• Mary reminds us that we must trust in God’s time. Just as she waited those nine months for Jesus to be born, so, too, do we trust “that the one who began a good work in [us] will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus” (Phil 1:6). And yet, Mary was not passive in her waiting but rather goes out to accompany others. So, what does Mary—pregnant with the Christ child—teach us this week? Reflect on how you have been carrying Christ through these Advent days. How are you preparing to bring Christ into the world in a new way this Christmas? Sign up for reflections in the bio! . . #SecondSundayofAdvent #Advent #SecondSunday #OurLady #MotherMary #ImmaculateConception #OurLadyofGuadalupe #Guadalupe #ChristmasIsComing #ChristIsComing #AMDG #AdventReflections
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    Mary reminds us that we must trust in God’s time. Just as she waited those nine months for Jesus to be born, so, too, do we trust “that the one who began a good work in [us] will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus” (Phil 1:6). And yet, Mary was not passive in her waiting but rather goes out to accompany others. So, what does Mary—pregnant with the Christ child—teach us this week? Reflect on how you have been carrying Christ through these Advent days. How are you preparing to bring Christ into the world in a new way this Christmas? Sign up for reflections in the bio! . . #SecondSundayofAdvent #Advent #SecondSunday #OurLady #MotherMary #ImmaculateConception #OurLadyofGuadalupe #Guadalupe #ChristmasIsComing #ChristIsComing #AMDG #AdventReflections
  • Fr. Richard Baumann, S.J.'s decades as a Jesuit include a life filled with helping others to be their best. A former Provincial of the Chicago Province, Fr. Bau dedicated his life to formation including time as vocation director, novice master, formation director, and spiritual director. Today he forms men in the Society through his premier expertise on the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus. Be extraordinary. Be a Jesuit. . . #BeExtraordinary #BeAJesuit #JesuitConstitutions #hesalsoreallygoodatcornhole #Jesuit #AMDG
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    Fr. Richard Baumann, S.J.'s decades as a Jesuit include a life filled with helping others to be their best. A former Provincial of the Chicago Province, Fr. Bau dedicated his life to formation including time as vocation director, novice master, formation director, and spiritual director. Today he forms men in the Society through his premier expertise on the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus. Be extraordinary. Be a Jesuit. . . #BeExtraordinary #BeAJesuit #JesuitConstitutions #hesalsoreallygoodatcornhole #Jesuit #AMDG
  • Happy Feast of St. Nicholas! This is a helpful feast for our Advent journey. Why? 1. We're reminded of St. Nicholas' great generosity -- and challenged to emulate it in our interactions with others. 2. We're challenged to reflect on how we are called to deepen and grow in our own faith. 3. We're invited to clean out our collection of shoes. Who knows? Maybe St. Nick will leave us a present... . . #StNick #StNicholas #FeastDay #Catholic #CatholicFeast #Advent #Nicholas #StNicholasDay #ChristmasIsComing #ChristIsComing
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    Happy Feast of St. Nicholas! This is a helpful feast for our Advent journey. Why? 1. We're reminded of St. Nicholas' great generosity -- and challenged to emulate it in our interactions with others. 2. We're challenged to reflect on how we are called to deepen and grow in our own faith. 3. We're invited to clean out our collection of shoes. Who knows? Maybe St. Nick will leave us a present... . . #StNick #StNicholas #FeastDay #Catholic #CatholicFeast #Advent #Nicholas #StNicholasDay #ChristmasIsComing #ChristIsComing
  • A few weeks ago, the Jesuit Dan Corrou went to Mass like any other Sunday. But the setting was far from ordinary. The Mass was being held in the Church of St. Vincent de Paul in Beirut, Lebanon, which was bombed out during Lebanon’s civil war about 40 years ago. Fr. Dan was so struck by the image of a community praying together in the largely destroyed church that he snapped a picture and posted it to Facebook, where it spread quickly. In the photo, the church is full, with a bishop presiding and a number of priests concelebrating. A choir of young people fills the corner of the sanctuary. The walls and ceiling of the church are blackened, the roof is pretty much gone, and twisted steel bars poke out of damaged concrete. Chunks of tile are missing from the walls. The church was never repaired, and has been largely unused for decades, but recently it has served as the setting for special prayers for peace and justice amid national unrest. The Mass Fr. Dan photographed was happening as peaceful protests for government reforms filled the streets just beyond the church walls. The picture is such a striking image of where the Jesuits are called to be: on the margins of society, preaching the Gospel and promoting social justice. Listen to this week's episode of AMDG. . . #AMDG #podcast #JesuitLife #Jesuit #Beirut #Lebanon #BeAJesuit #Vocation #VocationStory #IgnatianFamily #IgnatianSpirituality #JesuitJustice
