History comes to life at this 400-year-old Jesuit mission site in Canada | Historia Vitae

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Louisa Florentin

Watch the newest episode of Historia Vitae, featuring two important historical sites in Canada: Martyrs’ Shrine and Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.

A message of hope for Haiti

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ

Fr. Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ, reflects on his ordination to the priesthood in Haiti amidst social and political turmoil and a global pandemic.

Deacon-structing devotions to St. Joseph

Monday, March 15, 2021

Deacon Pedro

As we prepare for the feast of St. Joseph on March 19, Deacon Pedro shares the history of the devotion to St. Joseph and some popular prayers.

Telling them apart: St. Ignatius of Antioch vs St. Ignatius of Loyola

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Kristina Glicksman

How much do you know about St. Ignatius of Loyola? Did you know his name wasn't really Ignatius? And did you know there is another, much older St. Ignatius?

From blindness to sight in Christ | Word Alive

Friday, March 20, 2020

Fr. Peter Bisson, SJ

To see with the heart, with the eyes of love, is what faith is. But it requires transformation, such as the blind man experienced at the hands of Jesus.

May: The Month of Mary

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Salt + Light Media

Why is May the Month of Mary? Devotion to Mary is one an important part of the Catholic identity. As our mother she is an example of a committed “Yes” to the will of God.

“Silence” is a provocative reflection on Jesus’s salvific act

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Sebastian Gomes

There was much anticipation in the church world for Martin Scorsese’s film adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s historical fiction novel, “Silence”. The movie premiered late last year and made its way to select theaters across Canada in January 2017. The movie follows two young Portuguese Jesuits to Japan, after they hear that one of their spiritual mentors, […]

Jesuits in Rome elect new Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Monday, October 24, 2016

Emilie Callan

When he was elected, Fr. Arturo Sosa was surprised. He said, “I have the feeling I’ll need so much help. It is a big challenge”. But the challenges awaiting him do not weigh only on his shoulders. He will do his best, as he’s expressed “it is not the work of one person, but the work […]

Pope Francis – Deeply Ignatian and Deeply Jesuit

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Salt + Light Media

By Peter Schineller, S.J. The first Jesuit Pope! We have moved beyond the original surprise and shock. What does it mean? How is Pope Francis deeply Ignatian and deeply Jesuit? I see one key link between Francis and Ignatius, a link that Francis himself has pointed. It is found in a Latin phrase, not easily translated, […]

Behind Vatican Walls: New Year, New Hope

Friday, January 8, 2016

Alicia Ambrosio

History On November 16, 1989 on the campus of the Central American University in San Salvador, six Jesuit priests were pulled from their beds in the middle of the night and executed. The military officers who carried out the killing went unpunished for decades. Five of six Jesuits were Spanish citizens. In 2008 the Spanish […]