Recitals and prizes in Jesuit colleges
How many of us participated in verb or multiplication table competitions at school? In the boarding schools of the Society of Jesus, there were no candies up for grabs or… Read more
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Exceptions and permits during Lent
Lent, now drawing to a close, usually coincides – for the religious – with a period of abstention from sweets, meat and generally fatty foods, so at least the common… Read more
Spiritual notes, homilies, writings: witnesses to Ignatian spirituality
The Word communicated through words: speeches, homilies and notes for spiritual exercises are the legacy of the work of many Jesuit fathers, appreciated preachers.
Alcoholic recipes in the Archive
At Christmas, Carnival and Easter, there are many people who make and give homemade liqueurs, and one is always looking for inspiration for different recipes. Where better to look for… Read more
The Society of Jesus and epidemics
A year after the first ascertained cases of Covid 19 in northern Italy and then in the rest of the Peninsula, today’s column recounts some of the epidemics that the… Read more
Missionary exhibitions: shortening the distance between missions and the faithful
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
Vaccines and school… a ‘historic’ obligation
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
Jesuits and youth. A male-dominated world?
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?
A gift from the mayor of Rome
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.
The indefatigable brother
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
College menus: an inspiration for today’s dinners
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.
Jesuits in the crosshairs: when the habit…endangers the monk
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