The Holy Father Pope Francis convoked the Synod 2023 on the theme of “Synodality”. What did he mean? The popular meaning of synod is an “assembly or council of Church officials”, but the etymological meaning…
Let’s Listen while ‘Journeying Together’: Thanks to Pope Francis, the Catholic Church is in synodal mode. Many ask: What does ‘synod’ mean? Synod comes from two Greek words: ‘syn’ + ‘hodos’, literally ‘with’ + ‘path’…
A Quick Look at their Enormous Contribution to the Local Church The Jesuits of three different countries planted and nurtured the Faith in Bombay and along India’s west coast. The first were the Portuguese in…
It is said that “the most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire”. The Pamplona event where the flames of the cannon ball turned St. Ignatius from the “Knight” in Loyola to…
Conversion of St. Ignatius In the light of Psalm 23 [auth] At the stroke of a cannonballAttuned to the vocation callShedding honor, pride and all - inShepherding Lord, ‘I shall not want!’Precious castle costs nothingPasturing…
May your vision illuminate our mission of reconciliationwith your tears of pain, of conversion and of consolation,by accompanying our impulses mostly impatient,by purifying our souls swiftly penitent,[auth]by rebuilding our minds often negligent,by healing our wounds…
On God’s chosen journey he never looked backFor God’s greater glory strive bravely he didThe spirits discerning the while learned and taughtSeeking always to do the Lord’s bidAs he saw God’s love working along all…
Speaking about the Ignatian Year, Arturo Sosa, the General of the Society of Jesus stated “We desire that the inspiration of the process of personal conversion that led Ignatius to share his spiritual experience and…
It was the year 1521. The Battle of Pamplona was on. Spain had conquered part of Navarre which rebelled with backing from France. Those from Navarre captured Pamplona which was the capital of Navarre, by…
In an interview with Pope Francis in August 2013, Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, editor of Civilta Cattolica, began with an unscripted question, asking the Pontiff point-blank: “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?” Spadaro notes: “The pope…