how they had locked themselves away in fear of the authorities, afraid of sharing a similar fate as their teacher, and perhaps even more so, afraid...
Fr. David McCallum, S.J.
Jesus: Our Model for Leadership in the Church
How does Jesus inspire our understanding of discerning leadership? In this video, part of the Boston College Online Course on Synodality, Fr. David brings a Christological focus to the way that leadership in the Church is supported and challenged by the example that...
Series on Lent – Invitation to Inner Conversion
Lent is a liturgical season that calls us for inner conversion and transformation. We need to let go of habits, practices, and actions in order to make space for God to bring forth more life, light, and greater fruit within ourselves and with and for others. In the...
Growing Beyond Polarization – Fr. David McCallum
One of the most painful and challenging issues we face within our societies and the Church is the degree to which we have become fragmented and polarized in our perspectives and separated in our relationships. How do we as discerning leaders understand the dynamics...
Leading in the “Squilibrio”
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Greetings and peace as we enter into the 22nd year in the Third Millennium! I am reminded of Pope Francis’ remark from his 2015 address to an ecclesial assembly in Florence when he said, “we are not only living in an era of change,...
Fr. David McCallum SJ on Synodal Leadership
The Jesuit Schools Network invited Fr. David McCallum, S.J., the Executive Director of the Discerning Leadership Program, to a virtual conversation about synodal leadership and Pope Francis's vision for a synodal church. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el5m6lWTdjQ
Weekly inspiration: Making Choices in Christ Together
We know that one of the foundational elements of a synodal Church is the willingness and ability to together discern the unfolding will of God…
What Leaders Can Learn From St. Ignatius [AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast]
We have never needed good leadership more than we need it right now. The COVID-19 pandemic is begging for excellent leadership in every sphere of life: Government at all levels, business, education, sports, all the way down to our own family systems. If you’re tasked...
Webinar: Ignatian Leadership and Discernment
Webinar offered by Discernment and Apostolic Planning office of the Jesuit General Curia in Rome.
Weekly inspiration: Jesus Shaped Leadership in a Time of Uncertainty
Dear friends, Greetings and peace to you. It is not news to any of us that the global pandemic has beset us with an experience of massive uncertainty. At Le Moyne College, the small gem of a Jesuit university in Syracuse, NY, where I serve as an administrator, we are...
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