Lenten Homilies

On Sunday 19th January 2014, the Church celebrated the 100th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. This day, initiated in 1914 by Pope Benedict XV, is meant to raise awareness among the faithful and all people of good will about the situation of people who leave their home, their land, their country, … for whatever…

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,   As you may know, we are trying to answer and help on the new emphasis that the General Congregation 36 is making on Collaboration and Networks within the Society of Jesus and our apostolic body.  In order to better understand the expectations and meaning of collaboration, and the topics, channels and tools for…

Father Pedro Arrupe passed away on February 5, 1991. This day is always an occasion for us to say a few words about this man of unfailing wisdom and confidence. As Pope Francis made a historic visit to Japan last year, he did not fail to pay homage to the 28th Superior of the Society…

Dear Alumnae and Alumni, I wish you all a Merry Christmas! We celebrate Christmas and its rejoicing, its hope for Peace on our war-torn planet. We celebrate it under the form of a fragile and innocent newborn, as we all know that fragility can subvert force and innocence can disarm violence. Let’s get ourselves wrapped…

Having learned the news of the death of Father Alexandre Bassili SJ, from the coronavirus, on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at the age of 75, WUJA offers its most sincere condolences to the Collège Notre-Dame of Jamhour from whose ranks he came (class of 1964), for which he served from 1980 to 2009 as spiritual…