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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Among the many enquiries received by the historical archive, those concerning the search for the Jesuit tomb are intensifying as November approaches. Our column today therefore deals with the house… Read more
In the city of Livorno, the name of Fr. Davanzati is still well known today, linked not only to the memory of the Jesuit but above all to the art… Read more
It was 1924 and in Livorno, in a building not far from the centre, the Jesuits opened a school. Initially it had just a few classes, then it grew to… Read more
