Pope Francis greets Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, superior general of the Society of Jesus, before a meeting with editors and staff of the Jesuit-run magazine, La Civilta Cattolica, at the Vatican Feb.

Heathrow Airport, London. I am in the airport again, this time on my way back to Boston after ten days in China – and soon enough I will post a third and final blog on that experience before my ...

Father Adolfo Nicolas, superior general of the Society of Jesus, and Pope Francis, also a Jesuit, are seen together before celebrating Mass at the Church of the Gesu in Rome in this Jan. 3, 2014, file ...

Discernment of how the Spirit is leading the church is at the heart of Pope Francis' plans for the synod on synodality, but anyone who thinks discernment is easy is bound to get into trouble. It is ...

ROME — Discernment is one of the words Pope Francis repeats most, especially when speaking to priests and seminarians. He often expresses his desire for greater formation in discernment – a concept ...

As a Jesuit, I was overwhelmed by the interview of Pope Francis by my Jesuit brother, Fr. Antonio Spadaro, editor of La Civilta Cattolica, a Jesuit journal based in Rome. Congratulations to Antonio, ...

The suppression and subsequent restoration of the Society of Jesus shows the importance of discernment and trusting in God even in tribulation, rather than relying on one's own cunning or dwelling on ...

Loyola House, a residential program which intends to begin its second year this fall, is a community of support and discernment for male Boston College students considering a vocation within the ...

Chris Krall, S.J., ’05, now a doctoral student at Marquette University, presiding at a baptism. It was at an early age—the first grade at Our Lady of Peace School in Marshfield, Wisc., to be ...

Here at Boston College, one of 28 Jesuit universities in the United States, students are challenged to reflect on Rev. Michael Himes’s three questions before they graduate: What brings you joy? What ...

(RNS) — The kind of prayer recommended by a new pamphlet on civic engagement is the kind that helps us listen, detached from our own preconceptions and prejudices. (RNS) — Politics is such a dirty ...