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    A few weeks ago, the Jesuit Dan Corrou went to Mass like any other Sunday. But the setting was far from ordinary. The Mass was being held in the Church of St. Vincent de Paul in Beirut, Lebanon, which was bombed out during Lebanon’s civil war about 40 years ago. Fr. Dan was so struck by the image of a community praying together in the largely destroyed church that he snapped a picture and posted it to Facebook, where it spread quickly. In the photo, the church is full, with a bishop presiding and a number of priests concelebrating. A choir of young people fills the corner of the sanctuary. The walls and ceiling of the church are blackened, the roof is pretty much gone, and twisted steel bars poke out of damaged concrete. Chunks of tile are missing from the walls. The church was never repaired, and has been largely unused for decades, but recently it has served as the setting for special prayers for peace and justice amid national unrest. The Mass Fr. Dan photographed was happening as peaceful protests for government reforms filled the streets just beyond the church walls. The picture is such a striking image of where the Jesuits are called to be: on the margins of society, preaching the Gospel and promoting social justice. Listen to this week's episode of AMDG. . . #AMDG #podcast #JesuitLife #Jesuit #Beirut #Lebanon #BeAJesuit #Vocation #VocationStory #IgnatianFamily #IgnatianSpirituality #JesuitJustice
  • Any big decision requires taking a leap, but it's good to know where we’re jumping. . . #discernment #decisions #decisionmaking #decisionsdecisions #jesuits #gatherdata
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    Any big decision requires taking a leap, but it's good to know where we’re jumping. . . #discernment #decisions #decisionmaking #decisionsdecisions #jesuits #gatherdata
  • Today is the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus and patron of missions. From his example, let us challenge one another to go to the margins of society, preaching the Gospel through word and action. . . #Jesuit #JesuitLife #JesuitVocation #Vocation #BeAJesuit #FrancisXavier #Xavier #FeastDay #CatholicFeast #AMDG #IgnatianSpirituality #IgnatianFamily #PatronSaint #Mission
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    Today is the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus and patron of missions. From his example, let us challenge one another to go to the margins of society, preaching the Gospel through word and action. . . #Jesuit #JesuitLife #JesuitVocation #Vocation #BeAJesuit #FrancisXavier #Xavier #FeastDay #CatholicFeast #AMDG #IgnatianSpirituality #IgnatianFamily #PatronSaint #Mission
  • Repost from @ignatiansolidarity • Today, we remember the Churchwomen of El Salvador—Sr. Dorothy Kazel, Sr. Ita Ford, Sr. Maura Clarke, and Jean Donovan—who were martyred on December 2, 1980, killed because they were committed to standing in solidarity with the economically poor and marginalized in the country. ¡Presente!
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    Repost from @ignatiansolidarity • Today, we remember the Churchwomen of El Salvador—Sr. Dorothy Kazel, Sr. Ita Ford, Sr. Maura Clarke, and Jean Donovan—who were martyred on December 2, 1980, killed because they were committed to standing in solidarity with the economically poor and marginalized in the country. ¡Presente!
  • Advent is a period of waiting. We wait for the coming of Christ anew into our world, into our lives. We recognize God’s invitation to encounter Christ in individuals all around us — and see God’s Spirit at work in all things. We wait patiently, trusting in God’s time. Christ comes to renew the world through peace and justice, but God’s time is not always our time. This Advent, journey with the Ignatian family through this period of waiting. Encounter voices from across the Jesuit network as different Jesuit ministries reveal Christ already at work in God’s people. Sign up using the link in the bio to receive weekly Advent reflections that will invite you deeper into our shared mission of reconciling the world to God. . . #Advent #WeeklyReflections #Waiting #IgnatianFamily #Jesuit #BeAJesuit #ChristmasIsComing #ChristIsComing @jesuitseastois @ignatiansolidarity @jrsusa_photos @wearethejesuits
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    Advent is a period of waiting. We wait for the coming of Christ anew into our world, into our lives. We recognize God’s invitation to encounter Christ in individuals all around us — and see God’s Spirit at work in all things. We wait patiently, trusting in God’s time. Christ comes to renew the world through peace and justice, but God’s time is not always our time. This Advent, journey with the Ignatian family through this period of waiting. Encounter voices from across the Jesuit network as different Jesuit ministries reveal Christ already at work in God’s people. Sign up using the link in the bio to receive weekly Advent reflections that will invite you deeper into our shared mission of reconciling the world to God. . . #Advent #WeeklyReflections #Waiting #IgnatianFamily #Jesuit #BeAJesuit #ChristmasIsComing #ChristIsComing @jesuitseastois @ignatiansolidarity @jrsusa_photos @wearethejesuits
  • A helpful reminder from #PopeFrancis to all of us as we begin our #ChristmasShopping... . . #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #AMDG #Jesuit #BeAJesuit #TurkeyDay #TurkeyTime #IgnatianSpirituality #IgnatianFamily #JesuitLife #BlackFriday #shopping #consumerism
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    A helpful reminder from #PopeFrancis to all of us as we begin our #ChristmasShopping... . . #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #AMDG #Jesuit #BeAJesuit #TurkeyDay #TurkeyTime #IgnatianSpirituality #IgnatianFamily #JesuitLife #BlackFriday #shopping #consumerism