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It’s July, the month of high summer (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the month of St. Ignatius Loyola, whose spiritual ideas we celebrate here at IgnatianSpirituality.com. Ignatius’s feast day is July 31. Loyola Press has assembled a collection of reflections, insights, prayers, blog posts, and article excerpts for every day of the month. Here is [...]
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The Wall Street Journal admires the Cristo Rey network of schools. A blog you should check out: Days of Deepening Friendship. They’re discussing Tim Muldoon’s book, Longing to Love over there. What happens when Jesuit colleges play each other in basketball. The Jesuits open seldom-seen houses in Rome, including rooms where Ignatius lived. A business [...]
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Today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first Westerner in the court of Imperial China. He is one of my heroes, not only because I am fascinated by the history of China, but also because his ministry represents in my mind a model for the future [...]
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The visionary paintings of James Tissot in America. Pop psychology discovers Ignatian discernment. (“Using the 4 D’s to find more meaning and purpose in life.”) Adolfo Nicolas, SJ, on the beatification of Bernardo de Hoyos, SJ. (Litany of Jesuit saints here.) Peter Nixon on the washing of feet. An awesome view of the Sistine Chapel. [...]
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A documentary on the life and legacy of Pedro Arrupe, SJ, is available for viewing on YouTube. The film was produced by Georgetown University a couple of years ago. It was uploaded through the Jesuit Channel, a YouTube channel sponsored by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The video here is the first one in [...]
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A reading list of Jesuit classics. Jesuits are pro-life. Jim Martin, SJ goes into the recording studio. Thinking about Matteo Ricci. Suggestions for Ignatian prayer. Share or bookmark this post:
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In 1602 the Jesuit Matteo Ricci created a map of the world and presented it to the Chinese emperor. It was the first world map to combine the geographic knowledge of the west and east. It is now on display the Library of Congress. Go here for a Times review of the exhibition. A scalable [...]
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December 21 is the feast of another great Jesuit saint, Peter Canisius. Let this post represent a shout-out to Buffalo’s Canisius College and Canisius High School; Jakarta’s Canisius College (secondary school); and Berlin’s Canisius Kolleg (secondary school). The Dutch-born Canisius (1521-1597) was one of the early first-generation Jesuits. He met Pierre Favre, one of Ignatius’ [...]
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My friend and colleague Jim Campbell recently discovered a Jesuit calendar that’s a great resource for anyone interested in all things Jesuit. It was developed by Otto Sayre, SJ, a German Jesuit. The calendar pays special attention to the German history of the Society, but it covers the whole history of the Society, from Ignatius to [...]
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St. Francis Xavier (Indonesia, c. 16th century) December 3 is the feast of Saint Francis Xavier. Francis is the patron of foreign missions because of his evangelization in India, Indonesia, and Japan (he died off the coast of China, and the site is a pilgrimage destination for Chinese Catholics). Many Asian Catholics to this day [...]
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