Without Pius VII, it is fair to say, there would be no Society of Jesus today, no Jesuit schools, colleges or universities, no Jesuit retreat houses and no Jesuit periodicals.
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Watergate, S.J.: Three Jesuits and the downfall of a president
By the spring of 1973, the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., had become a sensation but not yet an obsession.
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Ten tips for an Ignatian summer
Jesuit-inspired ideas for a spiritually rich season
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The gentle, grace-filled life of Peter Faber: One of the very first (and one of Pope Francis’ favorite) Jesuits
Faber is not someone well known to the general public. Thanks to the pope he is beginning to become far better known, and rightly so.
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What does St. Peter Faber have to say to Jesuits today?
With profound pleasure I am writing to the whole Society on the occasion of Pope Francis’ proclamation that Peter Faber, “the silent companion” of the first generation of Jesuits, is a saint.
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En busca de líderes espirituales: El superior general de los jesuitas habla sobre la educación universitaria
Traducción: Juan V. Fernández de la GalaNota de la redacción: El Muy Reverendo Padre Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., superior general de la Compañía de Jesús, tuvo un encuentro en Chicago el pasado 12 de octubre con los miembros directivos y los rectores de las 28 instituciones universitarias jesu
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Novice? Regent? Scholastic? A guide to Jesuit formation (and lingo)
A number of people have asked me about Jesuit formation, particularly the nomenclature, and the way that Jesuits refer to one another at various stages. So here goes.
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Recovering the real St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Aloysius Gonzaga needs rescuing from the hands of overly pious artists.
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Su ‘modo de proceder’ : ¿Cómo podría influir la espiritualidad jesuita en el pontificado del Papa Francisco?
Las semanas que siguieron a la elección del Papa Francisco, el primer jesuita designado para un cargo así, había más gente haciendo preguntas sobre los jesuitas que en ningún otro momento de los últimos 25 años. La mayoría de los lectores de la revista Americasabe ya lo que es un jesuita, pe
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His Way of Proceeding: How might Jesuit spirituality influence Pope Francis’ papacy?
How might Jesuit spirituality influence, and how has it already influenced, our new pope?