the Society of Jesus, a body of Catholic priests organized by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 for missionary work. Today, the Jesuits are one of the largest Catholic teaching orders.
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the Society of Jesus, a body of Catholic priests organized by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 for missionary work. Today, the Jesuits are one of the largest Catholic teaching orders.
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We are 32 short years away from the 500 year mark.
ReplyDeleteOne wonders, at the rate the Society is going, what will it look like then? I read a statistical analysis that pointed out that in the US province, there is only a replacement for one out of 10 priests being prepared... and the average age of a US Jebbie is something like 69 or 70.
What will become of them?
I am not sure, but I have 40 years of blogging left in me, I let you know!
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