As I started writing this article, I remembered a wise saying of late Archbishop Angelo Fernandez of Delhi. “Do not get bogged down with the idea that we are old, and get stuck. The fact…

The topic of Aging Gracefully has interested me for the last twenty years or so. I have shared my experiences and reflections with others (lay people, religious, and priests) and grown in practical understanding. Given…

We Christians believe that the Word of God became human in Jesus and has saved every one by the paschal mystery of his death and resurrection. We also believe that the gift of salvation is…

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first South American, became the Pope on 13 March, 2013. From the very beginning he gave the impression of being a different type of Pope. The most outstanding trait of…

13 March, 2013, is a date I will not forget. During a doctoral programme I was enrolled in at a Jesuit University on the U.S. West Coast, I was unable to act on what was…

God’s mercy manifests itself in the history of the world redeeming persons. Jesus Christ personified that mercy uniquely and the Church bears witness to it in its mission. More recently, in Amoris Laetitia (The Joy…

The three dimensions of the ministry of reconciliation: reconciliation with God, with humanity, and with creation, assumes a new urgency. (GC 36 D1, 21) Read More

Dhaka, 11 October – The JRS Deputy International Director, Fr. Joseph Xavier, SJ, is currently evaluating opportunities for JRS to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, where over 500,000 people have fled violence in the Rakhine…