Mark Raper SJ, Promotio Iustitiae no 138, 2025/6

Pedro Arrupe and Discernment in Common: the Founding of Jesuit Refugee Service

Pedro Arrupe and Discernment in Common: the Founding of Jesuit Refugee Service

Mark Raper SJ (AUS) reflects on the process of establishing the JRS as a tangible manifestation of communal Ignatian discernment, inspired by the approach of Pedro Arrupe. Drawing on his experience, Mark outlines the key elements of a truly communal discernment process. Through accompaniment, prayerful listening, and careful analysis of reality, discerning God's will leads us to make risky decisions that constitute a prophetic faith–justice response, transcending ideology.

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