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Immigration an Apostolic Priority
Immigration is a subject on everyone's lips. Jill Marie Gerschutz of the U.S. Jesuit Conference provided insights during the presentation "Immigration an Apostolic Priority" hosted by the Jesuit Partnership Council of Milwaukee.
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Strong Shareholder Vote Calls on Chevron to Adopt Human Rights Policy
The Jesuit–led shareholder resolution calling on Chevron Corp. to develop a comprehensive, transparent and verifiable human rights policy received a 28 percent favorable vote at the Chevron's annual general meeting April 25th in San Ramon, Calif. This represents an increase over last year's significant 24 percent vote on the Human Rights Resolution.
Thunder from the Plains
There is thunder rolling across the plains of the Upper Midwest again. It is more than a dramatic weather pattern or a description of the herds of bison that once roamed South Dakota. The thunder is rolling out from Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge reservation.
A Day in the Life
Life in the Society of Jesus begins its first major steps when men enter the life as a novice. In the two years the Wisconsin Province men will spend in training before pronouncing Vows in the Society, part of the new life they experience is the “Hospital Experiment” in which each novice spends time with a community that has some special needs.
Provincial Letter
“Ignatius’ spirituality offers us the opportunity to learn how to be busy people, giving ourselves away in lives of service to others, while at the same time growing in intimacy with God.” This edition of Jesuit Journeys confirms Andy’s and Maureen’s insight. The engagement of young and old, men and women, non-Jesuits and Jesuits with Ignatian spirituality has set them on the path of being contemplatives, while at the same time being in action.
Social Justice
Social justice is now a Jesuit hallmark. Since the Second Vatican Council and then at the Jesuit General Congregations 32-34, we have cemented commitment to social justice into official definitions of Jesuit mission. Institutional reorientations and personal initiatives on every continent have incorporated that commitment...
Social and International Ministries
At 180 feet below the Creighton University Retreat Center in Griswold, Iowa, the Ogallala Aquifer maintains a constant year-round temperature of 54 degrees. Utilizing a geothermal closed loop system that generates heating in the winter and cooling in the summer...
Jesuit Partnership
It will not come as a surprise to you that the Society of Jesus has always had a strong interest in education. This has been true in two complementary ways. The first is in the education of its own members and, subsequently, in providing educational opportunities to the people it serves. Quite possibly this special interest in education...
In Memoriam
Wisconsin Province obituaries.
Seasonal Reflection: Autumn in Korea
Some say autumn in Korea is “chungomabi” which means high, blue skies and when horses fatten. Autumn is Korea’s best season to enjoy the weather and it lasts from September through November. The color of the mountains turns red with fallen leaves. The viewer’s face is touched by soft wind and smooth sunshine.
Living the Life
The JVC, which predates the Peace Corps, provides an opportunity for direct faith-inspired service to the poor and underserved by placing college graduates across the country in areas ranging from the Alaskan Yukon to the Gulf Coast and from the Midwest and Eastern urban cores to Himilayan villages in Nepal.
Spirituality is Just a Click Away
In our 10-year journey of using the Internet as a tool for helping busy people find intimacy with God, in the Ignatian tradition, we have discovered a number of things.
Other News
Turning Points Of Poetry, Baseball and Spring In Memoriam The Jesuit Partnership:Councils help greatly in carrying out the work of Wisconsin Province Social and International Ministries: A dose of inspiration It's Time to Get in Shape–Spiritually What Distinguishes the Jesuits? What I Did On My Summer Vocation Fr. Jones says goodbye after half a century Budget cuts hurt inner–city hardest A True Partnership in Praise and Thanks A Soliloquy from Late October How to help when a hand is held out Music for the Season The men, The mission, The rosary Easy Steps for Praying in Public
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