Vincenzo Marchi SJ: the journey of a missionary Jesuit to China
Today we board a ferry, alongside a young Jesuit on his way to China as a missionary. Letters sent by Fr Vincent Marchi to his family and confreres allow us… Read more
Today we board a ferry, alongside a young Jesuit on his way to China as a missionary. Letters sent by Fr Vincent Marchi to his family and confreres allow us… Read more
Organising a procession, yesterday as today, is not a simple matter, nor is it free of bureaucracy. It could have been even more difficult before 1929, when the relationship between… Read more
There were indeed numerous subjects studied by novices and scholastics on the way to becoming a Jesuit. Not only the Holy Scriptures, canon law and Church history, but also Latin,… Read more
For many fathers and brothers the vocation came at an early age. Sometimes letters survive from the aspiring novice asking to enter the Society, telling of his vocation. Today we… Read more
What roles could a laywoman play in the Catholic Church in the 20th century? Very few examples come to mind, which do not stray very far from the role of… Read more
Those living a vocation today are adults, often having finished their studies years ago: some leave important jobs, others feel the call early but need to mature the decision for… Read more
Today we take a closer look at the statement often found at the foot of some letters that bear a simple sign of the cross instead of a handwritten signature.… Read more
Licence, in the military, refers to the period granted to the soldier outside the barracks or away from the front line, while for today’s Jesuits it is mainly used to… Read more
Among the last unexplored parts of the earth at the beginning of the 20th century was the North Pole. Few people know that a Jesuit also took part in one… Read more
Music did not remain outside the walls of the novitiate, as one might perhaps think, but was an integral part of the novices’ lives and their training. At Galloro, where… Read more
There have been many Jesuit martyrs, killed in wars and religious persecutions since 1540. Today, however, we remember some Jesuits who lost their lives not in odium fidei, but for… Read more
Throughout its life, the Society of Jesus has seen and experienced many historical changes, political transitions, upheavals, wars in every territory where it has been present. Generations of Jesuits in… Read more