Mary Allen
Winter scenes at Heythrop College
After the recent fall in temperatures, we thought we would revisit one of our favourite collections: the Heythrop College negatives. The...
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Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.
Mary Allen
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Festive Highlights
Some festive favourites from the British Jesuit Archives. Br Thomas Moore's Christmas pudding recipe (ref. SJ/29/6) In the 1930s, Novices...
Mary Allen
Dec 21, 20205 min read
Festive Celebrations
Christmas 2020 looks set to be a Christmas like no other. Traditionally a time spent with family and friends, thanks to the global...
Mary Allen
Jan 6, 20205 min read
Jesuit Life During the Second World War
2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the first full year of the Second World War. One event that took place early in this year was the...
Mary Allen
May 19, 20193 min read
World Bee Day
The 20th of May is World Bee Day. In the UK, and globally, bees are facing many threats, including loss of habitat, climate change, toxic...
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...
Sally Kent
Dec 18, 20173 min read
Heythrop's White Christmas
Ninety years ago this Christmas, Britain experienced one of the heaviest snowfalls recorded in the twentieth century.
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