Fr John Dardis,SJ address to DNC Scholastics
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This document summarizes information about the Conference of European Provincials (CEP) of the Society of Jesus. It provides statistics on the numbers of Jesuits in Europe, broken down by assistancy (Western Europe, Southern Europe, East-Central Europe). It also lists the common works of the CEP, including the Jesuit European Social Centre and Jesuit Refugee Service Europe. The document discusses challenges in Europe like secularization and migration, as well as opportunities to spread Ignatian spirituality. It emphasizes the need for the Society of Jesus to clearly articulate its vision and make itself known in order to evangelize in contemporary European contexts.
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Fr John Dardis,SJ address to DNC Scholastics
- 1. Conference of European Provincials (CEP) VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 1
- 2. Europe – Our Contrasts. 1st cycle formation. 2 T P P -T P -T P P T P T P
- 5. Numbers of Jesuits in Europe –West Europe (EOC): 1,221 –South Europe (EMR): 1,928 –East-Central Europe (ECO): 1,612 –TOTAL: 4,761 (2014 statistics) VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 5
- 6. VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 6 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Belgium - N Belgium - S Britain France Ireland Netherlands Near East Western Europe Total: 1,221 2014 2013
- 7. VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 7 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Spain Italy Malta Portugal Southern Europe - Spain integrated Total of 1,928 for 2014 2014 2013
- 8. VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 8 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 East and Central Europe Total of 1,612 for 2014 2014 2013
- 9. NOVICES in our novitiates October 2014 • West: 24 • South: 31 • East Central: 53 • TOTAL: 108. VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 9
- 10. NOVICES Oct 2012 Oct 2013 Oct 2014 ECO 49 53 EMR† 27 31 EOC* 21 24 TOTAL 86 97 108 *EOC EXCLUDING CANADA †EMR EXCLUDING MOZAMBIQUE
- 11. Common Works CEP Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) JRS Europe EU Pastoral outreach Brussels Tertianship Dublin Website and Newsletter
- 12. Jesuit European Social Centre - JESC • European Affairs – A voice for the poor at the table of the decision makers • Ecology- heal our planet – Ecojesuit magazine • Exploitation of Mineral resources in Africa – Advocacy work in EU
- 16. SOCIAL WEEK • Visits to social projects • Prayer • Updates • A spirituality of volunteering
- 18. EU Pastoral Ministry • European Schools Religion Teaching – New pastoral initiatives • Chapel of the Resurrection – Ecumenical Conferences – Ignatian prayer – Youth outreach • Foyer Catholique – Pastoral service to EU people (especially Spanish, Italian, Polish groups)
- 20. St Benedict Community Brussels
- 21. Networks (20 – not all shown) CEP Schools (JECSE) EJIF JRS Europe Faculties of Philosophy and Theology Mission Offices and NGOs Social Delegates Formation Delegates Novice Masters Vocations University chaplains Etc…..
- 22. Delegates and networks President Social Delegate Social delegates Social Centres Eurojess Faith and Politics Education Delegate (1st and 2nd level) JECSE Formation Delegate Formation Delegates Novice Masters
- 23. JRS Europe 23
- 26. OUR TWO CONFERENCE FRONTIERS Identified for Europe in 2009
- 27. How to evangelise in increasingly secular contexts VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 27
- 31. Two resources areas Europe offers to the Society • Intellectual Apostolate • Migration This means each conference makes some experts available to other conferences in these areas.
- 32. AFRICA-EUROPE COLLABORATION A inter-linked history
- 34. VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 34
- 35. Commissio Mixta • A structure for Dialogue and understanding between African and Europe • Malta joint refugee project. • Fundraising for Africa and for CEP Social projects • Networking JESAM social centres
- 36. OTHER ISSUES AND EVENTS
- 37. Restructuring - How can we make the barriers between Provinces smaller? 37
- 38. …so that our mission is more energised
- 39. Projection of the members of the Society of Jesus in CEP for the next 20 years
- 40. Asistancies EOC ECO EMR CEP’s assistancies: EOC – ECO – EMR With different areas of coalition
- 44. NER + BSE = 2 PROVINCES 1 PROVINCIAL GAL + BML= RAPPROCHEMENT NER + BSE + + BRI + HIB = Ongoing discussions….
- 45. EOC ECO EMR ECO: Central and Easter
- 46. EOC ECO EMR ECO: Central and Easter
- 47. EOC ECO EMR ECO: Central and Easter
- 48. EOC ECO EMR ECO: Central and Easter
- 49. EOC ECO EMR ECO: Central and EasterCrossing Assistancies: ECO and
- 50. EOC ECO EMR ECO: Central and Easter
- 51. APOSTOLIC AND LIFE CONTEXT Challenges…and Opportunities.
- 54. School for Roma – Satu Mare 54
- 55. Dead migrants on a beach in Italy Migration
- 57. Ukraine 57
- 58. Syria 58
- 59. Iraq 59
- 60. The Wounds of Our Past • Communism • Stalinism • Nazism • Fascism • Colonialism • Totalitarianism • Clericalism VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 60
- 61. ….THE HUNGERS OF OUR PRESENT • Individualism • Secularism • Racism VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 61
- 62. All of this is a call to our Faith
- 64. Sharing Our Vision • Do we articulate a big enough vision? • Do we do enough to make the Society known? VISION AND VALUES FOR A NEW EUROPE 64
- 65. Ignatian Spirituality? • People are searching • It’s a time for the Ignatian vision • Are we where the people are? 65
- 66. A call to liberation 66
- 68. Young Adults – searching…
- 70. You can be happy as a Jesuit! 70
- 71. What unites us is greater than what separates us “The Love of Christ impels us” 2 Cor 5: 14 71 *
Editor's Notes
- Annual meeting in October. Poland This year Portugal Next year Lebanon It goes around each assistancy in turn. 3 or 4 days. It used be every 2 years. Not enough.
- “We Jesuits are frequently surprised that, despite our differences in culture and context, we find ourselves remarkably united. Through prayerful discernment, open discussion, and spiritual conversations, we have again and again been privileged to know ourselves as one in the Lord:1 one united, apostolic body seeking what is best for the service of God in the Church and for the world.” GC35, Decree 2, para 2
- St michel – our school in antananarivo
- Decree 2 highlights key aspects of our spiritualtiy but the foundation is that we find God in our world, we trace his movements, track his fingerprints. The German world ‘weltfreundlichkeit’ sums it up: a positive stance to the world, a world friendly stance. That is the core of the Jesuit charism. Other groups in the church have different charisms. Some stress for example the importance of a critical attitude to the world, that the Church has insights and perspectives that stand over against ‘the world’ and that the world is in need of judgment. Jesuits don’t start there. We start with a conviction that God is part of this world. We have a sympathy for the world, seeing it with God’s eyes. Our job is to find where God is already at work and to point God out to others. ‘Our mode of proceeding is to trace the footprints of God everywhere, knowing that the Spirit of Christ is at work in all places and situations and in all activities and mediations that seek to make him more present in the world.’ (para 8)