Feast of St. Paul Miki
Today is the feast day of St. Paul Miki and his companions. The Jesuit Miki and 25 others were martyred in Japan in the...
Patron Saint for Business People
Chris Lowney, author of Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads, suggests that the recently canonized Peter Faber would be a good...
Saint Peter Faber, the Quiet Companion
Pope Francis and the Vatican have announced that Peter Faber, SJ, has been canonized. In celebration, Loyola Press is releasing The Quiet Companion, the...
St. Robert Bellarmine
Today is the feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, SJ (1542-1621). He was a formidable intellectual--a Doctor of the Church and one of the most...
Ricci Back on the Sainthood Track
The sainthood cause for Matteo Ricci, SJ, is back on track after a decades-long hiatus during which theologians debated his often controversial reputation. Ricci...
Walter Ciszek's Commitment
Last spring, the Vatican opened the canonization process for Walter Ciszek, SJ, the American Jesuit who spent 23 years as a prisoner in the...
A Big Weekend for Saints
It's a weekend for old saints and new saints--especially Jesuit saints and one with a Jesuit connection.
Today is the feast of the North American...
In Praise of Obscurity
In his well-known poem Ozymandias, Percy Bysshe Shelley observes something of the transience of all human effort. Writing about a massive statue of the...
Alberto Hurtado, SJ
The British Jesuits' site ThinkingFaith.org remembers St. Alberto Hurtado, SJ, a Chilean who was one of the true Jesuit heroes of the 20th century.
Alberto...
Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ
Today is the feast of Aloysius Gonzaga, a saint who made his mark even though he lived only 23 years. Aloysius was born in...