During the nineteenth century and beyond the first half of the twentieth century, so-called ‘missionary exhibitions’ were widespread. They were often the only opportunity for the faithful to see objects… Read more
Cyclically, for some years now, the controversy about compulsory vaccines has held sway in public opinion, reinforced in times of Covid – 19. Many claim that vaccines were never compulsory… Read more
Priests, brothers, professors, prefects, boarders: that of the Society and the youth historically assisted by the Jesuits seems to be an exclusively male world. Was it really?
The last instalment of our column for 2020 traces a historical tradition linked to a symbolic gift between the mayor of Rome pro tempore and the Gesù Church in Rome.
In the Society of Jesus not all members are priests, some are brothers. We dedicate one of the last columns of the year to the figure of the Jesuit Brother,… Read more
A little more than a month before the Christmas festivities, today’s column offers some inspiration for preparing a festive menu, drawing directly from sources in our historical archive.
Persecuted, insulted, beaten up, tried and killed: there have been many episodes in history in which Jesuits have been subjected to repercussions, even fatal ones; in some cases they are… Read more
The archives contain many photographs of groups: Jesuits, boarders of all ages, Marian congregations. The subjects are always arranged next to each other, in one, two, five, ten or more… Read more
September is, at least in recent decades, the month of the entry into the novitiate of aspiring members of the Society of Jesus. Today we welcome the 2020 novices and… Read more
What to give to the Father Provincial? This is the question that Jesuits, authorities, communities, lay people have surely asked themselves on different occasions: Christmas, Easter, birthdays. The historical archive… Read more
The practice of the spiritual exercises characterises the Jesuit order, since it was St Ignatius himself who devised them and spread them, not only with his brothers and sisters and… Read more
In the customary August appointment dedicated to Our Lady, today we take a closer look at one of the historical prayer associations born within the Society of Jesus.
