The uniform of boarders: not just a question of style
In the Colleges of the Society of Jesus, today as in the past, it was customary to have a uniform for all boarders, an element that avoided the use of… Read more
Curiosities and news
Carlo Emanuele Di Savoia – From the Crown of the Kingdom of Sardinia to the Novitiate of S. Andrea al Quirinale.
Scholars, teachers, sometimes so young as to be only students… there are many different ‘careers’ or assignments undertaken by Jesuits before entering the Society, one of them was even a… Read more
P. Joseph Strickland SJ: a bridge between Malta and Italy, a century before the birth of the EUM Province.
Today we take a closer look at the life and work of one of the Maltese fathers who, a century before the birth of the current province, worked in great… Read more
P. Costantino Iorio and the patent for a fountain pen modification
Astronomy, didactics, spirituality, ancient literature, there are many fields of knowledge in which Jesuits have distinguished themselves over the centuries and made their contribution as scholars and disseminators of their… Read more
The Bonapartes… at school with the Jesuits
Among the alumni of the Colleges of the Society of Jesus, whom one would hardly expect to find, there are also some members of the Bonaparte family, a presence that… Read more
Punishments and mortifications of the flesh – Over the centuries…penitents
Let us immediately reassure our readers or future novices: today corporal punishments or corporal mortifications are no longer used in the Order, Superiors rely on dialogue and personal discernment to… Read more
Happy Birthday Gonzaga Institute!
One of the elements that most characterises the Society of Jesus is its vocation to educate children and young people in its colleges, a tradition that is now centuries old… Read more
The Novitiate of St. Andrew’s at the Quirinal – A History on Display
An emblem of the Baroque, a popular destination for tourists and pilgrims for the rooms of St. Stanislaus Kostka, the church of St. Andrew at the Quirinal is one of… Read more
School journals: the Mondragone
In many of the Society’s schools, yesterday as today, a journal is often published by the pupils themselves or where they can express their creativity, a tool that additionally allows… Read more
The memory of the calendar reform – Villa Mondragone
For 10 days in 1582, in the Catholic West, no one died, no one was born, no one got married, no one was baptised. Perché? Why? This is one of… Read more
Giuseppe Massaruti: religious, professor, diarist
Our column has already recalled the figure of Fr Carlo Massaruti SJ and his brother Giuseppe, telling you the story of the handkerchief of Pius X given to Fr Carlo… Read more
The boarding school does not live by study alone
Boarding school often conjures up a stern image of restrictions, rules and the occasional punishment, yet life and above all the memories of the former boarders of the Jesuit schools,… Read more