Runners for Others: An Ignatian 5K

On Saturday, April 5, 2014, nine Jesuit institutions from the Baltimore area hosted the second annual Runners for Others: An Ignatian 5K in Patterson Park, Baltimore.  Over 175 runners participated in the run and walk – an increase from the inaugural run last year.  Organizers anticipate the event will raise $10,000 for the faith-justice work of these Jesuit institutions.     Read more

Pope Francis Canonized Blessed Jesuit Father José de Anchieta

Pope Francis canonized Blessed Jesuit Father José de Anchieta, known as the “Apostle of Brazil” and a patron of the country’s music and literature. Blessed Anchieta, along with Blessed Marie de l'Incarnation, known as the Mother of the Canadian Church, and Blessed Francois de Laval, the first bishop of Quebec, will be canonized by “equivalent canonization." All three saints were beatified together in 1980.     Read more

Moved to Greater Love: Electronic Prayer Experience for Lent and Easter

During the Lent and Easter season, the Society of Jesus in the U.S. has created a program of prayer and reflection that is open to all. Moved to Greater Love is a nine-week digital prayer experience that begins the week of Ash Wednesday and runs through the second week after Easter. The nine Jesuit provincials who authored the program describe it as “an invitation to magnanimity, silence, creativity and depth, calling us all to consider how God’s love burns away fear and opens us up to respond generously and wholeheartedly.” Read more

Lenten Film Series Starts Ash Wednesday

Hosted by Sr. Rose Pacatte,  FSP, this new seasonal series features seven film and TV clips released Ash Wednesday and each Wednesday thereafter, to highlight Lenten themes and foster reflection and conversation. “The Lenten Film Series offers viewers a unique, media-driven way to journey through Lent  using a variety of TV and film programs as meaningful spiritual guideposts,” said Sr. Rose. Read more

Tour of Historic Jesuit Sites in Southern Maryland

In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Society of Jesus, the Maryland Province is hosting a tour of historic Jesuit sites in Southern Maryland for friends and benefactors of the province. Among other stops, guests will visit St. Ignatius Church at Chapel Point, the oldest continuously active Catholic parish in the U.S., and St. Clement's Island, Maryland's first colonial landing. For pricing and further information, click here.

2014 Marks the 200th Anniversary
of the Restoration of the Society of Jesus

Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Church of the Gesù in Rome in January with fellow Jesuits for the feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, which is also the official start of the yearlong commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Society of Jesus. Read more

Commemorative restoration events here

Pope Francis Canonizes Blessed Peter Faber, SJ

On his 77th birthday, (Dec. 17), Pope Francis canonized Jesuit Father Peter Faber, the companion of Saint Ignatius and a master of the Spiritual Exercises, in a decree of “equivalent canonization”.  Pope Francis has long admired Faber, "the silent companion" of the first Jesuits. Read more

Maryland Province Announces New Provincial

Father General Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, has appointed Father Robert M. Hussey, SJ, as the next provincial of the Maryland Province. He will succeed Father James M. Shea, SJ. Currently, Fr. Hussey is pastor and superior at St. Raphael the Archangel Church in Raleigh where he has served for the past five years. The new provincial will begin his term on the feast of St. Ignatius, July 31, 2014.
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