These past months have been very demanding ones as we watched the Covid-19 virus spreading across the world. Here in Italy, as in so many other places, we have seen the devastating effects as the numbers of infections and deaths rose daily. This pattern has continued...
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Bishop Christophe Munzihirwa: witness to inner freedom and spiritual discernment
Rigobert Kyungu Musenge SJ recently defended his doctoral thesis at the Institute of Spirituality of the Gregorian University. His subject was Msgr. Christophe Munzihirwa, Jesuit Bishop of Bukavu, assassinated on 29 October 1996. More precisely, the aim was to...
Apostolic Planning in a time of Covid-19
In Asia Pacific, we seem to have entered a secondary phase in the Covid-19 crisis, which can perhaps be called a phase of ambivalent tensions. Whilst some countries have gotten over the steep curve of the pandemic, others are seeing ever-increasing numbers of cases,...
What is Ignatian leadership?
What is your gut reaction when you hear the word ‘leadership’? For some, it evokes a tug of responsibility. Others switch off immediately – ‘I’m not a leader of anything’ – or feel cynical: ‘Here we go again, corporate speak!’ For others still there is a personal...
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…
Video: Post-Corona, a new “normal”?
Coping with COVID-19: an Ignatian approach by Fr. John Dardis, S.J. The video is a part of the series by Jesuits.global
Video guide: Spiritual Conversation
„… we are each a little word of God and together we will spell out something great… (Elizabeth Johnson paraphrasing some of the work of Karl Rahner) Spiritual Conversation is a new approach for deciding and being together as diverse group. A useful method of making...
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...
Weekly Inspiration: Mindfulness, Hope and Compassion
Greetings and Christ's peace to you all! The topic of our resources this week is that of stress, and how we're taking care of ourselves as we're taking care of others. In my work with leaders in human services agencies supporting the needs of people on the front lines...
Universal Apostolic Preferences – tell us more!
Fr. John Dardis, S.J., General Counsellor for Discernment and Apostolic Planning, introduces topics related to discerning, announcing and animating Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). https://youtu.be/8eJq6XntEE8