Jesuit Calendar
My friend and colleague Jim Campbell recently discovered a Jesuit calendar that's a great resource for anyone interested in all things Jesuit. It was...
Francis Xavier
December 3 is the feast of Saint Francis Xavier. Francis is the patron of foreign missions because of his evangelization in India, Indonesia, and...
Celebration of Matteo Ricci, SJ
Next year is the 400th anniversary of the death of Matteo Ricci, SJ, one of the most remarkable of the early Jesuit missionaries. He...
Lunar Footnote
NASA has announced that its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) will strike the Cabeus A crater near the south pole of...
Jesuits as Soldiers
It's a common misconception that Ignatius Loyola set up the Jesuits along military lines, with a warlike outlook, a rigid chain of command, and...
Jesuit on the Mound
Baseball is God's game, in my opinion. I love the game and I especially like the Detroit Tigers (who are currently barely hanging on...
How the Jesuits Got So Worldly
Historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, ponders Jesuit worldliness in a recent article. He starts with a Jesuit joke, but the "worldliness" of the Jesuits...
The List 6.15.09: Jesuit Stamps
The List is a weekly feature highlighting something remarkable, offbeat, or otherwise noteworthy from the world of the Jesuits and Ignatian spirituality.The List this...