Friday, July 30, 2010

Fordham University on the Eve of St. Ignatius' Feast

Here's a Fordham blog about the Jesuit "movement." It addresses St. Ignatius' feast which is tomorrow, but it also addresses social-justice and feminist issues.

July 31st is the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit movement within Catholicism. Who are the Jesuits? Many people don’t fully understand what the Jesuits do or who they are or what they believe in. The Jesuits, or Society of Jesus, was founded by Loyola, a priest and theologian in Spain, during the Counter-Reformation, a response of the Catholic church to the advent of Protestantism. The Jesuits are principally known today for their deep devotion to education (many schools, including Fordham, are Jesuit schools) and missionary work around the world.


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