• Last weekend several Jesuits studying at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College were ordained to the diaconate by Sean Cardinal O'Malley, OFM Cap. Congratulations! Please pray for these men as they continue their vocation journeys! #Jesuits #deacons #vocations #Catholic #beajesuit @BCSTM @beajesuit Interested in learning more about life as a Jesuit? Visit beajesuit.org
    Last weekend several Jesuits studying at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College were ordained to the diaconate by Sean Cardinal O'Malley, OFM Cap. Congratulations! Please pray for these men as they continue their vocation journeys! #Jesuits #deacons #vocations #Catholic #beajesuit @BCSTM @beajesuit Interested in learning more about life as a Jesuit? Visit beajesuit.org
  • “This page of the Gospel tells us that the first indicator is the joy of the encounter with Jesus. Marriage, consecrated life, priesthood: every true vocation begins with an encounter with Jesus that gives us a new joy and hope; and it leads us, even through hardships and difficulties, to an ever fuller encounter with Him – it grows greater, that encounter –and to the fullness of joy.” @PopeFrancis reflecting on hope, memory and the searching heart. August 2017. #beajesuit #Jesuits #Catholic #PopeFrancis #vocation #youth #Jesus
    “This page of the Gospel tells us that the first indicator is the joy of the encounter with Jesus. Marriage, consecrated life, priesthood: every true vocation begins with an encounter with Jesus that gives us a new joy and hope; and it leads us, even through hardships and difficulties, to an ever fuller encounter with Him – it grows greater, that encounter –and to the fullness of joy.” @PopeFrancis reflecting on hope, memory and the searching heart. August 2017. #beajesuit #Jesuits #Catholic #PopeFrancis #vocation #youth #Jesus
  • St. Peter Claver (1580–1654), Spanish missionary in South America. St. Peter Claver is the patron of slaves, African missions and interracial justice. Born to a prosperous family in Verdu, Spain, Claver worked in the missions in Cartagena, Colombia, one of two ports where slaves from Africa arrived to be sold in South America. Between 1616 and 1650, he worked daily to minister to the needs of the 10,000 slaves who arrived each year. When a ship arrived, Claver first begged for food to bring to the slaves and then entered the holds of the ships and would not leave until every person received a measure of care. He evangelized slaves by living with, listening to and caring for them, once saying: “We must speak to them with our hands before we speak to them with our lips.” In 1651, he fell ill caring for plague victims, and died. September 9th is the feast day of St. Peter Claver. #Jesuits #PeterClaver #Catholic #beajesuit
    St. Peter Claver (1580–1654), Spanish missionary in South America. St. Peter Claver is the patron of slaves, African missions and interracial justice. Born to a prosperous family in Verdu, Spain, Claver worked in the missions in Cartagena, Colombia, one of two ports where slaves from Africa arrived to be sold in South America. Between 1616 and 1650, he worked daily to minister to the needs of the 10,000 slaves who arrived each year. When a ship arrived, Claver first begged for food to bring to the slaves and then entered the holds of the ships and would not leave until every person received a measure of care. He evangelized slaves by living with, listening to and caring for them, once saying: “We must speak to them with our hands before we speak to them with our lips.” In 1651, he fell ill caring for plague victims, and died. September 9th is the feast day of St. Peter Claver. #Jesuits #PeterClaver #Catholic #beajesuit
  • The purpose of a business firm is not simply to make a profit but is to be found in its very existence as a community of persons who in various ways are endeavouring to satisfy their basic needs, and who form a particular group at the service of the whole of society . -Pope Francis #PopeFrancis #Jesuits #Catholic #beajesuit #LaborDay
    The purpose of a business firm is not simply to make a profit but is to be found in its very existence as a community of persons who in various ways are endeavouring to satisfy their basic needs, and who form a particular group at the service of the whole of society . -Pope Francis #PopeFrancis #Jesuits #Catholic #beajesuit #LaborDay
  • Although the life of a person is a land full of thorn and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God. - Pope Francis, September 2013 #beajesuit #PopeFrancis #Jesuits #Catholic #love @beajesuit
    Although the life of a person is a land full of thorn and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God. - Pope Francis, September 2013 #beajesuit #PopeFrancis #Jesuits #Catholic #love @beajesuit
