Formation

The General Curia has recently published a little-known video series by the late Jesuit historian Fr John O’Malley, SJ, exploring the early years of the Society of Jesus. The series offers nine videos examining key decisions, events, and figures in its development. Fr O’Malley addresses some...

The General Curia has recently released a new video course exploring one of the most pivotal moments in Jesuit history. Join Fr José García de Castro, SJ, as he examines “The Deliberation of Our First Fathers”, the extraordinary discernment process of 1539 that gave birth to the Society of Jesus...

Following the recent launch of the mission partner formation landing page – an important milestone in our shared journey – this article offers a more personal perspective behind the initiative. We speak with Manuel Martínez, Assistant for Mission Partnership...

The General Curia has produced a ground-breaking new landing page with a special focus on formation of mission partners. It’s aimed primarily at those organising mission partner training programmes, but mission partners themselves will also find it useful.

In the digital age, the Society of Jesus continues to seek new ways to accompany the formation of its members. Formation.jesuits.global is a practical response to this challenge: a platform that brings together carefully selected video material to support...

The Scholastics and Brothers Circle (SBC) of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) recently held its annual gathering over Christmas, hosted by the Cebu Center for Ignatian Spirituality in the Philippines. About forty-five Jesuits in formation from...

Father General Arturo Sosa, SJ, has announced the launch of the Collaborative Theology Initiative (CTI), a groundbreaking partnership between Jesuit theology centres worldwide. The initiative is a response to Pope Francis’ vision, as laid out in...

“This month of discernment was an invitation for me to seek again the footprints of the Divine in my vocation. Like a river flowing effortlessly to its source, I found myself surrendering to the gentle currents of contemplation and discernment, in the footsteps of St Ignatius.”

This year the Collegio San Roberto Bellarmino in Rome celebrates its 75th anniversary. As a Jesuit community for advanced studies, the “Bellarmino” has shaped generations of Jesuits throughout the world, preparing them to serve...

Meeting for its tenth biennial congress from 1-6 July in Cebu, Philippines, the International Jungmann Society for Jesuits and the Liturgy took up the Holy Father’s call. The publication of his apostolic letter in June 2022 coincided with a request...

16 July 2024 will be remembered as a momentous occasion in the history of Bangladesh Jesuit Mission of Calcutta Jesuit Province because for the first time ever, two second-year novices pronounced their First Vows in the Society of Jesus at Arrupe Jesuit Novitiate, Mathbari, Gazipur.

Let us pray that men and women religious, and seminarians, grow in their own vocational journey through human, pastoral, spiritual and community formation, that leads them to be credible witnesses of the Gospel.