Tag Archives: Jesuits

Feast Day of St. Ignatius of Loyola

July 31, 2011

Today is the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Having attended Jesuit schools since 1996, I am ever appreciative of the contributions of St. Ignatius and the Jesuits to Catholicism and the world. Below is a great video about St. Ignatius as narrated by a Spanish olive. Happy feast day to all the Jesuits and Jesuit institutions around the world, including my alma maters (St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Santa Clara University, and the University of San Francisco)! Ad Majorem [...]

A Jesuit Olive?

September 2, 2010

Did the post title catch your interest? If it did, I should probably tell you up front that there is no such thing as a Jesuit olive. There is, however, an olive that knows plenty about Jesuit history, particularly that of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Check it out! This creative, fun, engaging, and educational video was written, produced, and narrated by Jason Kapell of the Fairfield University Media Center. I think it is fantastic!

(Book Review) The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life

June 22, 2010

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life by James Martin, S.J. (432 pages, HarperOne, 2010) After eleven years spent at Jesuit schools (high school, undergrad, grad school), I thought I had a good grasp on what Ignatian Spirituality consisted of and what the particular charism of the Jesuits was all about. Wrong! Fr. James Martin, once again, has written a gem of a book that is a welcome addition to the canon of contemporary texts of [...]