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Every spirituality has a story

Edmond Grace SJ — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:25:29 +0000

Editorial November 2021 ELSiA – The European Laudato Si’ Alliance – is a network of Catholic organisations with a commitment to promoting the vision of Laudato Si’. Last Friday a group of people from these diverse organisations set out for Taize. We came from many different countries and with differing levels of seniority in our […]

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Resuming our rhythm with new activities

JESC — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:31:02 +0000

Last Tuesday JESC observed the Feast of St. Matthew who is is chiefly remembered for his humility as well as his ‘courage to embrace the possibility of what he could become’, as described by our colleagues at Discerning Leadership. In observance of this day we remained thankful for our work and the opportunities that have […]

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How we communicate the Jesuit mission

JESC — Thu, 23 May 2019 13:45:53 +0000

Thirty-eight people working in Communications for Jesuit organizations in Europe and beyond met in Madrid from May 14 to 17 for the JesWebCom Conference. I am one of them. My name is Susan Dabbous, the communication Assistant at the Jesuit European Social Center in Brussels (JESC), I am a journalist writing articles for our media […]

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Social Delegates meet in Rome

JESC — Tue, 21 May 2019 09:29:17 +0000

From 13 to 17 May, the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat, headed by Fr. Xavier Jeyaraj, brought together the Delegates for the Social Apostolate of the six Jesuit Conferences and the members of the GIAN (Global Ignatian Advocacy Networks). They all met at the curia. After praying and sharing about their respective experiences, the participants […]

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We have a vision for Africa

JESC — Tue, 14 May 2019 18:12:51 +0000

During a special visit to Europe, Charles Chilufya SJ, Social Apostolate Coordinator and Director of JENA (Justice and Ecology network in Africa), joined us at the JESC office in Brussels. We had a fruitful exchange of views and it was really interesting to see Europe from an African perspective. “From Europe, we don’t want charity […]

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Frans van der Lugt SJ – his last message

JESC — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:25:29 +0000

On 7 April 2019 it will be five years since the Dutch Jesuit Frans van der Lugt was murdered in Homs, Syria. He died at the age of 75. To honour Father Frans van der Lugt SJ, the Jesuits from the Netherlands and Flanders made an animated film about him. The film was recorded in […]

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Justice: 50 years of Jesuit Commitment

JESC — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:30:49 +0000

In this video, Fr. Arturo Sosa, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus announces the beginning of the 50th Anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) that began its journey in 1969. Fr. Sosa states that “This is not only a time of renewal for our institutions, social centres or for members of social […]

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An Unexpected Call: From Teaching to Serving Justice

JESC — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:10:45 +0000

The following is the text of an article written by JESC’s new director, Peter Rožič SJ, which was recently published on the website of the Social Justice & Ecology Secretariat (SJES) for the Society of Jesus. This is a short story of a relatively young and happy Jesuit scholar who did not plan to return […]

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Méditerranée: une route dans la mer. Migrations des peuples, cultures, religions

JESC — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:14:02 +0000

Une centaine de personnes membres des branches française, belge, portugaise, italienne, maltaise du MIAMSI se sont réunies autour de ce thème du 20 au 22 novembre dernier à Pozzalo, sous le patronage du Conseil de l’Europe. Cette petite ville de la côte sud de la Sicile est régulièrement placée sous les feux de la rampe, […]

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Pope’s encyclical on environment sparks comments and hope

JESC — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:48:05 +0000

Ecology and Jesuits in Communication (Ecojesuit.com) has launched its special edition on Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical released last 18 June. This edition features six stories from colleagues in various Jesuit institutions in different regions of the world. S Ignacimuthu, SJ writes from India about the path-breaking character of the encyclical, Brother Ken Homan, […]

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