Jesuits to launch new on-line journal

The state of ecumenism today, what scientists think about faith, and the European Treaty are among the topics that will be addressed as the British Province launches Thinking Faith this month. The online journal, which has been developed by Jesuit Media Initiatives in close collaboration with an editorial team of Jesuits and lay co-workers, will be officially launched next Friday, 18 January, at a reception attended by journalists, theologians, writers and others associated with the project. Read more »

GC35 is a bellweather

In a post entitled Forever Jesuit on Commonweal’s blog, Michael Higgins concludes

The election of the new General and the charting of new directions – all in the shadow of a wary Roman Pontiff – bear close watching if for no other reason because the Company of Jesus is the perfect bellwether for an imperfect ecclesia.

Jesuits have sights on China

ZENIT news agency reports that Jesuits Have Sights on China:

Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach spoke with L’Osservatore Romano about the Jesuits’ hopes to get back to China and other matters being discussed at their Thirty-fifth General Congregation, which began Monday.

Christy Murray RIP

Please pray for Rev. Brother Christopher Murray, S.J. who died at Cherryfield Lodge on 9 January 2008, aged 95 years. May he rest in peace. Read more »