experiments2015

Jesuits of four provinces in North West Europe – Ireland, Flanders the Netherlands, and Britain – took time off from their current ministries this summer to participate in alternative works – known in Jesuit jargon as ‘experiments’. They used this experience as the basis for reflection on apostolic priorities for the Society of Jesus over the coming decades. It all began with some days of orientation in the conference centre of Sint-Jan Berchmans University College, Heverlee, Belgium.

Jesuits cross the sectarian divide

July 30, 2015

Four Jesuits experienced some of the fruits of peace-work in Belfast over the years. They did cross-community pastoral work in two parishes, leading Ignatian missions, guided prayer and spiritual direction...

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From Mayfair to Moyross

July 30, 2015

Andrew Cameron-Mowat, a parish priest in Mayfair, was one of four Jesuits who spent a week working pastorally in Moyross, Limerick, one of the most deprived urban areas in Ireland.

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Bike ride with Jesus

July 30, 2015

Dutch Jesuit Peter Peelen SJ has used his sabbatical to cycle alone from Amsterdam to Istanbul. He never felt alone, however, for he always had a real sense of the...

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‘A quiet ministry of presence’

July 30, 2015

'A quiet ministry of presence' is how British Jesuit Philip Endean describes his week working with in Ballymun, Dublin. He's part of a five-man interprovincial team including fellow British Jesuits...

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Sharing the compassion of Christ

July 30, 2015

Andrew Cameron-Mowat SJ from Britain describes his experience of facilitating a week of guided prayer in Limerick and sharing the compassion of Christ with ordinary people as part of an...

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Getting to know each other on pilgrimage

July 30, 2015

Brendan McManus SJ reflects on the meaning and significance of a pilgrimage which he and other Jesuits from North Western Europe are undertaking along the ancient pilgrimage route from Knock...

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A venture well worth doing

July 30, 2015

Jim Culliton SJ reflects on his experience of working in the parish of Moyross in Limerick and facilitating a week of individual guided prayer in the Ignatian tradition as part...

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Facilitating guided prayer at Knock Shrine

July 30, 2015

Terry Howard SJ reflects on the work he and Jesuits from Britain, Belgium, and Netherlands are doing in facilitating a ‘Week of Ignatian Wisdom’ at Knock Shrine, the place where...

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Helping people ‘see more’

July 30, 2015

Nikolaas Sintobin, a Flemish Jesuit and internet pastor who focuses his ministry on the internet,has developed a successful online teaching model using short YouTube videos to help people deepen their...

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Learning a lesson from Ballymun

July 30, 2015

Walter Ceyssens SJ from Belgium describes a project in which he and other Jesuits of North West Europe are facilitating a parish mission in Ballymun and assisting the JUST (Jesuit...

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