Contest “Four Dreams” – Special Selections

Contest “Four Dreams” – Special Selections

In recent weeks, our website has featured the winning films of the five main prizes. Today, we invite you to continue your virtual tour by watching the films that received “Special Mention”.

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Heaven’s Heart – Creation

Heaven’s Heart – Creation

The boys in this photograph were captured creating with chalk powder in a JRS school in Kfar Zabad, Lebanon. Being Syrian refugees, these youths have faced hardship beyond what words can describe. Despite being displaced and marginalized...

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Fr. Alfredo Infante, appointed new Provincial of the Province of Venezuela

Fr. Alfredo Infante, appointed new Provincial of the Province of Venezuela

Father General has appointed Fr. Alfredo Infante as the new Provincial of Venezuela. Father Infante is 59 years old, joined the Society of Jesus in 1985 and was ordained a priest in 1996. He studied theology at the ITER...

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The culture of protection means kindness, care and mutual respect

The culture of protection means kindness, care and mutual respect

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Fr. Vincent Hansdak, newly appointed Provincial of Hazaribag Province, South Asia

Fr. Vincent Hansdak, newly appointed Provincial of Hazaribag Province, South Asia

Fr. Hansdak was born in 1973. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1993. Ordained as a priest in 2009, he has had an illustrious history of serving the Church and the people primarily in the field of education.

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Fr. Daniel de Ycaza, newly appointed Provincial of the Province of Ecuador

Fr. Daniel de Ycaza, newly appointed Provincial of the Province of Ecuador

On 18 November, Father General Arturo Sosa appointed Fr. Daniel de Ycaza (55,) as the new Provincial of Ecuador Province. He was born in 1967 and joined the Society in 1986. He obtained his degree in philosophy...

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Heaven’s Heart – First Sight

Heaven’s Heart – First Sight

He stares at us while his family is stressed and worried at the train station in Lviv, Ukraine. Blindness and sight, darkness and light are metaphors Christ often used to describe the spiritual realm. This piece bears the seal of the Society of Jesus...

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To be “Socius” is to serve in loyalty and simplicity

To be “Socius” is to serve in loyalty and simplicity

The Jesuit world uses its own vocabulary that is sometimes not very accessible to outsiders. For example, the word “Socius”. The Provincial Superior always has a “Socius”, as does the Master of novices. From November 6-11, at the General Curia...

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Being a novice means being called to know one’s interior self better

Being a novice means being called to know one’s interior self better

November 13th is the feast of St. Stanislaus Kostka, patron saint of Jesuit novices. This young Pole wanted to join the Jesuits at the tender age of 14, but candidates so young were not admitted. At the age of 17, however...

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Heaven’s Heart… in “Father General’s Corridor”

Heaven’s Heart… in “Father General’s Corridor”

In 2021, Fr. Arturo Sosa invited the Jesuit artist Arturo Araujo to create a series of artworks to bring to life the corridor that runs alongside his office. Conversations between the Superior General and the artist led to the proposal of a graphic representation...

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Contest “Four Dreams” – Special Prize: Ecology

Contest “Four Dreams” – Special Prize: Ecology

Congratulations to the winners of the “Four Dreams” film competition organized by the IAJU and the General Curia of the Society of Jesus! This time, the prize is related to the 4th UAP, caring for our Common Home.

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The Jesuit vow of poverty – A testimony from Herbert Keller SJ

The Jesuit vow of poverty – A testimony from Herbert Keller SJ

Herbert Keller is a Jesuit from the United States who teaches theology and works in pastoral ministry at Scranton Preparatory School in Pennsylvania. Throughout his apostolic life in the Society of Jesus, he has served in the field of education...

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