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Fr. Matthew Charlesworth, S.J.

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Jesuits in Africa issue statement after brutal murder of Jesuit Priest in South Sudan

19 November 2018 - spotlight.africa

The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Africa and Madagascar condemn the brutal murder of Victor-Luke Odhiambo SJ. Odhiambo was a Jesuit priest working in Cueibet, South Sudan. The Jesuits in Africa “call for justice, reconciliation, peace and a complete disarmament in South Sudan” in a press statement issued this morning, 19 November 2018. Read the statement in full, which follows below. We will keep you updated on this story as we mourn the tragic death of Victor-Luke Odhiambo and remember […]

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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

Lord, what do I want, what can I want, apart from thee?
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
You will be helped more in procuring another man’s salvation by meekness and humility than by authority; and you will gain your end sooner by yielding than by fighting.
St Ignatius
The best kind of mortifications are those that, while their sting is sharper, do less hurt: for by these the body is afflicted both more annoyingly and more lastingly.
St Ignatius
Change of climate does not involve change of life. The imperfect man will be much the same wherever he is, until he has forsaken himself.
St Ignatius

Jesuit Prayer

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Faithfulness is the characteristic of free, mature and responsible human relationships.
You cannot love only as long as it is “advantageous”. Love manifests itself when it goes beyond one’s own self-interest, and when it is given without reservation.
Let us ask for the grace to open our eyes and hearts to the poor in order to hear their cry and recognize their needs. #WorldDayofthePoor https://t.co/k9cpvCu8QR
Nobody can delude themselves by thinking, “I’m fine because I’m not doing anything wrong”. To be a follower of Jesus it is not enough not to do wrong, because there is good that we must do!
Do not follow Jesus only when you feel like it, rather, seek Him every day. Find in Him the God who loves you always, the meaning of your life and the strength to give of yourself.
"The Kingdom of God is in your midst." It is not spectacular. It grows in silence, in hiding, through witness, prayer, and the attraction of the Spirit. #SantaMarta
Jesus is not pleased with a “percentage of love”: we cannot love him at twenty, fifty or sixty percent. It’s all or nothing.
The first step to knowing Jesus Christ is to recognize our own poverty and our need to be saved.
Let us pray today for bishops so that they may always be what Saint Paul calls them to be: humble, gentle, servants. #SantaMarta
Sunday is a holy day for us, sanctified by the celebration of the Eucharist, which is the living presence of the Lord among us and for us. #sundaymass
The scientific community today is called to establish a leadership that offers solutions for the sustainable and integral development of all peoples, which is indispensable for building peace. #WorldScienceDay
Where there is sin there is also the merciful Lord God who forgives if you go to Him. #SantaMarta
May the Lord help us understand the logic of the Gospel, that of mercy with bearing witness. #SantaMarta
Praying means knocking at the door of a friend. God is our friend.
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Jesus invites us to celebrate with Him, to be close to Him, to change our lives. #SantaMarta
Let us commit ourselves with prayer and action to distance our hearts, our words and our deeds from all violence in order to take care of our common home.
Jesus loved us freely. Christian life is imitating Jesus' free love. #SantaMarta
Sunday Mass is at the heart of the Church’s life. There we encounter the Risen Lord, we listen to His Word, we are nourished at His table, and thus we become Church. #sundaymass
God is faithful and our hope in Him is like a fixed anchor in heaven.

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