Sunday, January 29, 2006

67/68. Who was this guy called Pierre Teilhard de Chardin? Why is he Famous in the Scientific Community?

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a visionary French Jesuit, paleontologist, biologist, and philosopher, who spent the bulk of his life trying ...
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Sunday, November 27, 2005

102. How Many Lunar Craters are Named After Jesuits?

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At least thirty-five (35). From the 1600's up to the present, Jesuits can be found in the sciences and their various applications. Not l...
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Saturday, November 26, 2005

72. How Come No Jesuit Was Ever Famous for Painting?

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But there was and he still is ! Andrea Pozzo, S.J. was a Jesuit Coadjutor Brother who wrote of perspective geometry which was "meant to...
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Friday, November 25, 2005

15. Who was the Jesuit Who Inspired the Making of the Blockbuster Film "The Exorcist"?

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With the screening of The Exorcism of Emily Rose, talks about real demonic possession resurface. People have been asking whether there was s...

81. Who is this One-Armed Brother Who Bakes and Acts on the Side?

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( from Brother Rick Curry — Able Actor by Retta Blaney ) For an actor, being rejected for a TV commercial is disappointing. But when an...

54. A Jesuit Named Hell? Who the H - - - is He?

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Maximilian Hell, S.J. died 200 years ago in 1792, after falling victim to the defamation of Jesuits during the Suppression of the Society. A...
Thursday, November 24, 2005

17. Was there ever a Woman Jesuit?

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The incipient Society of Jesus had trouble with its experimental acceptance of women Jesuits. A noblewoman, Isabel Roser and her two compani...
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34. Is there a Jesuit Ballet Dancer?

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Yes. And there were and are many of them! Fr. Bob VereEcke, SJ of Boston College, is one. In 1971, Fr. Bob started his passion to dance ball...
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62. Did Ignatius Coin the Phrase "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam"?

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The ubiquitous acronym A.M.D.G., which means For the Greater Glory of God, did not originate from Ignatius of Loyola. A popular Christian m...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

23. Do Jesuits Pray?

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This question came from a mother of a Jesuit aspirant who was worried about her son's spirituality once he got accepted to the Society o...
Tuesday, November 22, 2005

1. Are Jesuits Catholic?

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Some people ask whether Jesuits are Catholic or some kind of a cultic organization doing esoteric works. This question probably comes from t...
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