Scientific Jesuit

The Chilean strawberry is a native and paler version of the traditional strawberry, but no less sweet. In fact, some call it “pineapple strawberry” because its taste is similar to that of the tropical fruit. The first to try this type of berry were the Mapuche and Picunche peoples of the central and southern zone of the country. The first European to taste it was the Jesuit chronicler Alonso de Ovalle, who found this fruit in the countryside in the south of the country. For this reason he baptized it Fragaria chiloensis, or strawberry from the Chilean island of Chiloé. It is a very juicy and aromatic strawberry that is currently cultivated from the west of North America to the southernmost parts of Chile and Argentina. There are red, yellow and white varieties.

Link (here) to Exotic Fruit

A New Jesuit Priest In Chile

Diaconal Ordination Jose Tomas Gatica SJ

Father Claudio Barriga Travels The Globe Promoting The Apostleship of Prayer

In 2007 Father Claudio Barriga, S.J. took the reins of the 164-year old program and is working to update a solid, very practical spirituality.

He also devotes time to the Eucharistic Youth Movement and took part in World Youth Day in Australia last summer.

Years of pastoral work in Chile prepared Fr. Barriga to handle a mission which is far more pastoral than administrative.

Link and listen to Fathers podcast (here)

Jesuit House Builder

This NGO Un Techo para Chille, operates with few resources,

it doesn’t even own the property where its central office is located, occupying a few square yards in a technical education institute that belongs to the Jesuits,

the religious order upon which it depends. Though it’s hard to believe, A Roof for My Country lacks its own roof. It was founded by Jesuit priest, Felipe Berríos.

Link (here)

End Times Jesuit

The Coming of the Messiah in Glory and Majesty, composed by John Jehoshaphat Ben-Ezra, the pseudonym of a Jesuit Father, Manuel Lacunza, a native of Chile. Link (here)

His book La venida del Mesías en gloria y majestad, observaciones de Juan Josafat Ben-Ezra was published in Spain in 1811. It was banned by the Catholic Church on January 15, 1819. An English translation was published in 1827 by Edward Irving under the title of The Coming of the Messiah. It was influential in the development of 19th century beliefs in an imminent Millennium, for example among the Millerites.

Jesuit Involved In Active Politcal Campaigning And Demonstrations In Chile

Midweek Musings

Rev. Christopher Ney
An excerpt.
I was particularly moved by a group that used nonviolent direct action in the style of Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to protest torture. Organized by a Jesuit priest, Father Jose Aldunate, the members of the Sebastian Acevedo (Sebatian Acevedo committed suicide by setting himself ablaze) Movement Against Torture put their bodies on the line to say that torture is wrong. They carried out a series of actions — often at the site of clandestine jails and frequently in the face of police billy clubs, water canons and tear gas. But they did not strike back and they did not give up. They inspired me to return to Chile a few years later to write my seminary thesis about their work.
Link (here)
More on Fr. Jose Aldunate, S.J. (here)
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Readjusting the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
By Fr. Jose Aldunate (here)

An excerpt .
Theoretically, as well as in practise, much work has been done to modernize the SE. In the biblical, theological and social fields eminent Jesuits have accomplished great works, and in teaching through directories such as the Latin America Directory. But I feel that we have to insist on making sure that the Spiritual Exercises promote justice, and that vocations are discerned in the light of this. With this objective I would like to make some suggestions.

Read the whole article by Fr. Aldunate, it clearly points out the fundamental problem within the Society, a redefining and unraveling of the Spiritual Exercises.