With the centenary of the Venerable Matt Talbot arriving next year, it’s good to recall the kind of man he was. Often we treat saints the way we treat celebrities, isolating them from their background but thereby overlooking the many friends whose encouragement and insight enabled their light to shine. It would be easy to…
Month: November 2024
Beatification of Jesuit General Arrupe one step further
The beatification process for the former Jesuit General Pedro Arrupe (1907-1991) has taken an important step. The diocesan phase of the process will be completed on November 14, the Vicariate of Rome announced recently. The beatification process was formally opened in 2019 at the request of the Jesuits. Arrupe was born in 1907 in the…