Vulnerability, defined as the capacity the human being has to be open and responsive to another human being, is a central mark of what makes us human.
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Posted inFaith, Podcasts
The Jesuits sold 272 people into slavery. How can the church make amends with their descendants?
A conversation with Rachel L. Swarns, the author of “The 272: The Families Who were Enslaved and Sold to Build The American Catholic Church”
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
A rare Jesuit opera inspired by St. Francis Xavier
The opera ‘San Xavier’ provides a glimpse of how Jesuits evangelized with music—a key dimension of the 1986 film “The Mission.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Using Jesuit spirituality (and community) to make big life decisions
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley are live at Xavier University in Cincinnati with their spiritual director, Eric Sundrup, S.J., sharing their own experiences discerning their paths as young adults and offering insights from Jesuit spirituality to young people navigating big life questions.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Remembering Canada’s Jacques Monet, S.J., historian of Jesuits and the monarchy
Jacques Monet, S.J., passed away peacefully on May 14 at the age of 94, leaving behind a great legacy to his church and nation.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The future of the theology field—through the eyes of the first African Jesuit dean of theology in Berkeley
Father Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator is the first dean of the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley born outside of the United States.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Speeches
Pope Francis: Universities must form ‘fine minds’ and ‘generous hearts.’
During an audience with a delegation from Loyola University Chicago at the Vatican on May 20, Pope Francis said, “Education happens on three levels: the head, the heart and the hands.”
Posted inFaith, News
Los Angeles proclaims May 19 ‘Father Greg Boyle Day’
The proclamation comes just two weeks after the Jesuit priest who founded Homeboy Industries received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘Shogun’ is a complex tale of religion and colonialism—with Jesuits as villains
“Shogun” is a dire portrait of the Catholic Church’s role in colonial history, but the Japanese are not mere victims in this story.
Posted inFaith, Jesuit School Spotlight
An inspiring teacher leads a student renaissance at Creighton Prep
“The arts are crucial to Jesuit education. Our arts programs are a home for students at Creighton Prep, but they also inspire the expansion of heart and imagination—elements that are indispensable to Ignatian practice.”