St Ignatius

Founding of the Jesuits

January 15, 2015

The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius Loyola and since then has grown from the original seven to 24, 400 members today who work out of...

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Why Jesus never read the New Testament

January 14, 2015

Jesus meant so much to Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, that Ignatius once said he would have loved to have been Jewish himself, so that he...

The Spiritual Exercises

December 2, 2014

The Spiritual Exercises grew out of Ignatius Loyola’s personal experience as a man seeking to grow in union with God and to discern God’s will. He kept a journal as...

books

Sent into the Lord’s Vineyard: Explorations in the Jesuit Constitutions

June 8, 2012

Brian O’Leary SJ Publisher: The Way Ignatian Book ServiceIgnatius of Loyola spent the last sixteen years of his life in three small rooms in Rome governing the Society of Jesus,...

Jesuit leaders address global challenges

May 8, 2026 - Irish Jesuit Provincial Fr. Shane Daly SJ was in attendance the the 38th General Assembly of the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials

Bishops raise “serious concerns” over Act

May 6, 2026 - Bishop Alan McGukian SJ raises "serious concerns" over Ireland’s new International Protection Act 2026

Pray with the Pope: That everyone have food

May 5, 2026 - The Pope Video: "That everyone might have food." A moral call to action on hunger in a world of abundance.

“One of the most dangerous places”

May 5, 2026 - Ravaged by conflict, poverty, and danger. Irish Jesuits International unites efforts for change at the Forum for Irish Missionaries in South Sudan event.