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The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ ʒ u ɪ t s, ˈ dʒ ɛ zj u-/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-; [2] Latin: Iesuitae), [3] is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
At the thirty-first General Congregation of the Society of Jesus in 1965, Arrupe was elected twenty-eighth Superior General of the Jesuits, and served in that post until 1983. He was the second Basque to be Father General, the first being the founder Ignatius of Loyola himself. [13]
[2] Finally convinced that the priesthood was the right choice, Hardon entered the Society of Jesus as a novice on September 1, 1936. [4] [10] Hardon later confessed to LeMay that he felt he had abandoned his mother. LeMay told him "John, you belong in the Society of Jesus. What you are experiencing is a temptation. Put it out of your mind."
The Jesuits in the United States: A Concise History (Georgetown UP, 2023). Curran, Robert Emmett. The Bicentennial History of Georgetown University: From Academy to University 1789-1889 (Georgetown UP, 1993). Cushner, Nicholas P. Soldiers of God: The Jesuits in Colonial America, 1565-1767 (2002) 402 pp. Garraghan, Gilbert J.
How to Listen When God Is Speaking:A Guide for Modern-Day Catholics. Word Among Us Press. ISBN 978-159325183-3. Mitch Pacwa (2013). The Holy Land An Armchair Pilgrimage. Franciscan Media. ISBN 978-1-61636-613-1. Mitch Pacwa (2015). Praying the Gospels with Fr. Mitch Pacwa:Jesus Launches His Ministry. Word Among Us Press. ISBN 978-159325268-7.
The origin of the phrase is attributed to the founder of the Jesuits, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who intended it to serve as a cornerstone sentiment of the society's religious philosophy. The full phrase attributed to St. Ignatius is Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem or "for the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity." It ...
Madonna Della Strada Chapel at Loyola University Chicago. Madonna della Strada is a chapel on the campus of Loyola University Chicago in the neighborhood of Rogers Park, Chicago: it is named after a painting of the Virgin Mary, known as Madonna Della Strada, enshrined at the Church of the Gesù in Rome, the mother church of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits).
The Society was incorporated in 1884, with Russell as president, and in 1886 its name was changed to Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. In 1908, Russell transferred the headquarters of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society to Brooklyn , New York where it remained until 2016, when it was relocated to Warwick, New York .