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May 11, 2010 marked the 400th anniversary of the death of Matteo Ricci, SJ. Today's post is a review of a book on this Jesuit's work in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty....
Established in the 1990s by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to deal with a massive influx of Nepalese refugees from Bhutan, the camp has settled more than 100,000 refugees since about 2007. With such an astronomical population, the needs are diverse. Nevertheless, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has combined efforts with groups such as CARITAS International and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to facilitate the resettlement of refugees to various host countries across the globe....
Some 40 years ago, John O'Leary was a Jesuit novice. In this morning's post, John reflects on his year as a novice with the late George Leach, SJ as his Novice Master....
Today's post looks at the connection between our conversations with God and our conversations with our friends....
Smartphones are supposedly ruining our lives and making us incapable of having real conversations. But phones, like other modern means of communication, are tools. We can surely misuse them, but we can also use them to create meaningful connection. Reprinted from The Jesuit Post....
Does where Mass is celebrated - a large church or a small chapel - have an impact on us? Today's post was originally published in The Jesuit Post....
Learning a language is hard. But Jesuit Brian Strassburger offers five steps to learning a language - Jesuit style. This article is reposted from the jesuit Post....
In friendship, sharing a love of something is not enough. You have to share your own story. Reprinted from The Jesuit Post....
The concept of chill takes many forms and has replaced the "will you go out with me" question. Reprinted with permission from The Jesuit Post....
Should we allow people to "encounter a deeper and honest us."? Or should we keep truths about ourselves safely tucked away? Reprinted with permission from The Jesuit Post....
