31 July: Everywhere and at all times The Religious of tomorrow will be people who have “experienced” something … (according to Karl Rahner). My God what art thou? I saw him immediately and very clearly go into my heart, and by little and little hide himself in it (…) He held my heart Mary Ward:
30 July: Teamwork But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. (1 Cor 15,10) We don’t have to do it alone.
29 July: Even in the difficulties “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” (Mt 26, 39) God does not want suffering. He helps us to bear what we cannot change. God showing her what great adversities, persecutions and trials she would
28 July: Seeking and doing God’s will “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven..” (Mt 7:21) Of course, it is not always possible to say with complete certainty what the will of God
27 July: Everything and in everything “To the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (LK 11,10) Prayer means looking at things with slightly different eyes. Everything must be included in the relationship with God. Everything may be included in the relationship with God. And: God is waiting just behind the door. Something happened
26 July: On the road to freedom “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath”. (Mk 2,27) From God’s point of view, what serves all people (including me) is good. Nothing should hinder us from achieving this goal become independent. The felicity of this estate (for as much as I can express) was
25 July: A Clear Orientation “I am the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14,6) Where can I find happiness, how can I be happy in my life? To proceed as Christ did was the portion of grace I only desired for my part, and all the happiness I wished for in this
24 July: Plenty of gifts Now give thanks, all of you, with heart, mouth and hands, to God who does great things in us and in all places, who has done so much for us from our mother’s womb and our children’s bones to this day. (GL 405) Perhaps not always, but frequently at least,
23 July: Invited to friendship with God “For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?” (Dt.4,7) Despite all our discussions and experience of God’s distance, the Bible holds fast to the fact that God is near. Against an institutionally mediated
As the Feast of St Ignatius is only a few days away, we offer you a novena written by Sr. Ursula Diermeier (MEP), special thanks to Sr. Ursula for giving permission to post the material.Starting tomorrow you will find every day, in the blog section, an input with which to reflect and pray.
To be prophetic in our world today Inculturation The fourth and final prophetic aspect of Ignatian spirituality that we wish to highlight is inculturation, an aspect that is a result of the others discussed above. Through the practice of the spiritual exercises, discernment and listening to the call to a particular mission, the Christian who
We are very happy to share with you the latest Newsletter from the Spanish Province of CJ and IBVM. One of the main topic of this edition is “Working Group on the conclusions of the CJ and IBVM General Congregations”. We warmly invite you to download the Newsletter (English and Spanish are available) as it
I had two possible destinations for my Tertianship experience: the Brazilian Amazonia and Romania; after a process of discernment I chose Romania. From the moment I set foot in those lands I felt at home, I asked Monica that the language should not be a reason of stress for any sister because I wanted to
To be prophetic in our world today Mission From the beginning of his mandate – already in the apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, his programmatic document – Pope Francis has spoken of a Church going forth, he exhorted the whole Church to recover that missionary impetus which seems to have declined in recent decades. From this
We are very happy to share with you all the Newsletter we got from Allahabad Province. Let’s find out what’s going on in this part of the CJ Body!
We are happy to welcome Sr. Giovanna from the Latin European Province (LEP) to the UN for the High Level Political Forum where countries report on the implementation of the SDGs. Romania, Ireland and Canada are some of the countries doing the Voluntary National Report (VNR) this year. We have also two IBVMs coming up
Sr. Macarena (IBVM) is in Cuba with Sr. Angela Budău (LEP) and Sr. María Celia Zuzenegui (Amerindia) and she has taken part in a meeting with Mary Ward’s Friends.
It is a custom for the Nepal Region to share its bi-monthly Newsletter with us. This allows us to keep up to date with the most important events happening in the Region and helps us to discover and deepen our understanding of the reality and mission of a part of the CJ Apostolic Body.
To be prophetic in our world today DiscernmentAnother prophetic aspect of Ignatian spirituality is discernment.Pope Francis as a good Jesuit has indicated precisely in discernment the possibility and the ability to proclaim the Gospel nowadays in the personal accompaniment of those who turn to the Church in search of an orientation for their lives.For example,
We met from 30th June to 4th July in the beautiful Centre of St. Francis Xaver in Central Slovakia. Our Provincial Assembly was an opportunity to be together, to strengthen our unity, inspire each other and renew ourselves on our way of proceeding. We also touch our Key statements of the GC 2021-22 to bring
