One morning, as I paddled from 66 into 67, a warm cup of tea brought surprising clarity. I realized that this phase of life is not about counting years but about finally understanding them. After…
Ambassador of Reconciliation – Blessed Giovanni Antonio Solinas,…
Giovanni Antonio Solinas, our new Blessed, was beatified on 2nd July 2022, in Argentina. His feast-day is 16th November. [auth] Giovanni Antonio Solinas (1643-1683), an Italian Jesuit, was massacred on 27th October 1683, in Zenta,…
Blessed Johann Philipp Jeningen, SJ
(Venerable Johann Philipp Jeningen will be beatified on 16th July 2022, in Ellwangen, Germany. His feast day will be 2ndJuly.) [auth] Johann Philipp Jeningen (1642-1704) was a Home Missionary in Germany. He was revered as…
See With the Eyes of Christ – Blessed…
Note: The beatification ceremony of Blessed Grande will be held on 22 January 2022, in El Salvador. [auth] On the solemnity of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, 6th August 1970, Father Rutilio Grande concluded his…
Musings on the Conversions of Saint Ignatius of…
In an interview with Pope Francis in August 2013, Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, editor of Civilta Cattolica, began with an unscripted question, asking the Pontiff point-blank: “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?” Spadaro notes: “The pope…
Blessed Emilio Moscoso, SJ: First Martyr of Ecuador
Emilio Moscoso (1846-1897) was beatified in his birthplace Riobamba, Ecuador, on November 16, 2019. His feast-day is on 21st November, together with Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro. [auth] Emilio Moscoso was born in Cuenca, Ecuador, on…
First Jesuit Brothers
May 1—The Memorial of Saint Joseph ‘the Worker’ has been observed as ‘Religious Brothers’ Day annually in the U.S. since its inauguration in 2017 in recognition of the life and ministry of brothers. [auth] A…
Arrupe helps us ride the waves
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Restoration of the Society of Jesus in 1814, Pope Francis presided over Vespers on 27th Sept., 2014, in the Church of the Gesù in Rome. “The ship of…
Firebrand Jesuit! Blessed Tiburcio Arnáiz Muñoz
Blessed Arnáiz was beatified in October 2019. His feast day is celebrated on 2nd July, together with the other Jesuit Saints and Blessed of the day. [auth] Even a cursory scroll down the life and…