Sunday, April 12, 2026
The text addresses the coloniality of mission, outlining some avenues for missionary work from a decolonial perspective. Modern mission is intrinsically colonial, as an inspiring part of the colonial process of the Christian West. Coloniality is the profound structure of colonisation that survives to this day in relationships between peoples, races, and cultures. Some theological, pastoral, and spiritual elements can help us discern decolonial paths for thinking about mission in continuity with its own original, non-colonial, Jesuit/apostolic charism. [See attachments in Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French]