The story St. Ignatius has been told many times, usually with great solemnity as befitting one of the church’s great saints. Here’s a different way to do it. The narrator of this animation is a stuffed Spanish olive. It’s a delightful production from the Fairfield University Media Center. (If you can’t see the video, click [...]
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Here is a wonderful virtual tour of the rooms of St. Ignatius in Rome. He lived and worked in these rooms for almost 20 years as the first Superior General of the Jesuits. Much of the sound track for the video is the lovely “Gabriel’s Oboe” from the movie “The Mission,” the best movie ever [...]
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Advice from Ignatius, writing to Jesuits participating in the Council of Trent: Be prudent. “When speaking in any conversation, do not think you are talking in private, but in public, so as to measure your words, and to say nothing you would not wish every one to know.” Know your audience. “In the method of [...]
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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.
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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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