James Martin, S.J.

AMDG Father Adolfo Nicolas of Spain has been elected today as the 30th Superior General of the Society of Jesus by the Delegates of the 35th General Congregation and his election has been confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI Here is some biographical information about Father General from the

From the latest communique from the General Congregation Press Office come the details of the election and installation of the General After four days of praying reflecting and consulting among themselves the 217 electors of the 35 General Congregation are ready to vote for a new Superior G

What are the delegates at the General Congregation looking for when it comes to electing a new General Actually that s an easy question to answer even if it s not as easy to find someone with all of the necessary qualities In Part Nine of the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus St

One of the best Latin words used by the Society of Jesus is the murmurationes or murmuratio depending on which Latin professor you speak with It is the four-day period just begun in Rome before the election of the new Superior General in which the delegates murmur thus the word about

With the blessing of the Holy Father granted the 20th of June 2005 and after having obtained a positive vote from the Assistants for provident care and from the Provincials of the whole Society on the seriousness of the reasons to resign I present now to the judgement of the General Congregation

Foolish as it would be to look for deep theological insights from The View Joy Behar s recent statements on Catholic saints a not existing any longer and b needing medication was about as close as you could come to a nice Youtubable public display of anti-Catholicism for any who doubt

The General Congregation has begun with a homily by Cardinal Francis Rode C M prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life It s included here on Creighton s wonderful GC 35 website GC 35 Info The photo is by Don Doll S J a photo

Get ready for the start of the Jesuits 35th General Congregation whose first order or nearly first order of business will be to elect a new superior general of the worldwide Society of Jesus The new General will succeed Peter-Hans Kolvenbach SJ the Dutch Jesuit who has served in the posi

Last night CBS reran The Mystery of Christmas which cast doubt or at least tried to on some of the more popular parts of the Christmas narratives including the shepherds the magi and so on Ben Witherington III professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary did his usual fi