During the time of St. Ignatius, there was a widespread challenge to the Catholic faith through the Reformation. Jesuits got involved in the defence and eventual restoration of the Catholic faith. This they achieved by…

As the context for the reflections stated ahead, at the outset let me state that I have spent 22 years as an ex-Jesuit after being in formation for 15 years. The context I want to…

Life in any form goes through change and often transformation. Human beings like other beings are gifted with evolution. Nevertheless, as human beings we are also gifted with free will and thus choose human progress…

St. Ignatius founded the Jesuit Order to face the challenges raised by the Reformation. Today we have to face totally new challenges with new strategies suitable to the times. I am suggesting four important points:…

‘Have Roots first and Wings then’ is indeed a catchy concept. While we proceed to reimagining and re-founding the Jesuits, we must refuse to be the prisoners of the past, without pooh-poohing the roots of…

Pope Francis calls for a SYNOD, for all people who are active participants on the journey to the Kingdom, helping each other, as they go on. What would this mean for Jesuits? [auth] 1. ALL - concerned…

Re-imagining the Jesuits is a discernment that has to come from the ones involved. In that sense, I am a complete outsider: a Latin American Jesuit who has never been in South Asia, who works…

Jesuits across the globe had recently been engaged in celebrations: The Universal Apostolic Preferences, the Ignatian Year of Conversion and Canonization, and the Review of the Statutes on Poverty. That was a lot to chew,…