Early last year, the Jesuit Superior General Arturo Sosa, SJ, invited Jesuits and our colleagues worldwide to provide input in developing what are called “universal apostolic preferences.” These are to guide all Jesuit ministries for the next ten years. Here in Loyola’s Ignatius Chapel, on a Saturday in April of 2018, Jesuits and colleagues from Loyola University, Jesuit High School, Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Immaculate Conception Parish, and Manresa Retreat House gathered to respond to this invitation. Our recommendations were melded with others from across the Central and Southern Jesuit Province, distilled with others nationally, and then joined to worldwide themes by Father Sosa and his team in Rome meeting with regional Jesuit representatives.
