The JCSA had its biannual meeting in Loyola College, Chennai from 16-22 February 2025. The theme for the Major Superiors meeting was “Deepening the Process of Reimagining in South Asia.” All the Major Superiors reviewed the progress of RR process both at the Province level and at the Conference level. The Conference Secretaries also presented a short report of their activities in the light of the RR process. All of us realized that the RR process is basically a call to the ongoing spiritual renewal and that it should be continued in the spirit of Ignatian Magis.

Fr. General, who was present during the meeting reflected on the following important issues on our life-mission:

1. He brought to our awareness the issue of our displaced loyalty to cultural identities like, race, ethnicity, language and caste. He invited us to become aware of this issue and discuss openly without fear. Every Jesuit is expected to introspect and transcend narrow loyalties to such cultural identities and celebrate his Jesuit identity.
2. The importance of maintaining the necessary tension between the ‘Cura Personalis’ and ‘Cura Apostolica’. Excessive emphasis on either of this, at the cost of the other, will affect our life-mission.
3.  To pay special attention to the implementation of the second phase of the UAPs.
4. Governance and Authority in the Society is for the mission. Governance should change and be adapted to the mission.
5. In the context of Reimagining and Restructuring, Major Superiors should strengthen the various apostolic networks, promote interprovincial collaboration and be responsible for interprovincial and supra provincial apostolic works.

During the meeting, the Magis Digital Home was inaugurated by Fr General in the presence of a number of youth. Chennai province partnering with Karnataka province has begun the initiative and eventually the whole Society will be involved in the whole project. During the inauguration, Fr General said, “We are starting this initiative because the Society of Jesus believes in young adults. We believe in their creativity. We believe in their energy. We believe in their deep spirituality and interiority. We believe in their sense of solidarity. We believe in their hopefulness about the future. We believe in their passion about the common home in the face of the challenges faced by our planet.”