Jim's Books
Jesuit History
Remembering Arrupe
I've read much about Pedro Arrupe, the legendary superior general of the Jesuits from 1965-83. Much of his greatness seems to have resided in his charisma. People loved him...
Web Community
Catholic Apps
I have a cell phone that isn't very smart. You might say it's barely sentient. I use it for texting and phone calls, occasionally as an alarm clock. Articles...
Books
A Jesuit Off-Broadway
One day at Loyola Press I was given a manuscript to read and asked to give an opinion. Nothing unusual about that -- but I was completely enthralled. ...
Education
Jesuit Basketball
Jesuit colleges played five basketball games against each other this past weekend -- four men's games and one women's. The marquee game was Georgetown vs. Marquette, with the Hoyas...
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: Gabriel’s Oboe
This is the second time "Gabriel's Oboe" has appeared in our occasional "Best Ignatian Songs" feature. (The first time is here.) The occasion is the opening of a musical...
Jesuit History
Running the Jesuit Numbers
For a a global view of the Society of Jesus, examine The Changing Jesuit Geography, a paper by Thomas P. Gaunt, SJ, executive director of the Center for Applied...