July 2009

Vocations

If you believe that God is calling you to the Jesuit way of life please e-mail our Regional Vocations Director at SA-RegVoc@sj.org.za, or visit our Province Vocations Website or speak to a Jesuit in the area near you.

Below you will find an excerpt of a video about the Province's work. This part is particularly focused on our work in South Africa that we are involved in, other than what we do at the Institute.

New directions for the Church in South Africa?

Submitted by Anthony Egan SJ on 27 July 2009 - 12:30pm

At a recent academic conference of theological societies in Stellenbosch that I attended, a number of findings emerged that deserve some thought. The most striking was the fact that Christianity in South Africa is rapidly going Pentecostal, whether in its European-North American or African Initiated Church forms.

NEDA

Submitted by Anthony Egan SJ on 27 July 2009 - 12:34pm

A spectre is haunting Iran, that of genuine democracy.

Michael Jackson R.I.P.-off

Submitted by Peter Knox SJ on 27 July 2009 - 12:38pm

I have been completely amazed at the media attention surrounding Michael Jackson's death and puzzled at the public outpouring of grief.

Why do we pray?

Submitted by Frances Correia on 27 July 2009 - 12:45pm

I have been in one of those bad spaces in my life lately where things just keep going wrong.

Caritas in Veritate: A new way of economic life

Submitted by Anthony Egan SJ on 27 July 2009 - 12:48pm

Pope Benedict XVI’s new social encyclical, Caritas in Veritate [Charity/Love in Truth] is a challenge to the way we think about economics. Drawing on the riches of Catholic Social Thought, particularly that of Pope Paul VI, he proposes a new approach to integral human and economic development based on the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity.

We work with people from the business, political and educational sectors as well as those from various faith backgrounds. We are keen to engage with all who have an interest in improving our society.

The Jesuit Institute is dedicated to providing training and encouraging debate on current social and religious issues from a faith perspective and to stimulating critical reflection, research and dialogue.

The Jesuit Institute provides reflection and training on, and critical analysis of, contemporary social and religious issues from a Catholic perspective. We are motivated by the service of faith and the promotion of justice.

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