Dreams of the ecological wager in the southwest of Colombia

Dreams of the ecological wager in the southwest of Colombia

The Instituto Mayor Campesino – IMCA – and the Suyusama Foundation are Jesuit social works that seek to build sustainable community processes and strengthen the social fabric in the south-west of the country.

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Following the land, the Creator embodied

Following the land, the Creator embodied

The Ignatius Jesuit Centre: The incarnation that enlightens and motivates an integrated engagement between regenerative agriculture, ecological restoration, and spiritual accompaniment.

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Language protection: another aspect of integral ecology

Language protection: another aspect of integral ecology

Protecting endangered language communities is another way of fighting for human rights and addressing the ecological challenge.

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Timber poaching – When will enough be enough?

Timber poaching – When will enough be enough?

The experience of Jesuits “fighting” timber poaching in Nigeria by encouraging and supporting agricultural development.

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At the service of a smiling and itinerant ecology

At the service of a smiling and itinerant ecology

In Sri Lanka, an ecological centre of the Society of Jesus is being reborn to offer ways to improve living environments. Humbly and slowly, things are changing for the better... and smiles are blossoming.

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To hope and act with Creation – Season of Creation 2024

To hope and act with Creation – Season of Creation 2024

Each year from September 1 to October 4, the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. It is a special season where we celebrate God as Creator and acknowledge Creation as the divine continuing act...

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For the cry of the Earth – The Pope Video

For the cry of the Earth – The Pope Video

Let us pray that each of us listen with our hearts to the cry of the Earth and of the victims of environmental disasters and the climate crisis, making a personal commitment to care for the world we inhabit.

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Ecology and Jesuit spirituality

Ecology and Jesuit spirituality

It was at the 35th General Congregation, held in 2008, that the Society of Jesus officially took a position on ecological issues, following a mention in a short decree of the 34th General Congregation held in 1995...

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Inter-religious Ecological Ignatian Retreat: an experience to feel the divine of all faiths

Inter-religious Ecological Ignatian Retreat: an experience to feel the divine of all faiths

Inspired by the eco-theology and teachings of the Encyclical letter Laudato si’, the retreat held in northern Brazil provides people of all faiths with contact with the earth and with the Divine.

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A Jesuit takes a liking to lichens: Contemplative ecology and the Trinity

A Jesuit takes a liking to lichens: Contemplative ecology and the Trinity

A scientist tells how every creature can be seen as a reflection of the Trinity's creative mystery.

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Finding God in farming

Finding God in farming

Farming connects people to God while also forming them environmentally. This is the foundation of the Jesuit run Kursus Pertanian Taman Tani Agricultural Center, in Central Java, Indonesia.

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The dialogue between faith and science in the spirit of <i>Laudato si’</i>

The dialogue between faith and science in the spirit of Laudato si’

Bringing two people into dialogue on stage: one speaking from a faith perspective and the other from a scientific one. All this under the light of an “integral ecology”. This was the challenge taken up by a Jesuit academic institution in Hungary.

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