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 [...]
The Jesuit is Fr. Jim Martin.
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.
Thanks to reader Bill Daugherty for our first Jesuit joke in verse form.
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 [...]
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 [...]