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PARTNERS Summer 2008

PARTNERS Magazine is published three times a year for family, friends, benefactors, and Jesuits of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus. To request a free subscription to PARTNERS, please visit the Request Publications page. Below you'll find the current issue of PARTNERS. You can also view back issues in the PARTNERS web archive.

F E A T U R E S

A Glimpse of General Congregation 35 (cover story)
In this photo essay, Fr. Edward Schmidt, SJ, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Society’s 35th General Congregation. From January 7 to March 6, 2008, he and his fellow 224 delegates accepted the resignation of Fr. General Peter-Hans Klovenbach, SJ; elected a new Superior General, Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, SJ; and charted a course for the Jesuits worldwide. (view story)

Q&A: Getting to Know Fr. General Adolfo Nicolás
Fr. Paul Campbell, SJ, the vice president for Mission, Identity, and Online Community Building at Loyola Press in Chicago, offers insights into the newly elected Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Fr. Campbell is a former student and community member of Fr. Nicolás. (view story)

Ordination 2008 Serving God’s People
On Saturday, June 7, Glen Chun, William Murphy, Peter Nguyen, and Charles Rodrigues were ordained Jesuit priests at Holy Family Church in Chicago. Representing the largest ordination class in the Chicago Province since 1991, these four Jesuits represent a diverse range of backgrounds and interests. Learn more about who they are and how they will serve the Church and the Society moving forward. (view story)

Get to Know…
Read detailed profiles of newly ordained Jesuits Glen Chun, William Murphy, Peter Nguyen, and Charles Rodrigues. (view story)

Senior Jesuits Reunite at Colombiere
After decades of service around the world, several Jesuits have reconnected at Colombiere Center in the unique ministry of praying for the Church and Society. (view story)

Ignatian Spirituality: What Does God Expect from Us?
While traveling to Rome in 1547 to ask Pope Paul III where he and his small band could best serve the Church, Ignatius Loyola saw a vision at La Storta that changed his life. Fr. Edward Schmidt, SJ, explores the event for lessons about what it means to serve God and, in so doing, find our true path. (view story)

D E P A R T M E N T S

News from the Province
The Province News section includes articles on the province congregation, the province's newest ministry Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School, as well as updates on Ignatian Volunteer Corps, the new Jesuit residence at Loyola University, and the Ignatian Spirituality Project. (view story)

In Gratitude for Partnership (view story)

Celebrating the Eternal Life of… (view story)

Vocations (view story)

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