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Chris Lowney, author of Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads, suggests that the recently canonized Peter Faber would be a good...

Saint Peter Faber, the Quiet Companion

Pope Francis and the Vatican have announced that Peter Faber, SJ, has been canonized. In celebration, Loyola Press is releasing The Quiet Companion, the...

St. Robert Bellarmine

Today is the feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, SJ (1542-1621).  He was a formidable intellectual--a Doctor of the Church and one of the most...

Ricci Back on the Sainthood Track

The sainthood cause for Matteo Ricci, SJ, is back on track after a decades-long hiatus during which theologians debated his often controversial reputation. Ricci...

Walter Ciszek's Commitment

Last spring, the Vatican opened the canonization process for Walter Ciszek, SJ, the American Jesuit who spent 23 years as a prisoner in the...

A Big Weekend for Saints

It's a weekend for old saints and new saints--especially Jesuit saints and one with a Jesuit connection. Today is the feast of the North American...

In Praise of Obscurity

In his well-known poem Ozymandias, Percy Bysshe Shelley observes something of the transience of all human effort.  Writing about a massive statue of the...

Alberto Hurtado, SJ

The British Jesuits' site ThinkingFaith.org remembers St. Alberto Hurtado, SJ, a Chilean who was one of the true Jesuit heroes of the 20th century. Alberto...

Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ

Today is the feast of Aloysius Gonzaga, a saint who made his mark even though he lived only 23 years. Aloysius was born in...

The Saintly Walter Ciszek

The Vatican office for the Causes of Saints has opened an official examination of the life of Walter Ciszek, SJ, to see if he...

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