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PEDRO ARR UPE, S.J .
ONE JESUIT'S
SPIRITUALJ OURNEY
AutobiograCpohnivcearls ations
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CONTENTS
EditorF'osr eword vii
A PreliminNaortye xi
A BiographSikceatlc ohrF athePre drAor rupe xii
Abbreviations 2
Ch. I.T heI nterviewIenrt'r oduction 3
Ch. 2.A ZigzaggJeodu rney 13
Ch. 3.T heI mportaWnaty S tations 18
Ch. 4.S uperiGoern eral 23
Ch. 5.A LirCee nteroendt heE ucharist 30
Ch. 6.J esuCsh risItsE verything 37
Ch. 7.A CompanioonrJ esus 41
Ch. 8. A LookB ackward 49
Ch. 9.P reachitnhgeG ospeTlo day 56
Ch.1 0.T heS ocieotfyJ esuassa nA postolBiocd y 63
Ch.1 1.T heT askTso dayf ort heC hurcahn dt heS ociety 70
Ch.1 2.T heA pproacthoM arxism 78
Ch.1 3.H opeandOptimism 81
Ch.1 4.T heO rdinarGyo vernionfgt heS ociety 85
Ch.1 5.T he" FourtYho w" 92
Ch.1 6.C onclusion 101
Ch.1 7.R ooteadn dG roundeidn L oveA.n Addresbsy
FatheArr rupe 105
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EDITOR'SF OREWORD
FathePre droA rruplei veidnm anyc ontineanntdsw itnessed
manyc rucieavle ntosf c ontemporawroyr ldh istorHye. w asi n
Europaet t het imeo ft hee xpulsiooftn h eJ esuiftrso mS paiinn
1932t,h ec ivwialr i nS paina,n dt her isoef N azisimn G ermanyi;n
Japand urinWgo rldW ar IIa ndi nH iroshiwmhae nt hea tomic
bombe xplodtehde raen;d b acki nE uropweh erhee l iveidnR ome
durintgh el asste ssioofnV aticCaonu ncIiIla, n da ftetrh afto rt he
perioofd renewablu ta lsoo f controverwsiitehsi tnh ep ost
ConcilCihaurr chA.s S uperiGoern eroaflt heJ esuiftrso mM ay2 2,
1965u,n tihlew asd isablbeyda strokoen A ugus7t, 1 981h,e w as
intimataeslsyo ciawtietdhm anyo fficioaftl hse C hurchc'usr iian
Rome,w ithB ishofprso ma ltlh ew orldw,i tSh uperioGresn eraolf
manyr eligiionusst itouftw eosm ena ndm en,a ndw itoht heirm por
tanpte rsoonfse cclesiaasntdic ciavlli ilf Teh.u sh eh ada roloef n o
smalli mportanicne s hapintgh et houghctu rrenatnsd other
developmeonftt sh ep ost-Conceirlai.a r
BetweeCnh ristmoafs1 980a ndE asteorf 1 981h eg rantteod
FatheJre an-ClaDuideet scthh,e Dn irectoofrt heP resasn dI nfor
matioOnf ficient heJ esuCiutr iaa, s erioefsa utobiograpihnical
tervieTwhse.y w ere publishiendF rancien 1 982a nda ren ow
publishheedr ei nE nglisbyh t heI nstitouftJ ee suiSto urcefso r
AmericEau,r opea,n dA ustralainadb, y G ujaraSta hitPyraa kash
(Gujarlaatn guafgoer " GujarSaotu rcoef L ight"f)o rt her esotf
thew orld.
As her ecoundtest aiolfsh is" zigzaggjeodu rneyb"e forhei s
electaisoG ne neraanld o fh ilsi fienR omea fteirth ,i ssi multaneous
spiritjuoaulr newyit ht heL ordm orea ndm oree mergefsr omt he
pagesH.e narratheisss toriyn a conversatimoannanle rw itht he
opennesssp,o ntaneaintdys ,i mplicwihtiyc ha rec haracteroifs tic
him.H isb ookr eveatlhsef unctionoifhn igsm inda sw elals t hei n-
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Editofro'rse word
spiratiaonndsa pli ritiudaelaws h icihm pellheidma sh eg uideadn d
governtehdeS ocieotryJ esuisn t hoster ansitipoonsatl-C onciliar
yearTsh.e b ooki st hererionrtee resbteicnagu isted isclotsheeis n
teriwoerl lsproirna g rsa scinapteirnsgo nalBiuttby e.y ontdh ati,n
rutuyreea ristw ilall sboe i mportafnotrh istoraianndos t hewrhso
wilhla vnee etdo r ecouannld i nterptrheeet v enitnsh igs enertael.a
Dr.R uthB radlewyh,o teachFerse ncihn t heD epartmeonrt
ForeigLna nguagoerst heU niversoirtS yo uthwestLeoruni siana,
LarayetLtoeu,i siaknian,d lvyo lunteetrote rda nsltahtebe o okA.s
edito1rh,ep resewnrti tears kehde rh ows heb ecamien lereisnt ed
iiT.h el ellsehrew rotien r eplwya ss oi nteresetnidbn rgo ughotur
som anyn ew racetosrm y remarkmsa dea bovea boutF ather
Arrupteh aitth ass eemewdi steo m e top asmso sto ri ta lontgo o ur
readers.
