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A Jesuit Joke (by a Jesuit)

Jim Manney — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:33:05 +0000

The Jesuit is Fr. Jim Martin.

Did Jesus Laugh?

Jim Manney — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:58:16 +0000

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.

A Joke in Verse

Jim Manney — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:12:27 +0000

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

More Jesuit Jokes

Jim Manney — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:58:56 +0000

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 Dominicans, and St. Ignatius of Loyola for the Jesuits. They were also both founded to combat heresy: the Dominicans to fight the Albigensians, and the Jesuits to fight the Protestants.

What is different about the Jesuit and Dominican Orders?

Well, have you met any Albigensians lately?

The List 5.11.09: Jesuit Jokes

Jim Manney — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:41:46 +0000

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 don’t have to be Catholic to enjoy them, but it helps to know something about the Jesuit mystique. The jokes usually portray Jesuits as brilliant, worldly, ambitious, cunning, and not very “spiritual.”

Get started with this video of a short Jesuit joke told by Fr. Jim Martin (a Jesuit, naturally). Then enjoy some more Jesuit jokes.