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Georgetown University and the Jesuits have presented a gift of $27 million to fund the descendants of enslaved people who were sold to pay off a debt at the school in the 19th century

Article: Josiah Royce and St. Ignatius Loyola (REVIEW ESSAY) - July 31st is the feast day of the Spanish mystic St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Jesuit order and the author of the famous Spiritual Exercises. The Contemplation to Attain Love in the Spiritual Exercises (paragraphs 230-237) can be connected with what Harvards philosopher Josiah Royce (1855-1916; Ph.D. in philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1878) says in his 1913 book in the philosophy of religion.

Article: Josiah Royce and St. Ignatius Loyola (REVIEW ESSAY) - July 31st is the feast day of the Spanish mystic St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Jesuit order and the author of the famous Spiritual Exercises. The Contemplation to Attain Love in the Spiritual Exercises (paragraphs 230-237) can be connected with what Harvards philosopher Josiah Royce (1855-1916; Ph.D. in philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1878) says in his 1913 book in the philosophy of religion.

The American author of What Happened at Vatican II, as well as numerous other titles, was 95 years old

Whenever the church puts itself in situations that compromise its integrity and authenticity in proclaiming the Gospel, the historian places m...

Jesuit Fr. John O'Malley, whose perspectives and expertise on church history and the Second Vatican Council attracted audiences that incl...

A mentor for a generation of scholars of American Catholic history, John W. O'Malley, S.J., died yesterday at the age of 95.

James Martin, S.J., offers a personal remembrance of John O'Malley, S.J. the dean of Catholic historians and a mentor to generations of Jesuits, priests, religious men and women and Catholic laypeople.

Markus Friedrich is passionate about Jesuit history—how it is studied, how it should not be studied and about its larger importance today.

Saints are known for their holiness. That doesn’t mean they were easy to get along with.