Chris Lowney’s speech at the WUJA Congress 2013

Dear friends and colleagues, dear alumni My words these days with the arrival of Christmas and this new life of peace are of great joy, which I want to share with the memory of the moments lived together in Barcelona and especially with the words of illusion and commitment that we received of the General…

Dear Jesuit Alumni and Alumnae, When Ignatius de Loyola’s leg got crushed during the siege of Pamplona on 20 May 1521, one — not even Ignatius himself — could hardly imagine what difference this wound would make in the life of so many people and, let’s put it the way it is, in the spiritual…

As you know, February 5th of each year is the date chosen for the launch of the “Dollar Arrupe” (or “Euro Arrupe” in Europe) campaign, by the Pedro Arrupe World Association, the “social arm” of the World Union. On February 5th, 2021, the anniversary of Father Arrupe’s death, it will therefore launch its 20th campaign….

In 2021, the Society of Jesus celebrates the 500th anniversary of the wounding of Ignatius of Loyola at the siege of Pamplona. On this occasion, an Ignatian year has been decreed. WUJA will hold its World Congress in July 2022 in Barcelona. On July 30, the members of the organizing committee of the World Congress participated…

Address held on Saturday 25 March 2017 for the Feast of the Annunciation in the church of the Collège Notre Dame of Jamhour in Beirut (Lebanon) [row] [column sm=”8″] Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Alumni, Dear Friends I am very pleased to meet you on this 25th of March on the occasion of the Feast of…

Dear Alumnus/a The World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) goes on with its “Jesuit Alumni Conversations” which aim at keeping a vivid link between us. Alain Deneef, president of WUJA, invites again a Jesuit father and an Alumnus/a to discuss a theme of interest to Jesuit Alumni, allowing them to discover the Jesuit action in…