Most Religious Orders have a unique orientation that distinguishes them from each other. This is referred to as the “Charism” of the Order. The Jesuit Charism reflects what Jesuits value, the choices they make personally and in community, and in the minor and major decisions they make regarding ministries and lifestyle.



A Jesuit Partnership in Our Lady of Guadalupe

How is the Jesuit charism active at the parish?

  • A love for Jesus Christ and the desire to be his close companion

    Jesuits encourage the people to pray to know Jesus in a deeper way, so as to love him more intimately and to follow him more closely.

  • A synthesis of the active and the contemplative life

    To be a “contemplative in action,” seeking God in all things.

  • Collaboration

    Jesuit ministries are partnerships with the laity.

  • Dedication to the greater glory of God

    Jesuits minister in ways so that people can become more open to God’s loving and reconciling presence in the world.

  • Discernment and Adaptability

    In decision making, not having strong attachments to anything and remaining indifferent to outcomes in order to be completely free to follow Jesus wherever he leads.

  • Union of hearts and minds

    Jesuits and partners see themselves as “Friends in the Lord” and as parts of an international body bound together by a communion of minds and hearts.

  • A Preferential Option for the Marginalized

    With new forms of cultural and economic deprivation in the world, Jesuits work in cooperation with many others to influence the structures of society where decisions are made and values shaped.