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A Jesuit Joke (by a Jesuit)

by Jim Manney

The Jesuit is Fr. Jim Martin.

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Did Jesus Laugh?

by Jim Manney

Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, is sure he did.   He explains why to NPR’s Scott Simon.  He also talks about religious humor that goes over the line.

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A Joke in Verse

by Jim Manney

Thanks to reader Bill Daugherty for our first Jesuit joke in verse form.

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More Jesuit Jokes

by Jim Manney

Jast month we featured Jesuit jokes in the dotMagis weekly feature The List.  I recently found some new jokes on the Ultimate Blog of Jesuit Jokes.  Here’s one of them, told from a Dominican perspective. What is similar about the Jesuit and Dominican Orders? Well, they were both founded by Spaniards, St. Dominic for the [...]

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The List 5.11.09: Jesuit Jokes

by Jim Manney

The List is a weekly feature highlighting something remarkable, offbeat, or otherwise noteworthy from the world of Ignatian spirituality. “A Franciscan, a Dominican, and a Jesuit walk into a bar . . . “ People tell jokes about rabbis, lawyers, blondes, Irishmen, Poles, and nuns among others.  And Jesuits.  Jesuit jokes are “niche humor.”  You [...]

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