James Martin, S.J.

Somewhat buried in a response to a post from January 25 on NCR s website John Allen quashes some popular and widespread rumors about the election of Father Nicolas courtesy of the Jesuits s press officer Jose de Vera Here is Allen reporting on de Vera s answer to a question at the pr

I spent two years working in Nairobi Kenya during my Jesuit formation During that time I was befriended by Kenyans from a variety of ethnic groups Kikuyu Luo Kamba Samburu Kalenjin Maasai and many others They taught me a select few words in their languages so that in addition to Kis

Readers of America magazine are already familiar whether they know it or not with the work of Don Doll the award-winning Jesuit photographer who teaches at Creighton University His gorgeous photos have been part of our magazine for several years Over the past several weeks his photos of th

Here s a link to the complete text of Father Adolfo Nicolas s freewheeling meeting with the press on Jan 25 in which he says among other things that he s neither Father Kolvenbach Father Arrupe or even Elvis Some journalists say that I am like Arrupe or like Kolvenbach half and

From the latest press release from GC35 Father General Adolfo Nicol s capped an eventful week as the newly elected superior general of the Jesuits with a private audience with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI The Saturday audience began with a photo session and then the two sat down for a warm

Excerpts from a new interview taken from the CNS wire service with the new Jesuit Superior General in which he dilates on the Jesuits relationship with the Vatican the way that Asia changed him and his admiration for Gandhi ROME CNS by Cindy Wooden — The obedience affection and

Homosexuals says the Catechism of the Catholic Church must be treated with respect compassion and sensitivity Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided No 2358 Would that John Gibson of Fox News applied that dictum equally to the actor Heath Ledger who

The 35th General Congregation is the first where the world has been able to follow along nearly in real time–thanks to the Internet–the workings of the Congregation Creighton s website and Don Doll s photos have helped many feel a sense of closeness to the proceedings Pictured above f

A brief excerpt and then a link to the full text of Father Adolfo Nicolas s Homily at the Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday the day after his election as Jesuit Superior General He began by noting that it was not a message for the whole world but instead a simple homily And then this exc

Above Father Kolvenbach defers to Father General in the Jesuit Curia dining room Photo Don Doll S J Yesterday the Catholic world was introduced to the new Jesuit Superior General through a variety of resources conversations with Jesuits who have known him he has been described to me as