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The UK is preparing for a general election in May, and apathy is on the rise. The three main parties -- Conservatives, Labour, and Liberal Democrats -- are failing to inspire voters, especially the younger ones. They all seem to be pretty much the same. There's a feeling that nothing will change whoever forms the new Government. The mood among voters, in other words, is sadly...
Thanks to Jenny Cafiso, Director of Canadian Jesuits International,we have the following report - issued Monday afternoon - from Fr. Boniface Tigga, SJ, Regional Superior of the Jesuits in Nepal....
We need to remember, even and especially, the things we know to be permanent. We need to remember what we're living for, what's worth fighting for. We need to remember our fundamental call to love and to serve and we need to ask for the grace necessary to fulfill it. For this, we need time and space. We need renewal and rest. The article was originally posted on The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org) on January 27, 2015 and it is reposted here with permission. (thejesuitpost.org) on...
March 27th, 2015 was a typical Friday for Carlos Belmont. Dressed in a neatly pressed purple shirt and a black tie, he hustled across Harlem's Lexington Avenue, hoping to catch the 9AM 6-train. Manhattan bound." This article is reprinted with permission from The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org) where it was posted on April 13, 2015....
In 2008, Pope Benedict's addresses to Jesuit audiences have strongly echoed the thinking of twentieth century Catholic philosopher Bernard Lonergan, suggests Gerald Whelan SJ. Who was this influential man, and why is his work so important and relevant to Jesuits today?This article was originally published in La Civilta Cattolica, 6th September 2008. It was reposted on Thinking Faith in November 2014. Bernard Lonergan SJ was born in December 2004....
I came in with notions of how poverty builds community" and how "people still came together despite having so little." But there is poverty...
Community is coloured by the richness and diversity of the personalities of its members. The fabric of a community has been dyed and tinted by the many unique individuals who grace its life with their presence. Once I lived in a community that had a high turnover of some off-the-wall characters. One of them was a man by the name of James....
You have probably never heard of me. I mean, that's okay; I'm fine with it. Really, I am. After all, my fifteen minutes of televised fame came early in life.Now, it wasn't exactly fifteen minutes, precisely; it was 30 seconds. And it was a 30-second commercial, of which I was only visible for about five. Yet, to my eight year-old self, five seconds of fame felt like forever. The commercial was a promo for one of Cleveland's local television channels. You know, the ones where they go we know OUR city," and then have a montage of B-reel shots of Cleveland's two famous landmarks before cutting to footage of the evening news team walking in and crossing their arms as they turn and face the camera, like a group of well-heeled superheroes." The article was first published on The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org) on February 1, 2015....
We all have - in some way or another - a love/hate relationship with TV. In this article, originally posted on The Jesuit post (thejesuitpost.org) on February 16, 2015, Jesuit scholastic, Bryan Strassburger, presents some of the pros and cons for loving/hating some popular Tv show....
I have been hearing for a couple years now that Martin Scorsese was getting ready to direct a film version of Shusaku Endo's Silence. And according to my sources at the Huffington Post, it will begin shooting at the end of the year. Liam Neeson will reprise his role as a Jesuit and Andrew Garfield will shed his spidey costume for a black robe. What if we capitalize on the Jesuit charm that seems to be sweeping the globe (Thanks, Pope Francis!) and delve into more movies about Jesuits. Luckily you have me, avid moviegoer and lover of creating what if" scenarios."...
