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Jesuit History
Peter Canisius
December 21 is the feast of another great Jesuit saint, Peter Canisius. Let this post represent a shout-out to Buffalo's Canisius College and Canisius High School; Jakarta's Canisius...
Spiritual Exercises
Christmas Pageant
Two nights ago I witnessed an annual event which has become one of my favorite events of the entire year: the Christmas pageant at my daughters' school. We...
Spirituality
Faith and Action
Ignatian spirituality owes a great debt to Aristotle. Not a surprise, really--Ignatius absorbed the theology of Thomas Aquinas, who imbibed the philosophy of Aristotle (by way of his teacher,...
Jesuit History
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 Japan (he died off the...
Ignatian Voices
Venerable Mary Ward
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has announced that Mary Ward (1585-1645), the English woman who founded an order modeled directly after the Jesuits, will be declared Venerable.
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Spirituality
Ignatian Parenting
It is possible to bring an Ignatian perspective to parenting. My wife Sue and I don’t claim to be the best at this all the time, but the...