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In the second episode of the Ignite the Way series on Discernment in Common, Kevin O’Brien, a Jesuit and educator at Fairfield University, explores how resistance emerges in group settings and how facilitators can navigate these challenging moments with wisdom and care.

“The Mes Arrupe (Arrupe Month) has been a deeply enriching and transformative moment in my formation as a Jesuit scholastic. It offered many consoling and enriching experiences that helped me to integrate the theology I am studying with lived experiences...”

“Since the beginning of the war, the situation in Kyiv has been marked by daily air raid warnings. Those sometimes last all night or several times during the day, but the war has been going on for a long time, and people have to work. Some of them take shelter immediately after the signal sounds first...”

A standout feature of the conference was a full day dedicated entirely to real-world application. Experts in the field led small-group sessions, dissecting specific case studies to show how discernment operates in practice rather than just in theory. These sessions covered a wide range...

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Robert E. Reiser as the next Provincial of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus. Born in 1964, Fr Reiser entered the Society in 1986 after graduating from Canisius College. Following his First Vows, his formation included...

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Leopoldo Eugenio Galdámez Lara as the new Provincial of the Central American Province. Born in 1967 in El Salvador, Father Galdámez entered the Society in 1991. He holds a degree in Philosophy and Theology from the José Simeón Cañas Central American...

“I was searching for something that would stretch my thinking and help me grow not just academically, but as a person”, says Elizabeth. “I wanted to understand the world better, to see things from different perspectives, and to prepare myself for a future where I could make a real difference.”

Fr Enrique Javier Mireles Bueno has been appointed by Father General Arturo Sosa as the new Provincial of the Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus. Father Enrique, 49, hails from Monterrey, Nuevo León in Mexico. He entered the Society...

Amid turmoil and uncertainty, faith continues to burn as a living flame of hope. “A Flame of Divine Providence” offers a deeply moving reflection by Sr Rosy Sor Moe, SMF, who walks alongside displaced and suffering communities in conflict-scarred Myanmar...

Fr Hak-joon Kim, SJ, known as Lorenzo, presented to the Enlarged Council of Father General the progress in the preparation of MAGIS 2027, the Ignatian meeting of young adults. The meeting will take place in South Korea from July 25 to August 2, 2027...

When Fr Mark Ravizza, SJ, Counsellor for Formation at the General Curia, addressed the MAGIS Think In gathering in Rome, he posed a question that cuts to the heart of the meeting: Is vocational discernment an “add-on” to young adult ministry, or is it integrated into...

On Friday, January 16, Fr Jimmy Bartolo, SJ, from the Euro-Mediterranean Province, has begun his service as Secretary of Father General for Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education. This appointment is the result of extensive consultation...