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Remembering Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ

Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ: 10th April 1938 – 7th April  2014 Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ was killed in Syria; he was abducted by a gunman...
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Where a Farmer must know his Land

For some years I had been thinking out loud about engaging in volunteer work. Each time I expressed these thoughts my wife would reply, ““Yes, wait until you retire”....
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Seeing and Finding God in all Things

The phone call offering a position with the Jesuits of Eastern Africa Province could not have come at a better time. I had been discussing my desire for working...
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I Believe in People, in Men and Women for Others

I like working for the Society of Jesus, they have a vision of the greater good and try to hold that before them in all their dealings with others....
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Jesuit and Muslim Community Collaboration in Chad

I am lucky to collaborate directly with refugees in Djabal camp, in Eastern Chad, as part of the Jesuit Commons Higher Education at the Margins (JC HEM) programme. We...
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An Easter message from IJM Director John K Guiney SJ

Syrian refugees sheltering from the conflict Easter is a time of celebrating new hope in our world. Jesus Christ through his death, resurrection and everlasting presence amongst us is...
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Syria: cold numbers and real people

Syria’s population grows daily as 63 babies are born every hour, 10 people die and 29 leave their country. At the time of writing on 24th March 2015, it...

Pope Francis, a Man of Surprises

  Pope Francis surprises once again with the announcement of an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy that will involve the Catholic Church across the world. No one is to be...
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“We are to be islands of mercy.”

The Irish Jesuit Mission (IJM) office celebrated its new location with a house blessing and gathering of friends and colleagues on the 2nd March.
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Irish Men behind the Missions: Fr. James Hurley SJ

Fifty years in Hong Kong: an Irish Jesuit’s tale. Fr. James Hurley SJ reached the grand old age of 90 this month! Jimmy, as he is affectionately called, has...
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Relief and joy as Fr Prem SJ is released from Afghanistan.

Fr Prem Kumar SJ (Left) “I prayed a lot every day and I knew you’d make all the efforts to get me released”. Nearly nine months after he was...
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Meet Mary Apet: farmer, mother and women’s leader in Akol Jal

. Mary Apet has lived close to the land all her life. She and her family have depended heavily on farming to feed themselves ever since she can remember....