As our new academic year begins, Creighton’s Division of Mission and Ministry invites all to find a way to connect to the Universal Apostolic Preferences.
The newest issue of Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal features articles on the Universal Apostolic Preferences from faculty and administrators at multiple Jesuit colleges and universities.
The four Universal Apostolic Preferences — Showing the way to God, Walking with the Excluded, Journeying with Youth and Caring for our Common Home — are the fruit of a process of discernment lasting almost two years. All Jesuits were invited to take part and in addition our mission partners. It concluded with a confirmation from Pope Francis in a special meeting with Fr General Arturo Sosa. The preferences give a horizon, a point of reference to the whole Society of Jesus. They capture our imaginations and awaken our desires. They unite us in our mission.
The new preferences are four areas vital for our world today and will be the focus of work for the next ten years. Read more at the link above and take action on these preferences in the coming days, months and years.
For more information, see Jesuit Social Services’ Reflection on the Universal Apostolic Preferences.