"Theb ookf irrsetl iln tmoy handisn t hes ummero f 1982
whenI w asw orkinignA ngerFsr,a ncaet,t heU niversCiatteh oli
qued el 'QuesIwl e.n tt oa locablo okstotrobe u ya giffto ra stu
denot fm inea, y ounJge suniotv icweh ow asa boutto p ronounce
hisJ esuviotw si nA uguslTh.e rIef ounad copyo ft hel tineraire
andp urchasietdI. b egarne adiintgi nm y roomt haetv enianngd
nexdla yI r eturnteotd h eb ookstoarnedb oughatn othceorp yf or
myself.
"Iw asp rofoundmloyv eda,s I readi tb,y t heh umiliatnyd
simplicoifP teyd rAor rupweh,o w as,i ndeeodn,e o ft hev eriym
portamnetn i nt odayC'hsu rchI.t hintkh eo nloyt hetrh inIgh ad
reada bouhti mw ast heT imef eatuarret icelnet it'lTehde B lack
Pope.'
"Justtw oy earbse forIeh ,a dm adet hec ompleStpei ritEuxal
ercisoefSs t .I gnatifuosrt hirdtayy usn detrh ed irectoifoF na ther
A. PatriPchki lliaptts h eJ esuiStp irituaCleinttye irn G rand
CoteauL,o uisiaTnhae.t hintgh amta det hed eepeismtp ressoino n
me asI r eaFda theArr rupeb'oso kw ast hef actth atth imsa n'esn
tirlei free flectae ldi vionugto fS t.I gnatiSupsi'r itEuxaelr ciisne s
everdye talinlt.i nerwaaisar beo okt hahta ds omethitnosg a yt om e
viii
EditoFro'rse word
asI t ritedos hapmey lifaesa l aywomatnot hei deaolfsI gnatiIu s.
oftetnh inIkd on'dto v erwye lalt t hiass I l ivoeu tm y lifieno ur
marketplwaocrel dB.u tF atheArr rupteo ow asl ivionugth ilsi fien
dealiwnigt phr ominepnetr soonfsC hurcsht,a taen,dm arketplace;
ands omehowt hahta si tssi milartiott iheebs u sinewsosr ldt,h e
academwiocr ldt,h ew orlodr w orki nw hicwhe a lfiln do urselivne s
thifisn alq uartoefrt het wenticeetnht ury.
"Ino thewro rdsI,f elItw asm eetian gm anw how asa saint
foro urt imeasn dI statetdh atd urinag d innearl t heJ esuit
SpirituaCleinttyes rh ortalfyt eIr r eturnferdo mF rancteo L oui
sianaI. a lsom entiontehda tI thoughtth ew orko ughtt ob e
translaitnetEdon glisFha.t hePrh illaispkse mde whyI d idn otd oi t
myselBfr.o thGeero rgAe. M urphyw,h ow asa tt het ablwei tuhs ,
wrotteo a frienodfh isa ndl earntehda tth ec ontrafcotri tw as
undecro nsiderabtyai pounb lisihneE rn glanIdt .h ougnhotm ore
aboutth em aileBru.ts evermaoln thlsa teBrr othMeurr phcya lled,
sayintgh atth inhgasd n otw orkeodu tw itthh eB ritipsuhb lisher;
andt hehne p utm e inc ontawcitt yho ui nS t.L ouis.
"Youk nowt her estA.s I havet olydo u,t hiwsa si ndeead
laboorf l oveA.s I t ranslaIwt aesdt ryitnogc aptutrhees piraintd
personaolfit thyem anw how asc omintgh routgohm e,s ot hatth e
English-speraekaidnecgro ulpde rceiFvaet heArr rupes'psi raintd
meeth imp ersonaalsla y w arma ndd eeplsyp iritmuaanl.1 h ope
andp rayt hatth es eedsso wnb yt heE ngliwsohr kw ilble amru ch
fruiOtf.c oursIer ,e alitzoeot hatth eb ooki sa valuabsloeu rcoef
informatfioorhn i storbioatnhosf t heu niverCshaulr cahn do ft he
Society."
