Orphans no more: A reflection on the election of Jesuit superior general
Oct 27, 2016 at 10:13 am
By Fr. Ronald A. Mercier
Election day — finally! (No, not the U.S. elections, the Jesuit superior general.) The overcast weather in Rome didn't lessen our enthusiasm. Though Mass was scheduled for 7:30 a.m. — at the Church of the Holy Spirit, across the street from our Curia — many Jesuits already had taken their places by 7:10 a.m., quietly praying about the events ahead. No one took this lightly.
