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Jesuit historians working in Japan have unearthed artifacts shedding light on the missionary work of St. Francis Xavier, SJ.
A unnamed source says, “This is major!”
The major cache consists of a perfectly preserved saki coaster found in the remains of a 16th century Japanese saloon. The rice paper coaster is covered with what looks like a To Do list written in the hand of St. Francis Xavier.   While famous for his stirring letters written from the Far East to an isolated Europe, the mind of the saint is …

Cecilia is one of those saints whose life took on a whole new meaning after her death. Today she is associated with sacred music but this has little to do with her story or her talents and a lot to do with how the Church has celebrated her legacy down through the centuries.
The daughter of a Roman senator, Cecilia could have lived a life of great luxury; she may well have had great artistic gifts that would have developed if she had lived to enjoy the benefits of her social …

Happy Feast of St. Peter Claver, SJ!
Known as the patron saint of enslaved people, St. Peter was a Jesuit working in Cartegena de los Indios at the height of the slave trade in the seventeenth century. He was dedicated to serving those with no voice and working tirelessly to improve their condition.

Ash Wednesday comes just in time for all of us who look up and see we are three months into what was a brand new year. Perhaps we need the intentional pause to remember that as humans we are not God but rather dust made human by the loving breath of God. Can we turn around and see God waiting for us with open arms? Can we pause in this ‘dreamcrossed twilight’ and realize that no matter how much we dream of God we only do so because we are God’s dream.

Jesuits first approach Mary in their triple colloquies, asking for the graces they desire. Mary always directs us toward her Son. Enjoy this excerpt from ‘The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ (1883).