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community life

The four elements of Jesuit formation:

 spiritual life

 community life

 apostolate

 studies

 typical pattern

 

Community life

Jesuit community is a sign of the power of God at work, bringing together men from very different backgrounds and experiences to share their lives.

At a time when community of any sort is looked for by many people, but is difficult to find, Jesuit communities witness to what God makes possible among men and women.  Living in community brings us from self-centredness to a lived awareness of the needs of others, from inappropriate forms of self-reliance to an experience of the gifts we have to offer to each other.