Jesuit Predispositions Toward Apostolic Planning

A feature of Apostolic Planning is its power to surface a Jesuit’s mindset(s), even toward Apostolic Planning itself. This power is observable in “intellectual critiques” and “emotional reactions” that it can elicit in the participants. These reactions could be fear of change or frustration because of the perceived ineffectiveness of previous Apostolic Plans among many others. For this reason, individual “remote” spiritual preparation (July 2022) and “proximate” spiritual preparation (three weeks prior to the first session of Apostolic Planning) are essential to rediscover our essential individual spiritual predispositions. This document from our Resources page reflects on these productive and counter-productive predispositions for apostolic planning.

While written for Jesuits, lay colleagues will also gain good insights from these as we prepare for apostolic discernment in our regional gatherings.