An excerpt from “Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus’s Greatest Miracle” by Fr. James Martin, SJ, published this month by HarperOne As the story of the Raising of Lazarus begins (Jn 11:1-44), Jesus and his disciples are staying in a locale (still unknown) across the Jordan River, having fled Jerusalem after a threat of a …
The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States has issued a statement of solidarity with the Jesuits of Nicaragua and the faculty, staff and students of the UCA.
July 24, 2023 – Fr. James F. Joyce, SJ, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Aug. 22, 1945, to John and Marie (O’Dea) Joyce. He graduated from St. Saviour Elementary School and then Regis High School. During his high school years, he picked up the life-long nickname “B” and, as he would be proud to …
A letter from Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at age 95 on Dec. 31, 2022.
As Advent continues, perhaps these music selections might help you enter the season.
Now more than ever, women are taking the helm at Jesuit institutions By Mike Gabriele Since 1846, when the Jesuits took over the newly founded St. John’s College (now Fordham University), a Jesuit priest has served as president —176 years. Most recently, Fr. Joseph M. McShane, SJ, led the institution for nearly two decades. Now, …
Today is the feast day of Saint Peter Claver, a Jesuit missionary known as the patron saint of slaves, African missions and interracial justice.
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ, 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, was among the Jesuits ministering in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, when the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the city.
St. Ignatius, awed by mystery, draw our eyes ever upward to the heavens.
The Society of Jesus in the United States welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Abortion is a massive injustice in our society, and today’s ruling is a critical step toward the legal protection of all unborn children.