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New Beginnings in the Ukraine
Father David Nazar leads Jesuits in developing a new presence in the Ukraine as that country reinvents itself after communism.
Date posted: 29 - Apr, 2008 | Length: 20:40
A small group of Jesuits has begun to build a full range of apostolic activity in this former Soviet satellite which is recovering its own cultural heritage and moving quickly to develop its own ident ...
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Hope for Homeboys
Father Greg Boyle has worked for 20 years with gang members in Los Angeles.
Date posted: 18 - Apr, 2008 | Length: 23:18
Twenty years ago a Jesuit pastor in gang-ridden Los Angeles began to respond to young people who needed help surviving the dangerous streets around the parish. Father Greg Boyle began with a school an ...
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Talking about the General Congregation
Five delegates from General Congregation 35 reflect on what struck them most during this historic event.
Date posted: 10 - Apr, 2008 | Length: 20:33
Jesuits have only held 35 world-wide meetings (or general congregations) in over 450 years of their existence, so each one is special, all the more so when the delegates must elect a new superior gene ...
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Committed to Teaching
Biology teacher or provincial, Fr. Tim McMahon values education
Date posted: 02 - Apr, 2008 | Length: 23:43
A current Jesuit provincial talks about his own experience as a biology teacher in Central America and the United States, and explains why he remains convinced that education is one of the best ways f ...
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Jesuit Musicians at the General Congregation
Fr. Vlastimil Dufka and Fr. Bob Scullin reflect on the role of music during GC35.
Date posted: 14 - Mar, 2008 | Length: 21:10
Every morning during the general congregation, Fr. Vlastimil Dufka called the assembly to prayer with an oboe solo. This daily prayer-and-music complemented the solemn liturgies that marked the openin ...
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A Jesuit Brother's Vocation
High school teacher, vocation director, musician: Brother Jim Boynton
Date posted: 13 - Feb, 2008 | Length: 20:00
Jim Boynton entered the Detroit Province of the Jesuits and discovered his way of being a Jesuit-as a religious brother. His pastoral work has included a year directing retreats in India, teaching in ...
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Have Camera, Will Travel
Fr. Don Doll photographic interests range from native Americans to refugees in Africa
Date posted: 30 - Jan, 2008 | Length: 24:29
Fr. Don Doll is a veteran university teacher of photography and journalism who has also had a strong professional career and published stories in National Geographic. Much of his recent work focuses o ...
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Nativity and Vocation
Looking at the Nativity from several cultures
Date posted: 24 - Dec, 2007 | Length: 21:46
Fr. Jose Quilongquilong, SJ, explains how he presents the meditation on the Nativity in the Spiritual Exercises and how retreatants in the Philippines experience its grace. We also hear about the Posa ...
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Dialogue with Islam
Fr. Thomas Michel talks about what he has learned in over 30 years of dialogue with Muslims
Date posted: 17 - Dec, 2007 | Length: 32:11
Fr. Thomas Michel entered the Jesuits to go to Indonesia where he found his specific vocation of studying Islam and entering into dialogue with Muslims. He headed the Secretariat for Interreligious Di ...
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Conflict Resolution in East Africa
Interview with Fr. Elias Omondi about the work of the Jesuit Hakimani Centre
Date posted: 10 - Dec, 2007 | Length: 20:35
'Hakimani' is a name that combines the Swahili words, haki (justice) and mani (faith). The Jesuit Hakimani Center’s mission is to promote a faith that seeks justice, especially through the use of conf ...
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