top of page

Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.


A History of the Jesuit Noviceship
The feast day of St Stanislaus Kostka SJ, patron saint of Jesuit novices, is 13 November. St Stanislaus was born in 1550, and faced great...
Lucy Vinten
Nov 18, 20196 min read


425 Years of Stonyhurst College
The closing of the 2018/9 academic year marks exactly 425 years since the creation of Stonyhurst College and its predecessors, and the...
Alex Van Goethem
Aug 26, 20197 min read


The English Mission Becomes a Vice-Province
This year 6 July marks the 400th anniversary of the date that the English Mission became a Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus. In this...
Mary Allen
Jul 1, 20193 min read


The Apostleship of Prayer and the Messenger of the Sacred Heart
At the end of this month there will be four days of celebration in Rome for the 175th Anniversary of the foundation of the Apostleship of...
Lucy Vinten
Jun 17, 20193 min read


Retelling the Tales of Second World War
Later this week, 8-9 of May to be exact, marks the annual international day of remembrance and reconciliation for those who lost their...
Alex Van Goethem
May 6, 20194 min read


Fr Andrew White Arrives in Maryland
This year, 25 March marks 385 years since Fr Andrew White and his companions landed on St Clement’s Island on the Potomac River,...
Mary Allen
Mar 25, 20194 min read

Celebrations of St Aloysius Gonzaga
With the Jubilee year for the 450th anniversary of the birth of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga coming toa close on March 9, 2019 we decided to...
Alex Van Goethem
Mar 11, 20192 min read


Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ visits Britain
This year, 5 February marked the 28th anniversary of the death of the Society’s 28th Superior General, Fr Pedro Arrupe. The anniversary...
Mary Allen
Feb 11, 20193 min read
bottom of page