Those We Serve
The scope and variety of the ministries of the Jesuits in English Canada reflects both our roots and our energetic response to current and future needs. These ministries can be understood in terms of Decree 3 of the 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus (2008):
In this new world
of instant communication and digital technology,
of worldwide markets,
and of universal aspiration for peace and well being,
we are faced with growing tensions and paradoxes
We live in a culture that shows partiality to autonomy and the present
and yet we have a world so much in need of building a future in solidarity;
we have better means of communication
but often experience isolation and exclusion;
some have greatly benefited,
while others have been marginalized and excluded;
our world is increasingly transnational,
and yet it needs to affirm and protect local and particular identities;
scientific knowledge has reached the deepest mysteries of life,
and yet the very dignity of life itself
and the world we live in are threatened.
In this global world marked by such profound changes
we want to deepen our understanding of
the call to serve faith,
promote justice
and dialogue with culture and other religions
in the light of the apostolic mandate to establish right relationships
with God, with one another, and with creation.