The following reflection was given by Fr. Etienne Grieu SJ at a meeting of the French Province of the Society of Jesus. Fr. Grieu is the rector of Centre Sévres, Paris. Reflecting on 2020 as the year in which we all experienced the pandemic, what…
I: In Gratitude. Lord, you know needs of your Society.You know our weaknesses,yet you continue to fill our hearts with a desire greater than our capacities. Each day you teach us the power of your grace,The life of your Spirit at work in us.For only in you,and…
In the second part of his interview with Jan Regner SJ about Fratelli tutti, James Hanvey SJ reflects on the rise of populism. In many countries today, populism is growing, and the truth is being misused to the benefit of politicians. How can we reflect on this from the perspective of Pope Francis’ new letter?
James Hanvey SJ, the Society of Jesus’s Secretary for the Service of the Faith, recently spoke at length about Pope Francis’ latest encyclical to Jan Regner SJ, Editor of the Czech Jesuit review, Jezuité.
In many ways, the main themes Fratelli Tutti are recognisable to anyone who is familiar with Catholic Social Teaching. But what is different is the way in which the letter not only presents arguments and ideas for us to think about, it also invites us into an affective, reflective and imaginative relationship with its themes.
Who is this man? Taken “normally”, night is supposed to be a time of break, of dreaming, of reposing… When everything goes right, night passes rather quickly and we wake up fresh into new day. But how often for so many people the life itself…
In our world of absentee fathers and confused masculinities, Reni gives us a portrait of a tender strength at the service of a vulnerable life.
Lord Jesus, in the Spiritual Exercises you put before Ignatius and his companions a way of following you. Today, you also put this way before us. Through the Holy Spirit, you have gathered us from every nation to be your servants and friends under the…
‘Rejoice ye’ – Gaudete – appears to be a late 16th century Carol set with an older medieval tune. It’s bold, lively rhythm, captures well the joyous mood of the Carol as it invites us to celebrate the birth of Christ. The lyrics and the pulsating…
This Christmas, how many grandparents are longing to hug their grandchildren and to feel their hugs in response. In the most natural way, so much is communicated in a touch that words cannot express. The French Christian philosopher, Jean-Louis Chrétien reminds us that the first evidence of the soul is the sense of touch.
