Jesuit jokes stand out in the realm of religious humor, so it’s no surprise that a new book on holy mirth is written by a Jesuit. He’s Fr. Jim Martin, and his new book is Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life. There are lots [...]
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The Jesuit is Fr. Jim Martin.
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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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Thanks to reader Bill Daugherty for our first Jesuit joke in verse form.
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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 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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