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July 2009
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.
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.
I have been completely amazed at the media attention surrounding Michael Jackson's death and puzzled at the public outpouring of grief.
I have been in one of those bad spaces in my life lately where things just keep going wrong.
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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