00:00 - Introduction from Len Altilia, SJ
02:53 - Keynote Speech
Gilles Mongeau, S.J. is the Socius to the Provincial of the Canada Province. He offered the keynote address on UAP 1 - Showing the way to God.
Colloquium 2022 focuses on appropriating the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus for Jesuit education. In his keynote address, Gilles discusses how the UAPs represent a major shift in the Jesuits’ way of discerning how to respond to God’s call in all our apostolates. They are, as a matter of fact, a return to the method of communal discernment practiced by the first Jesuits. Unlike priorities, which would be the outcome of a strategic plan, the preferences are a framework that precedes and orients decision-making. Far from being four distinct items to be checked off on a list, they work together to help us understand our present situation and discern God’s call forward. The UAPs are a fruitful starting point for Ignatian educators and administrators who seek to specify pedagogical and institutional itineraries for their schools.