  • Jesuit Father Albert Foley fought tirelessly for civil rights in the 1940s in Alabama, the epicenter of the civil rights struggle.  Fr. Foley’s work began in 1943 at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., when, as a young Jesuit, he was assigned to teach the class “Migration, Immigration, and Race”. He looked to the church fathers and social justice teachings to discern what should be done and took action against social inequality, which almost immediately got him into trouble. In 1956, Fr. Foley authored two model ordinances for Mobile: one would ban police from KKK membership and the other would ban “intimidation by exhibit,” such as cross burning. In response, the Klan ran an advertisement denouncing Fr. Foley as a “man of large profession and small deeds, a communist … who wants to write new city ordinances.” Fr. Foley appealed to the FBI, but when the FBI didn’t respond, Fr. Foley took matters into his own hands to expose the Klan. He bought a list of license plate numbers from the state and paid people to park outside Klan meetings and record the license numbers of the mask-wearing attendees. This might have ended badly, as one night he and other observers were followed. No one got hurt, however, and Fr. Foley soon knew who was active in what he called the “dunce cap and bedsheet brigade.” He paid informants to infiltrate KKK meetings and even rented the apartment above Mobile’s “imperial wizard,” Elmo Barnard. One January night in 1957, the Klan retaliated. They arrived on Spring Hill’s campus in a caravan of cars. Before the robed men could erect their cross, however, Spring Hill students raised an alarm and poured out of nearby dorms to chase them away. Fr. Foley continued to teach at Spring Hill and led workshops on social justice issues until his death in 1990. God calls all of us. We only need to open our hearts to hear. @beajesuit #Jesuits #Catholic #amdg #justice #AlbertFoley
    Jesuit Father Albert Foley fought tirelessly for civil rights in the 1940s in Alabama, the epicenter of the civil rights struggle.  Fr. Foley’s work began in 1943 at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., when, as a young Jesuit, he was assigned to teach the class “Migration, Immigration, and Race”. He looked to the church fathers and social justice teachings to discern what should be done and took action against social inequality, which almost immediately got him into trouble. In 1956, Fr. Foley authored two model ordinances for Mobile: one would ban police from KKK membership and the other would ban “intimidation by exhibit,” such as cross burning. In response, the Klan ran an advertisement denouncing Fr. Foley as a “man of large profession and small deeds, a communist … who wants to write new city ordinances.” Fr. Foley appealed to the FBI, but when the FBI didn’t respond, Fr. Foley took matters into his own hands to expose the Klan. He bought a list of license plate numbers from the state and paid people to park outside Klan meetings and record the license numbers of the mask-wearing attendees. This might have ended badly, as one night he and other observers were followed. No one got hurt, however, and Fr. Foley soon knew who was active in what he called the “dunce cap and bedsheet brigade.” He paid informants to infiltrate KKK meetings and even rented the apartment above Mobile’s “imperial wizard,” Elmo Barnard. One January night in 1957, the Klan retaliated. They arrived on Spring Hill’s campus in a caravan of cars. Before the robed men could erect their cross, however, Spring Hill students raised an alarm and poured out of nearby dorms to chase them away. Fr. Foley continued to teach at Spring Hill and led workshops on social justice issues until his death in 1990. God calls all of us. We only need to open our hearts to hear. @beajesuit #Jesuits #Catholic #amdg #justice #AlbertFoley
  • St. Peter Faber, a master of the Spiritual Exercises, was the first of St. Ignatius Loyola’s six companions. Peter Faber and Ignatius met in Paris, where Faber had come to study after life as a shepherd on the mountains of Savoy. Peter Faber was the first of the companions to be ordained. #Jesuits #Catholic #PeterFaber #PierreFavre #saint
    St. Peter Faber, a master of the Spiritual Exercises, was the first of St. Ignatius Loyola’s six companions. Peter Faber and Ignatius met in Paris, where Faber had come to study after life as a shepherd on the mountains of Savoy. Peter Faber was the first of the companions to be ordained. #Jesuits #Catholic #PeterFaber #PierreFavre #saint
  • Your life experiences are a set of tools. How do you develop the skill to use that set of tools to help those around you? Jesuit priest Marcus Fryer, SJ recalls his experiences responding to calls with a fire department in Houston as a series of puzzles that called upon his skill to solve them. @beajesuit #Catholic #Jesuit #ambulance #fireandrescue You are being called by God to find your purpose. Answer that call.
