Vocation Promotion Team, Novitiate Respond to Pandemic in Creative Ways
By Jerry Duggan For a man discerning his vocation, in-person interactions with vocation ministers, men in formation and other discerners are fundamental to the process. When COVID-19 rendered these meetings impossible, the vocation promotion team got creative in their outreach. They devised several new strategies to connect with discerners. For starters, Fr. Eddie Gros, SJ, […]
Jesuit’s Skills a Godsend during Pandemic
By Jerry Duggan God has a way of putting the right people in the right place at the right time. A great example is Fr. Jeremy Zipple, SJ, associate pastor at St. Martin de Porres in Belize City, Belize. When the pandemic hit in March, the parish, long an anchor in its economically impoverished neighborhood, […]
Fr. Mark Thibodeaux Creates Retreat for Parishioners During Pandemic, Ends Up with Much More
By Jerry Duggan Father Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, never imagined a single text from a parishioner would set so much in motion. New Orleans was caught in the throes of COVID-19 in early April, with stay-at-home orders in place and the churches closed for in-person Masses. The Holy Name of Jesus Parish community needed a spiritual […]
Jesuits Magazine: Fall 2020
As the pandemic raged on through the summer, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province continued its mission as normally as possible. Highlights included a socially-distanced ordination Mass, continued efforts to provide spirituality at a distance, the celebration of 40 years of Jesuit Refugee Service, and several golden jubilees for UCS Jesuits. Read about all […]
Inspired by a Refugee’s Faith: Finding Hope in Dark Days
We do not know what our future will be, but one thing is certain, that is we know that God will care for us. Even when we die; we die with these thoughts that God loves and cares for us.
Learning from the Pandemic
July 30, 2020 By Fr. Jack Zupez St. Paul explains human history as passing from the alienation spoken of in the first nine chapters of Genesis to gradual reconciliation of all peoples, as children of one God. Christ came in the middle of time to give this movement of history a dynamic impetus forward. From […]
Jesuits Magazine: Summer 2020
Despite a pandemic that put ordinations in the province on hold, closed its educational institutions to in-person instruction and cancelled many retreats, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province continued to find ways to be of service to others during this pandemic, putting into practice the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis:Â caring for the whole person. […]
Cura Personalis during a Pandemic: How Jesuit Works Continued to Care for their Communities
Despite a global pandemic, the apostolates of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province have remained committed to caring for the whole person.
Accompaniment through Listening
Despite having to shift many of its programs online due to the pandemic, the Ignatian Spirituality Institute started a Network of Listeners to be there for anyone who needs to be heard during this difficult time.
Not Another Pandemic Think Piece
Bill McCormick, SJ, delivers heartfelt remarks on how to reflect during and cope with times like these.
