It s always interesting to hear what the secular media makes of Jesuit education nbsp Here s a great piece by Amy Sullivan of Time on University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy fondly known as U of D High nbsp It focuses primarily on the school s commitment to educating youth in inne

NCR is nbsp reporting that Bishop Donald W Trautman is encouraging the U S bishops to adopt a last-minute measure to reject the new Mass translations nbsp Trautman who served as chairman of the USCCB Committee on Liturgy has long opposed the new translations as you can see from his article f

A reader sent me a link to nbsp this nbsp And no I hadn t heard of it either nbsp But check it out nbsp It s from the California Province Jesuits nbsp nbsp They suggest using the techniques of Ignatian contemplation imagining yourself in the scene and applying them to particular events i

nbsp On this Feast of the Jesuit Saints and Martyrs this tasty item from Salon entitled A Vast Jesuit Missonary Ginseng Conspiracy which begins with this deck From Wisconsin to the court of the Kang-Hsi emperor with cameos by Daniel Boone and John Jacob AstorGov Jim Doyle announced a tra

Our friend Robert Mickens Rome correspondent for the London Tablet sent us this news brief ROME -- The official that initiated the Vatican s investigation of women religious in the United States admitted this week that the enquiry was fueled by concerns that American nuns had become overly secula

Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York in a lengthy blog post on his recently launched blog citing four examples nbsp says yes nbsp nbsp Laurie Goodstein religion reporter for the Times in a nbsp detailed nbsp response on the archbishop s comments says no offering a rebuttal on his blog n

A terrific interview by Bill McGarvey over at Bustedhalo with Jim Conroy S J director of the Jesuit Collaborative a new venture of the New England Maryland and New York Provinces of the Society of Jesus designed to bring the riches of St Ignatius s Spiritual Exercises to more men and women

Congratulations to our friends and friendly rivals the editors and staff at Commonweal magazine which celebrates 85 years of distinguished service to the church and the People of God this week nbsp nbsp Their anniversary issue is a typically nbsp rich one with articles by and interviews with

nbsp nbsp Here s the story from the Washington Post For the second time in a week a Georgetown University student has reported being attacked and called an anti-gay slur while walking near campus prompting yet another student gathering Monday evening to show support for the victims A

That all depends on what account you read nbsp If you believe the Daily Mail s account of the Vatican response to the EU ruling banning crucifixes from Italian classrooms because they violate the religious rights of children then the Vatican is furious nbsp They are to quote the piece nb