Are there any recent emphases in Jesuit life and mission:?
In accord with the direction of the Church since Vatican Council II, Jesuits have been involved in the promotion of faith that is linked with concern for justice. This means ensuring that in all we are involved in the perspective and needs of the poor and oppressed must be kept in mind. Hence there is a scholarship program for children from poor families to study at our prestigious high school, Loyola Jesuit College. We are also committed to be agents of inculturation, in the words of Fr. Pedro Arrupe, who was the Superior General of the Jesuits during the Vatican Council II. A practical example of our efforts at inculturation is especially the 10:30am Sunday Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Benin City, Nigeria. Jesuits must be men of discernment, that is, constantly open to the movement and guidance of the Holy Spirit in their own lives and apostolic activities, and able to assist laymen and women in discerning or deciding what is God’s will for them.
