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" In light of Ignatius' 'Two Standards' and 'The Mystries Done From The Garden To The House Of Annas', at any moment we can be Judas or Peter, a Christian life can be a fine line."

Showing posts with label Jesuit Vocations. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Jesuit Vocations. Show all posts

Thursday, April 24, 2014

The Pope Francis Effect

A year after Pope Francis’ election , one of the first measurable “Francis effects” may be emerging. The Jesuits, officially known as t...

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

"Former Jesuits Now Outnumber Active Jesuits In The United States."

Were Ignatius of Loyola alive today, the Jesuit order he founded wouldn't ordain him. His once-formidable order is in the throes of a...

Monday, September 23, 2013

I Am Not Tarzan

Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan Pope Francis brought laughter to a crowd of young people on Sunday when he told them he was not "Ta...

Friday, June 7, 2013

Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J., "Have You Ever Met Anybody Who Would Agree With That?"

Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. In an August 5, 2010 video interview with NonprofitNews Jesuit Fr. Greg Boyle was asked about the overturning...

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Superior General And Holy Father Speak Of Radical Change In Priestly Formation

Superior General Adolfo Nicolás also told the provincials that Pope Benedict XVI sought the help of the Society for the integrated forma...

Sunday, January 13, 2013

The Purpose Of The Order Was Now The Defense And Propagation Of The Faith.

After his death in 1556, Ignatiusof Loyola was regularly presented in contrast to Martin Luther , and the Jesuits themselves were the p...

Friday, January 11, 2013

Labarum

Whoever wishes to be a soldier for God under the standard of the cross and to serve the Lord alone and His Vicar on earth . . . bear in ...

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

"Radicalism Of Obedience."

The Roman Catholic Church authorities have remained adamant in their refusal to allow ordination of woman priests. Church authorities s...

Monday, December 3, 2012

Jesuit On The Radio

Fr. Rocco Danzi, S.J ., director of campus ministry at Saint Peter's University, discussed vocations, spirituality and engaging young...

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Diminishment: British Jesuits Shrink 80% In A Generation

Sacred Heart in Wimbledon After almost 130 years, the Jesuits are to withdraw from running one of their landmark parishes as the orde...

Friday, November 16, 2012

Jesuits To Reduce Provinces Down To Four In The United States

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Curiously enough, while I was in Atlanta making my retreat, the General of the Society of Jesus...

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Four Jesuits Ordained Priests In Indonesia

The Indonesian Catholic Church is celebrating the ordination of ten new priests in the dioceses of Semarang (Java) and Nias (North Su...

Thursday, June 21, 2012

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Church A Casualty Of The Jesuit Vocations Crisis

The following was released by the Very Rev. James M. Shea, S.J. , Provincial of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus: The Mary...

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

New Jesuit Novice Shares Critics' Questions Of The Church

Daniel Kennedy is entering the Jesuit novitiate at a time when membership in religious orders is shrinking. The Jesuits’ ranks worldwi...

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Mother Teach Me How To Be A Priest

“Manuel was born in the same hour that Fr. José Camacho died. Upon hearing the news, I prayed to God that my son could replace him at th...

French Jesuit Cardinal, "The Life Of Prayer Is Abandoned And The First Consequence Of This State Of Confusion Is The Disappearance Of Vocations"

I think that there is now a very grave crisis of religious life, and that one should not speak of renewal, but rather of decadence. I t...

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Becoming A Jesuit

Pope Benedict XVI and the Superior General As Pope Benedict notes, “The task of fostering vocations is to provide helpful guidance and...

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Jesuit Vocations

the 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesuits blames the culture’s, “Exaggerated individualism and consumerism” for the disap...

Sunday, October 23, 2011

When The Last Remaining Jesuit Leaves

When John Langan came to Georgetown University in 1975 as a young Jesuit priest, he was one of 112 brothers from the Catholic order on campu...

Why Become A Jesuit?

If what's being offered is participation in the priesthood of Jesus Christ Himself, the ability to turn bread and wine into the Body an...

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Joseph Fromm: I am not a Jesuit, nor am I a cleric. I spent about 5 years under the spiritual direction of a Jesuit, 3 of those years in a weekly directed retreat in everyday life. The profound impact that the Society and the Excercises had upon my life, resulted in me, trying to deal with that impact in some way by sharing my view of Jesus Christ with others. My intention is to pull together Jesuitical and Catholic subjects that interest me. I was born on the feast day of St. Paul Miki, S.J.. I am the father of three small children and an infant, I am married to a great wife.

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