This directory – a revised and updated edition of the one published five years ago in 2004 - is meant to be a sharing between directors/ members of Jesuit Spirituality Centres, located in more than 100 countries.

In a very concise form this directory highlights trends and intuitions found in our ministries and experiences. It may eventuall... Read more...

The favourite Bible texts of the Jesuit General, Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, are those which speak to us of the meaning of service. This is what he said to the Spanish magazine, ‘Jesuitas’, “The parables that have always touched me are those dealing with the meaning of service, the simplicity of service. I believe in service and I believe in my vocation as one of service. I like to serve and I believe that this is our spirituality. If we can enjoy being servants, we will always be joyful. Whoever truly wishes to devote his life to service has no equal”.

He also said that he is moved by the texts that speak of life in the Spirit and that his life in Asia had helped him discover this. He then indicated that Biblical texts referring to indifference also touch him. “He who wishes to save his life will lose it or, what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world if he suffers the loss of his own soul? Here I see a remarkable affinity with Buddhism. The nucleus of Buddhism is indifference with regard to the outcome of one’s efforts. This is very significant. One has to be indifferent to whatever happens. It is the same as that phrase attributed to St. Ignatius of Loyola: “Work as if everything depended on you, although you know that everything depends on God.” He is talking about indifference: do everything as well as you can, but remember that you are only a servant, and let the fruits come of their own accord. Let God do his work.