    Your life experiences are a set of tools. How do you develop the skill to use that set of tools to help those around you? Jesuit priest Marcus Fryer, SJ recalls his experiences responding to calls with a fire department in Houston as a series of puzzles that called upon his skill to solve them. @beajesuit #Catholic #Jesuit #ambulance #fireandrescue You are being called by God to find your purpose. Answer that call.
  • It is not technology which determines whether or not communication is authentic, but rather the human heart and our capacity to use wisely the means at our disposal - Pope Francis, January 2016 #PopeFrancis #Jesuit #Catholic #socialmedia #beajesuit Seek an authentic connection with those around you. Be more. Be a Jesuit. @beajesuit
    It is not technology which determines whether or not communication is authentic, but rather the human heart and our capacity to use wisely the means at our disposal - Pope Francis, January 2016 #PopeFrancis #Jesuit #Catholic #socialmedia #beajesuit Seek an authentic connection with those around you. Be more. Be a Jesuit. @beajesuit
  • As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 Some are called to religious life as a Jesuit. But there are many ways for men and women to serve God. Open yourself to a life for others. #Catholic #Jesuits #menandwomenforothers #amdg @beajesuit
    As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 Some are called to religious life as a Jesuit. But there are many ways for men and women to serve God. Open yourself to a life for others. #Catholic #Jesuits #menandwomenforothers #amdg @beajesuit
  • Ryan Rallanka, SJ found God's grace in spiritual direction and prayer. How do you encounter God? #beajesuit #prayer #Jesuits #Catholic #Godinallthings #amdg
    Ryan Rallanka, SJ found God's grace in spiritual direction and prayer. How do you encounter God? #beajesuit #prayer #Jesuits #Catholic #Godinallthings #amdg
  • #PopeFrancis said “The Jesuit is a servant of the joy of the Gospel.” and “The Good News ought not to be given with a sad face, but rather, with joy!” But how do we find this deep Joy? Pope Francis explains it in his Apostolic Exhortation Envangelii Gaudium, where he emphasizes that the source of joy is only the perpetual encounter with the living God: “Thanks solely to this encounter – or renewed encounter – with God’s love, which blossoms into an enriching friendship, we are liberated from our narrowness and self-absorption. We become fully human when we become more than human, when we let God bring us beyond ourselves in order to attain the fullest truth of our being. Here we find the source and inspiration of all our efforts at evangelization.“ #Joy #PopeFrancis #beajesuit #Jesuits #Catholic
    #PopeFrancis said “The Jesuit is a servant of the joy of the Gospel.” and “The Good News ought not to be given with a sad face, but rather, with joy!” But how do we find this deep Joy? Pope Francis explains it in his Apostolic Exhortation Envangelii Gaudium, where he emphasizes that the source of joy is only the perpetual encounter with the living God: “Thanks solely to this encounter – or renewed encounter – with God’s love, which blossoms into an enriching friendship, we are liberated from our narrowness and self-absorption. We become fully human when we become more than human, when we let God bring us beyond ourselves in order to attain the fullest truth of our being. Here we find the source and inspiration of all our efforts at evangelization.“ #Joy #PopeFrancis #beajesuit #Jesuits #Catholic