Memory as a commitment 

Memory as a commitment 

The Jesuits and the defense of human dignity during the Shoah  The Shoah represents one of the deepest fractures in contemporary history an event that radically called into question the very meaning of being human. Remembering does not mean merely… Read more
The College of Messina(1548): Where It All Began 

The College of Messina(1548): Where It All Began 

The birth of Jesuit education and the first college of the Society of Jesus  In 1548, with the opening of the College of Messina, the Society of Jesus inaugurated a new chapter in the history of European education. This was not merely the founding of a school, but the beginning of an educational model destined to spread throughout the world, becoming one of the defining features… Read more
The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus 

The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus 

January 3, a feast that tells the origin and identity of the Society of Jesus On January 3, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, a liturgical commemoration of particular significance for the Society of Jesus, which… Read more
Marian Congregations and the birth of Ignatian lay spirituality 

Marian Congregations and the birth of Ignatian lay spirituality 

A journey that marked the beginnings of lay participation within Ignatian spirituality  The Marian Congregations represent one of the most significant expressions of Ignatian spirituality and of lay involvement in the life of the Church. Founded in the sixteenth century, during a period of rapid expansion of Jesuit colleges, they were conceived as places of spiritual formation, personal growth, and apostolic commitment, inspired by the Virgin Mary and by the Ignatian charism. Origins and pontifical recognition  The first Marian Congregation was founded in Rome in 1563 by the Jesuit Jean Leunis, a teacher at the Roman… Read more