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The Rooms of St. Ignatius

Here is a wonderful virtual tour of the rooms of St. Ignatius in Rome.  He lived and worked in these rooms for almost 20...

How to Talk to People

Advice from Ignatius, writing to Jesuits participating in the Council of Trent: Be prudent. "When speaking in any conversation, do not think you...

Celebrating Ignatius

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...

Links for the Weekend

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...

Ricci Day

Today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first Westerner in the court of Imperial China. ...

Arrupe Documentary

A documentary on the life and legacy of Pedro Arrupe, SJ, is available for viewing on YouTube.  The film was produced by Georgetown University...

Ricci's Map

In 1602 the Jesuit Matteo Ricci created a map of the world and presented it to the Chinese emperor.   It was the first world...

Peter Canisius

December 21 is the feast of another great Jesuit saint, Peter Canisius. Let this post represent a shout-out to Buffalo's Canisius College and...

Jesuit Calendar

My friend and colleague Jim Campbell recently discovered a Jesuit calendar that's a great resource for anyone interested in all things Jesuit.  It was...

Francis Xavier

December 3 is the feast of Saint Francis Xavier. Francis is the patron of foreign missions because of his evangelization in India, Indonesia, and...

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