The gathering will provide an opportunity for the international delegates to celebrate God’s faithfulness in the 50-year journey of the Jesuit Social Justice and Ecology apostolate and discern roadmaps to implement the Jesuit’s Universal Apostolic Preferences in the social apostolate context.
The Ignatian Solidarity Network will provide updates and reflections from the Congress throughout the week, including written posts, photos, etc.
Christopher Kerr, ISN executive director, reflects on the Jubilee Congress in Rome earlier this month celebrating 50 Years of Jesuit Social Justice and Ecology Ministry. Read more →
Our holy martyrs, beginning with Father Arrupe, are for us a constant call to transform our lives in a personal and institutional way. They are clear witnesses that it is not possible to love God without loving as God. Read more →
Fr. Arturo Sosa, S.J., the Superior General of the Society of Jesus welcomed delegates to the Golden Jubilee Congress celebrating fifty years of the Social and Ecological Apostolate with an opening address focused on the social apostolate as a concrete way of following Jesus through the accompaniment of God’s people. Read more →
Upon arriving in Rome early this morning with hopes of getting a bit more centered after the craziness of overnight travel, I decided to head straight to the source of all that is “Jesuit” and “Ignatian” by visiting the “Rooms of St. Ignatius of Loyola.” Read more →
Finding out 12-months ago that the Ignatian Solidarity Network would be asked to send a delegate to the Jesuit's Jubilee Congress in Rome to celebrate fifty years of the Justice and Ecology Secretariat was exciting but also left me with a question. Do we really belong there? Read more →
José Mesa SJ, Secretario para Educación Primaria y Secundaria, agradece la invitación del Secretariado para la Justicia Social y la Ecología, y la ayuda que el SJSE le da al sector educativo para crecer en el compromiso con la ecología integral. #SJSE50años pic.twitter.com/eQxg9fkf7E
— SJES-Rome (@SJES_Rome) November 6, 2019
“Young people have a very specific view on life...this is why 140 characters can make a difference in terms of rallying people around something.”
— Ignatian Solidarity (@IGsolidarityNET) November 5, 2019
-Noluthando Honono (a law student leader from South Africa) @JesuitsAfrica #SJES50years pic.twitter.com/08p0cr8EEI
“No kinship, no peace.
— SJES-Rome (@SJES_Rome) November 5, 2019
No kinship, no justice.
No kinship, no equality.”
-@FrGregBoyle of @HomeboyInd speaking #SJES50years @jesuitswest @jesuitnews @JesuitJustice @jesuitcolleges @jesuitschools pic.twitter.com/hiyEkhh2uP
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs of @Columbia notes that in 2020, @Pontifex will start a new initiative on education that will be part of global efforts to provide universal secondary education around the world. #SJES50years pic.twitter.com/jF8wI8vjNF
— SJES-Rome (@SJES_Rome) November 5, 2019
#Jesuit organizations from across the world are gathered in Rome this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (@SJES_Rome). https://t.co/pZCHowZdHM #SJES50years @JesuitJustice pic.twitter.com/QJznYZhI09
— Jesuit News (@jesuitnews) November 4, 2019