The following was sent to Jesuits around the world nbsp Since it has already been released to the media I am reprinting it here STATEMENT OF THE SUPERIOR GENERAL OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUSIn the name of the Society of Jesus I give thanks to God for the election of our new Pope Cardinal Jorge Mario
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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Ten Things You Didn’t Know About the Jesuits…
From The Jesuit Guide to Almost Anything They invented the trap door Without the Jesuits who wrote and directed plays in their 16th and 17th-century schools modern theater mdash and film mdash would be vastly different To take one example the Wicked Witch of the West wouldn 39 t have been able
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¿Habemus Humor?
Como se ve, no luzco el título de “cardenal” delante de mi nombre y, por tanto, no tendré derecho a voto en el inminente cónclave. Sin embargo, como a todo católico sensibilizado, me sobran las ideas sobre cómo tendría que ser el nuevo papa y sobre las cosas que debería hacer.No e
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Habemus Humor?
Let’s pray for a pope who takes God and the church seriously—but not himself.
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Reading Benedict: Reviewing the pope’s love of the word
Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement on Feb. 11 caught the world by surprise and moved many to reflect not only on his decision to step down from the See of Peter, but on the highlights of his eight-year papacy. We asked four contributors to reflect on Pope Benedict’s legacy, as evidenced in
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Pope Benedict’s Farewell Address (Text)
nbsp Today Pope Benedict XVI delivered what Catholic News Service described as an quot emotional quot farewell address at his final general audience in Rome nbsp Here is the complete text from Vatican Radio Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood Distinguished Authorities De
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A Historic Departure: Reflections on Benedict XVI’s surprise decision to resign
On Feb. 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced a decision that will have far-reaching implications for the modern church.
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What’s an E-Retreat?
nbsp If you rsquo re looking for a new spiritual resource for Lent and beyond today is the official quot pub date quot of Together on Retreat Meeting Jesus in Prayer what my publisher and I believe hope is the first-ever e-retreat It uses the most up-to-date technology of the e-book to le
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Jesuits’ Woodstock Theological Center to Close
nbsp WOODSTOCK THEOLOGICAL CENTER CLOSES nbsp A Legacy of Forty Years of Tradition and Service Washington D C February 15 2013 nbsp The Jesuit Provincials of Maryland New York and New England along with the other members of the Board of Trustees of the Woodstock Theological Center WTC h