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In Honour of World Refugee Day

June 20th is a special day. It is World Refugee Day. It’s becoming increasingly notable as there are over 50 million people on the road as refugees worldwide as...
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An Antidote to Cynicism: Interview with Jenny Cafiso

Passion to change the world Jenny Cafiso has been Director of Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) for 11 years. Her previous positions were with the Jesuit Refugee Service and the...
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Celebrating Achievement in Africa

Image created by aaun.edu.au   The Irish Jesuit Missions office presents the first of its new series on achievement and the struggle towards success on the continent of Africa....
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Namaste: “I bow to the God within you”.

“Namaste” is an ancient Sanskrit greeting still in everyday use in the Nepal Himalayas. It means, “I bow to the God within you”, acknowledging that we are all created...
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Jesuit Mission Offices meet

Twice a year (March and October) the Xavier Network (XN) of Jesuit Mission Offices and NGOs meet to work on increasing cooperation on development issues with a view to...
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Frontiers of fear

Fr John K. Guiney, Director of the Irish Jesuit Mission Office, reflects on a recent meeting of the European Social Delegates which explored Jesuit work with migrants at borders/frontiers...

Reaching the Unreached in Nepal

St Xavier volunteers deliver tarpulin sheets to remote villages for sleeping under  Fr. Boniface Tigga SJ, Regional Superior in Nepal reports: ““”¦we the Jesuits with our collaborators and co-workers...
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Earthquake in Nepal

Monday 27 April 2015Kathmandu, Nepal On Saturday, a few minutes before noon, a massive earthquake struck Nepal. The epicenter of the quake, which registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale,...
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Irish Men Behind the Missions: Fr Joe Hayes SJ

Grateful for Life’s Hospitality Fr Joesph Hayes SJ takes time out from a busy visit to Ireland to share his insights into his 40 year ministry in Zambia. Against...
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Remembering Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ

Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ: 10th April 1938 – 7th April  2014 Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ was killed in Syria; he was abducted by a gunman...
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Where a Farmer must know his Land

For some years I had been thinking out loud about engaging in volunteer work. Each time I expressed these thoughts my wife would reply, ““Yes, wait until you retire”....
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Seeing and Finding God in all Things

The phone call offering a position with the Jesuits of Eastern Africa Province could not have come at a better time. I had been discussing my desire for working...