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Fr. Matthew Charlesworth, S.J.

Welcome to this website. I am currently missioned to work at the Jesuit Institute and contribute to Spotlight.Africa, and care for the Jesuit Community in Johannesburg.

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School violence is but a symptom — It was a matter of time

14 June 2019 - Lawrence Mduduzi Ndlovu

Violence now permeates most facets of our lives, including schools and homes, where people should feel safe. Recent fatal incidents of violence in schools prompt Lawrence Mduduzi Ndlovu to look at the uncurbed and developing grammar of violence.

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Durban Vicar General named president of US Theology school

30 October 2018 - Matthew Charlesworth SJ

Fr Sylvester David OMI has been appointed to lead the Oblate School of Theology in the USA. He will be the first African to hold the top post at the US institution. Matthew Charlesworth SJ spoke to him ahead of his move to the USA to take up this important work. Fr Sylvester David OMI has been appointed President of the Oblate School of Theology (OST) in San Antonio, Texas, USA. David, at present the Vicar General of the Archdiocese […]

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St Ignatius Quotes

A member that is torn away from the body receives therefrom neither motion nor feeling, nor any life at all.
St Ignatius
He who is zealous soars with wondrous speed in a few moments to a degree of virtue that the slothful cannot reach after many years.
St Ignatius
We ought to consider not only God, but also men for his sake.
St Ignatius
It is a mistake to spend on prayer the efforts that ought to be directed to getting the affections under control.
St Ignatius
Without temperance and moderation, good degenerates into evil and virtue into vice.
St Ignatius

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Each one of us has infinite value for God: we may be small under heaven and powerless when the earth trembles, but for God we are more precious than anything.
The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity tells us that we do not have a solitary God up there in heaven, far away; no, He is the Father who gave us his Son, who became man like us, and who sends his own Spirit to be even closer to us.
The Holy Spirit calls all of us and helps us discover the beauty of being together and of journeying together, each in his or her own language and tradition but happy to be amongst brothers and sisters.
I am close to many elderly people who live hidden away, forgotten, neglected. And I thank those who are committed to a more inclusive society, which does not need to throw away those who are weak in body and mind. #WEAAD
Holy Spirit, our harmony, You who make us one body, infuse your peace in the Church and in the world!
The #poor save us because they enable us to encounter the face of Jesus Christ. https://t.co/YpGX5crUF4
Holy Spirit, make us artisans of harmony, sowers of good, apostles of hope!
As adults we must not rob children of their capacity to dream. Let us seek to promote an environment of hope, where their dreams may grow and be shared: A shared dream opens the path towards a new way of life. #NOChildLabourDay
Give freely that which you have received freely, so that God's graces may reach the hearts of all. #SantaMarta
Holy #MaryMotherOfTheChurch, help us to entrust ourselves fully to Jesus and to believe in His love, especially in times of trial, beneath the shadow of the Cross, when our faith is called to mature.
To men and women missionaries, and to all those who, by virtue of their baptism, share in any way in the mission of the Church, I send my heartfelt blessing. #MissionaryOctober #Pentecost https://t.co/qKEspH4emp
Holy Spirit, breathe into our hearts and let us inhale the tenderness of the Father. Breathe upon the Church, so that she may spread the Gospel with joy. Breathe upon the world the fresh restoration of hope. #Pentecost
Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be "brother", and our way of life will always be: Peace. #OneMinuteForPeace
How do I know the Lord listens to me? We have a certainty: Jesus. He is the great intercessor. He ascended into Heaven, and He stands before the Father to intercede for us. His prayer of intercession is never-ending.
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Today, with gratitude to God, we remember that our body contains the elements of the planet: its air is that which gives us breath, and its water revives and restores us. #BeatAirPollution #LaudatoSì
Euthanasia and assisted suicide are a defeat for all. We are called never to abandon those who are suffering, never giving up but caring and loving to restore hope.
Without wonder, faith, like life, becomes grey and routine.
The Ascension of our Lord into Heaven inaugurates a new form of the presence of Jesus amongst us, and asks us to have the eyes and the heart to encounter Him, serve Him, and be His witness to others.
Fecioara Maria să-și întindă ocrotirea ei de mamă peste toți cetățenii României care, în decursul istoriei, și-au pus întotdeauna încrederea în mijlocirea ei. Fecioarei Maria vă încredințez pe voi toți și mă rog pentru ca ea să vă călăuzească pe calea credinței. #ApostolicJourney

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