In addition to the formation courses in English and Spanish that has held for 3rd year, the Discerning Leadership Program has offered, for the first year, the formation in Italian in order to better respond to Vatican Officials and other Church Managers in Rome. Also,...
Videos
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...
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
Interview to Fr. David McCallum on Leadership – Il Sole 24 Ore
Fr. David McCallum is interviewed in Il Sole 24 Ore by Pierangelo Soldavini and Francesco Pagano. You can find the interview in English by clicking here
Card. Luis Antonio Tagle – To walk humbly with God
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, provided a testimonial and spiritual reflection to the Discerning Leadership participants on how Synodality in the Church has to be a humble walking with God. The talk is...
Massimo Faggioli – From Episcopal Collegiality to Ecclesial Synodality
Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Historical Theology at Villanova University in US, and author and columnist, offered a bright speech entitled "From episcopal collegiality to ecclesial synodality. What it means for Pope Francis in the reform of the Church" for the...
Course Participants Testimony
In this video, the Spanish Course participants share their testimonies about the Course, and in particular regarding the following topics: Discernment, Living Integrally, Synodality, and Tools for Synodality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5lDqT2wtX8
Card. Gianfranco Ravasi: A Culture of Synodality in the Church
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, offered a deep and very rich speech about "Building a Culture of Synodality in the Church" for the Spanish Course participants at the General Curia of the Society of Jesus on September...
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...