Spirituality

Good Friday is a strange day for most Christians. It is a day of contrasts. While the Church keeps the solemn liturgy of the crucifixion, passion and death of Christ the rest of the world carries on with its usual business completely oblivious of what is taking place. Oblivious of what has taken place...

Elías López, a Jesuit from Spain, addresses the challenge of discerning conflicts within groups and communities. He emphasizes the importance of collectively discerning the conflict itself as a path to healing and regenerating communion – an essential foundation for participation and mission...

When Jharna Spirituality Centre in Ranchi Province opened on 13 September 2008, it answered a deep longing. Thousands have since crossed its threshold seeking spiritual renewal – Jesuits primarily, but also priests, religious sisters and brothers, and laypeople...

“We say these weeks of Advent, in which we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, are a time to renew hope. But what do we mean by hope? In the everyday sense of the word, hope is often linked to optimism, a positive anticipation of the future. Hope in this ordinary sense...”

Advent is a time of waiting, a sacred season in which the Church prepares to celebrate the birth of the Saviour and to welcome once again the light of Christ into our world. It is a time of hope, and in a world often marked by uncertainty and anxiety, Advent reminds us that hope...

Fr James Hanvey, SJ, the Secretary for the Service of Faith, shares deep insights on Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te. This is more than a discussion of a papal document; it’s an exploration of the radical Christian spirituality at its heart.

As part of the “Jesuits for Climate Justice: Faith in Action at COP30” campaign, we would like to present the Faith and Ecology Podcast, a nine-episode series inspired by the 4th Universal Apostolic Preference and the 10th anniversaries of the Laudato si’ Encyclical and the Paris Agreement...

Auguri! It is the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola! As Jesuits, our thoughts naturally turn to the founder of the Society of Jesus every year on 31 July. We celebrate a spiritual pioneer whose vision continues to shape the Church and the Society of Jesus...

The CIS Conference on “The Constitutions in the Life of the Society” was a great success, with a wide participation and interest. Held in Rome from 23 to 25 June 2025, the Conference provided an ideal space to deepen the value of the Constitutions as the “horizon of the Exercises” and a tool...

The last leg of Father General Arturo Sosa’s visit to the Hungarian Province saw him visit Székelyland (Romania). There, he met with the Endes István community in Târgu Mures, and encouraged the residents of the local Jesuit college to witness about...

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...

In this reflection, Fr James Hanvey, SJ, Secretary for the Service of Faith at the Jesuit General Curia, emphasizes the deep meaning of this day of penance and conversion, highlighting how it is a time of universal grace and welcoming...