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Lucy Vinten
Nov 18, 20196 min read
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...
Alex Van Goethem
Aug 25, 20197 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...
Mary Allen
Jun 30, 20193 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...
Lucy Vinten
Jun 16, 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...
Alex Van Goethem
May 5, 20194 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...
Mary Allen
Mar 25, 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,...
Alex Van Goethem
Mar 11, 20192 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...
Mary Allen
Feb 11, 20193 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...
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