TheI nstitoufJt ees uSiotu rceexsp resistegssr atittuodD eo c
torB radlefyo rc omplettihnigws o rka ndt elliunstg h es piriint
whicshh ed idi t.
GeorgEe. G anssS,. J.
DirectaonrdG enerEadli tor
TheI nstitoufJt ees uSiotu rces
JanuarIy,1 985
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A NOTE OF THANKS FROM THE TRANSLATOR
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PatriPchki lliSp.sJ,.D ,i rectooftr h eJ esuSipti rituCaelnitteyir n
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workw ouldn evehra veb eenu ndertakaennd,t oF atheGre orge
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projecTth.a nkasr ea lsdou et oB rotheGre orgMeu rphyS,. J,.
whosien terienst th ew orkb rougthhte t ranslianttocoro ntawcitt h
theI nstitoufJt ees uSiotu rcetso,m anyf rienfdosrt heiprr ayrse
ands upporatn,dt oM rsJ.u liCea valiaenrdM rsC.l audeLtatned ry
whot ypedt hefi namla nuscroifpt th eE nglitsehx t.
Thet ransliasta olrsg or atetfouL leC enturitohnep, u blirsi hne
Pariosft heF rencbho oki n1 982fo,r a lisotfs malclo rrecttioo os
bem adeo np age1s2 ,1 181,2 81,2 91,3 1,a nd1 34o ft haFtr enhc
lexTth.o sael terathiaovnebs e enfo lloweidnt heE nglivsehr si.o n
RuthB radley
UniversoiftS yo uthwestLeoruni siana
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NovembeIr,1 984
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A PRELIMINARYN OTE
Thei nterviwehwisc cho nstittuhteme a inp arto ft hibso ok,
alongw itsho meq uotatifornosmt exatnsd c onferentcoeoskp, l ace
betweeCnh ristm1a9s8 0a ndE ast1e9r8 1.
Sincteh enm,a nye venthsa vem arketdh el ifoef t heC hurch
ando ft heS ocieotfyJ esutsh:e a ttemptaesds assinaotfHi iosn
HolineJsosh nP aulI IW ednesdaMya,y 13,1 981t;h ec erebral
thrombowshiisc sht rucFka theArr rupeo n Augus7t, 1 981t;h e
nominatiionnO ,c tobe19r8 1o,f F atheDre zza as Delegaotfet he
HolyF atheartt heh eado ft heS ociettyo p repairtef ora future
GeneraClo ngregatainodn,i nv iewo fF atheArr rupes'tsa toef
healttho,s eet ot hee verydgaoyv ernmeonftt h eO rder.
Thesien tervireewpsr estehnte,r efoar pea,r ticumloamre nti n
thel ifoefF atheArr rupaen di nt heh istoorfty h eS ocieotfyJ esus;
thecyo ulndo te,v identtlayki,en tcoo nsideratthiemo ons tr ecent
developmeinnet ist htehreo neo rt heo thesri,n caef tehri ss troke
FatheArr rupceo ulndo tr esumteh ew orko fi ntervieawnidn g
editing.
Furthermoirner ,e visionngel astti met hespea geesa rliyn
1982w,e h avek eptth ep resetnetn sweh eraeh istorwioaunl edx pect
perhaap sp astte nssei,n cFea theArr rupet odaiyn 1 982n ol onger
exercitsheers e sponsibwilhiitcwihee rshe i ast t het imoef t hei nter
viewsB.u tw e desitrhei bso okt ob ea kindo fe choo fF ather
Arrupeo'wsn speecwha,r mthe,n ergayn,d s pontaneUintyt.ia l
successoofr h isw ilble electehde, s tirlelm aintsh eS uperior
Generoaflt heS ocieotfyJ esusa;n1do ned oenso tc hangteh eg ram
matictaeln soef a ne cho.
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!TheF rencohr igionfat lh iboso k wasp ublisihne1 d9 8w2h,i lFea theArr rupwen s
stigleln eraallt,h ouggrhe aitmlpye dbeydh iisl hle altHhe. o fficiarlesliyg nhedi osf
nceo nSe ptembeJr,1 98a3n,dh issu ccesFsaotrh,eP re ter-HKaonlsv enbawcash ,
electesdu perigoern eroanlS eptemb1e3r1, 9 8E3d.i toJr .
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