By PJ Williams March 19, 2024 – A Jesuit education has long been the gold standard for forming compassionate, intelligent, and well-rounded men and women for others. Many who do not know the Society of Jesus are at least familiar with the alumni of their schools. However, for some college-bound students, Jesuit higher education is …
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By PJ Williams Aug. 24, 2023 – In the summer of 2022, Fr. Joseph Marina, SJ, President of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, and Dr. Michelle Maldonado, Provost of the University, attended a conference that the International Association of Jesuit Universities held at Boston College. One presentation focused on the ecological initiatives that Jesuit …
By Fr. Thomas M. Simisky, SJ Life can feel overwhelming at times. We’ve all been pushed to our limits on multiple occasions as we navigate the uncertainties of pandemic, politics, and our own personal challenges. How do we find God when faced with problems we’ve never seen before and don’t fully comprehend? Yes, we do …
By Mike Gabriele Ten years of formation—a full decade—it’s no wonder Jesuit ordinations are such a joyous occasion. Each June, a new group of Jesuit scholastics, having spent ten years of their lives in formation, become priests, ready to serve the Church and the people of God. While some quickly return to finish an advanced …
By Mike Gabriele Pride goeth before a fall. This familiar phrase describes all-too-well a very fateful day on May 20, 1521, when the governor of Spain urged a Basque soldier named Ignatius of Loyola to avoid an unwinnable clash with the people of Pamplona, who were now backed by the French. The arrogant Spanish warrior, …
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By PJ Williams “We’re a school that actually doesn’t want the children of our students to come here; we want them to not qualify to come here; that means that they’re moving up the ranks of the socioeconomic ladder,” said Gadisa Goso, principal of Nativity Preparatory School of Boston, a Jesuit school serving low income …
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By Mike Gabriele Fr. Patrick Nolan, SJ, was ordained to the priesthood on June 9, 2018. On that special day, at least in spirit, he became even closer to his mother’s late brother, James R. Dolan (that’s Dolan, not Nolan). Why? Because Fr. Nolan’s favorite uncle growing up was not simply “Uncle Jimmy”; …