The Saintly Walter Ciszek
The Vatican office for the Causes of Saints has opened an official examination of the life of Walter Ciszek, SJ, to see if he...
Remembering Miguel Pro
A volunteer searching through the archives of the New Orleans Province of the Jesuits recently discovered a rare photo of Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ,...
The Powers in Created Things
This prayer by the Jesuit saint Robert Bellarmine puts a new spin on finding God on all things:What various powers lie hidden in plants!...
Christ Stumbles through Our Streets
Something to think about | I hold that every poor man, every vagrant, every beggar is Christ carrying his cross. And as Christ, we...
Peter Faber: The Second Jesuit
Tuesday was the Feast of Peter Faber (Favre), SJ, sometimes called "the second Jesuit" because he was especially close to Ignatius when the order was...
Novena of Grace
Today is the first day of the Novena of Grace, an annual time of prayer directed to the intercession of St. Francis Xavier. This...
Celebrating Ignatius
It's July, the month of high summer (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the month of St. Ignatius Loyola, whose spiritual ideas we celebrate here...
Ricci Day
Today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first Westerner in the court of Imperial China. ...
Ignatius and Xavier
Today is the anniversary of the canonization of Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier in 1622. Teresa of Avila and Philip Neri were also canonized...
A Novena of Grace
Today is the traditional beginning of the Novena of Grace in honor of St. Francis Xavier, a nine-day devotion that has been popular for...
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