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 youâ€Â.
“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...
Introduction to Development Education
Introduction As a child I was fuelled with wonder about the world I could not comprehend the injustices presented through the daily news. Famine in Ethiopia, war in Somalia,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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”....
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...
I Believe in People, in Men and Women for Others
I like working for the Society of Jesus, they have a vision of the greater good and try to hold that before them in all their dealings with others....