Magis
Magis is the Latin word that means “more,” and it expresses the ideal of always seeking what gives more glory to God and would be the better choice and have a better impact on the world.
Manresa
Town in northeastern Spain where in 1522-23 a middle-aged layman named Ignatius of Loyola* had the powerful spiritual experiences that led to his famous “Spiritual Exercises”* and later guided the founding and the pedagogy of Jesuit* schools.
Men and Women for Others
In a now famous address to alumni of Jesuit schools in Europe (July 31, 1973), Pedro Arrupe* painted a profile of what a graduate should be. Admitting that Jesuit* schools have not always been on target here, Arrupe called for a re-education to justice:Today our prime educational objective must be to form men-and women-for-others… people […]
