Spring arrives today in our cloister garden
March 16, 2016
Dear Friends of the Jesuit Center,
I hear comments from educators, “Easter is far too early this
year.” Some years they welcome a long
break in the month of April. This year they
complain that the break occurs in March and the spring months of April and May
loom long and demanding. But here at
the Jesuit Center finally the winter has passed. The birds fill the dawn with their
songs. Yes, the spring and summer months
are one long stretch of retreats but these seasons beautify our Jesuit
residence and enhance our hospitality while our visitors fill the house with
their hopes and dreams.
Our troubled world continues to send out urgent calls for
leaders who nourish their talents, learn from their weaknesses, respect others
and join others together in noble causes.
As we in our country stumble through another presidential election cycle
and as our religious institutions struggle to have our voices heard, spiritual
renewal in support of leadership remains an ever-present need. Programs at the Jesuit Center present Ignatian
Spirituality not only as an avenue for individual peace but also as grounding
for servant leadership.
The Center offers a variety of programs for spiritual growth
and hosts also retreat programs sponsored by high schools, colleges, individual
churches and ecumenical groups. During
the month of March, for example, over 400 men and women will be involved in
overnight programming here.
We Jesuit residents of the Center and our Spiritual Growth
Center staff are especially grateful for our friends who continue to support
our mission with their prayers, their financial gifts and their
encouragement. May these seasons of
spring and summer enrich us all and keep us alert to God’s work in our lives.
George
W. Bur, S.J.
Superior
of the Jesuit Center
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