Lenten Homilies

Dear Alumna, dear Alumnus, Easter is for Christians a time of both introspection and joy, introspection in the face of the suffering present in our world and joy in the hope of the resurrection. This year, Easter takes on a special colour for Christians, but also for those who surround and frequent them. Not so…

On Saturday 27 May 2023, a hundred Jesuit alumni from Spain and all over Europe met at the San José School in Valencia. The meeting was organised by the Spanish Federation of Jesuit Alumni and the European Confederation (ECJA), with the support of the World Union (WUJA). The event celebrated the 50th anniversary of the…

Pedro Arrupe World Association February 2015 For the Pedro Arrupe World Association, 2014 was a transitional year pending a greater involvement in Haiti on a proposal from the World Union’s President (in collaboration with a Belgian foundation) which did not materialise during 2014. It therefore limited itself to its continued financial commitment to a scholarship…

Dear friends,   Throughout the first semester of 2022, WUJA (World Union of Jesuit Alumni) Youth Wing will undertake a virtual eco-pilgrimage to discuss the local and global challenges of climate change from an Ignatian perspective. The project is inspired by the EcoJesuit virtual pilgrimage, set up in preparation for COP26 last year. The WUJA´s…

Dear alumnus, dear alumna COVID-19 has affected the entire human community. What better response than to pray together, “Come, Holy Spirit, and renew the face of the earth!” We therefore encourage you to join a half-hour online Pentecost prayer vigil on Saturday, May 30. It will bring together the Ignatian family and our Jesuit and…

Dear Jesuit Alumni, dear Friends, As we celebrate today, the feast of the founder of the Jesuits Ignatius of Loyola, let me bring you back in time. The 31st of July 1973 was no ordinary feast of Saint-Ignatius for the Society of Jesus, but no one at that time could imagine that the two events…