Jesuit history
Henri de Lubac
February 20, 2017
The French Jesuit Henri de Lubac was one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century.
Read moreSaint Paul Miki
February 6, 2017
The founding of the Society of Jesus coincided in time with the discovery of new continents and peoples across the world by Europeans. Saint Francis Xavier, one of the founding...
Read moreMichel de Certeau
January 10, 2017
It has been said of French Jesuit academic and scholar Michel de Certeau, who died in 1986, that he had "an intelligence without bounds".
Read moreSt Peter Canisius
December 21, 2016
Hailed as the Second Apostle of Germany, Saint Peter Canisius dedicated his life to the revitalisation of the Catholic Church across Central Europe after the ruptures of the Reformation.
Read moreA sentimental journey to Emo
September 28, 2016
On Wednesday 12 October, there will be a gathering of Jesuits and friends in Emo Court, Co. Laois, the latest in what has become a hugely successful and much-anticipated annual...
Read moreFollowing the Jesuit trail
September 13, 2016
For this year’s Heritage Week, archivist Damien Burke gave a number of walking tours focusing on sites of Jesuit history on the north-side of Dublin.
Read moreIreland and the Jesuits
video July 29, 2015
An introduction to Ireland, its history, and the history of then Jesuits in the country. It was shown to the participants at the interprovincial meeting in Heverlee, Leuven, Belgium, before...
Read moreJesuits and the Arts
April 1, 2015
"The Society of Jesus was probably the most prolific patron of the arts in the Baroque era". This was the bold claim made by renowned historian John O'Malley SJ during...
Read moreJesuits and the Baroque
February 24, 2015
As part of the bi-centenary celebrations of the restoration of the Jesuits in 1814, the National Gallery will host a three-month exhibition of Baroque art relating to the counter-Reformation. A...
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