The website ‘Faith Dimensions’ is designed to bring together a community of faith in conversation.
‘The name we give to God, The Trinity, marks the depth and height of the Christian knowledge and experience of who God is.’ In anticipation of the celebration of Trinity Sunday, 30 May, James Hanvey SJ considers how we might begin to think and speak…
India is a nation of many faiths but how has Covid tested that? Now is the time to collaborate for hope says Fr. George Mutholil SJ
With the papacy of Pope Francis, ‘synod’ and ‘synodality’ have entered our ecclesial vocabulary and thinking. Of course, this is neither a new concept nor experience for the Church. We see it at the very beginning, in the first momentous Council of Jerusalem which approved…
“Seeing all things new in Christ” the motto for the Ignatian Year, but how do we see our failures and the loss of our plans and dreams? Perhaps the experience of St Ignatius can help us. Pascal Calu, a young Jesuit helping to co-ordinate the…
In recent years few words have been so prominent in Christian circles as ‘discernment’. The 36th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) saw discernment as ‘a gift that we can offer to others’. But in unpacking that ‘gift’ some misunderstandings may need to…
In difficult times, especially times of the pandemic, how do we find a balance between “carelessness and craziness”? Fr. Sharkey explores the three Buddhist principles of truth (seeing things as they truly are), mindfulness, compassion, and acceptance.
The silences in our lives and relationships are often significant. There are those silences which are filled with security and peace. Even in the midst of a frenetic world or schedule, we can still carry an inner silence – a sort of interior poise.
Why do people still practice ‘popular religion’ when they no longer have strong ties to the institution? Is popular religion a response to secularisation or has it become a cultural event? Dani Questa, a Spanish jesuit, has written on the revival of popular religion in Spain, here is his reflection on its importance.
Pray with the slides: Pray with the text: Eternal Lord of all things, you chose Ignatius to gather companions into your service and to be called by your name. You opened their hearts to the power of your Holy Spirit so that they could serve…
