Society of Jesus

Type: Organization
Name: Society of Jesus
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Chicago Jesuits settle priest abuse case for $19.6 million

CHICAGO, May 22 (UPI) --The payout averaging $3 million a person is the largest individual amount awarded in the history of the U.S. Catholic sexual abuse scandal, lawyers for the victims told the Chicago Tribune.Settlement of the lawsuit against the ... [Published UPI - May 22 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Lawsuit against ex-Jesuit priest McGuire settled for $19.6M

_ Lawyers for six plaintiffs on Tuesday announced a $19.6 million settlement of a lawsuit against the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus involving allegations of sex abuse by now-defrocked Jesuit priest Donald McGuire.Lawyers said the settlement ... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Moving Forward, Looking Back / Genesis of Fairfield U. campus a minor miracle

Bellarmine Hall, one of Fairfield University's signature structures, was built in 1920 as "Healthstone Hall," the main house on the Lashar estate. The Jesuits got a heavenly deal on the entire estate when it bought it from the town in 1942. Photo: Contributed ... [Published Fairfield Citizen-News - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Connolly named among top 100 financial advisors

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has announced that Dick Connolly of Concord, a managing director, financial advisor in the firm’s Boston office, has been named to Barron’s annual list of America’s Top 100 Financial Advisors.The “Barron’s Top 100 Financial ... [Published Wicked Local Concord - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Accompaniment by the Lord in our daily life

In a natural, personal way, we grow in our awareness of the Lord’s accompanying presence in our lives.Amid the multitude of little things to be done and important decisions to be taken, being aware of what is happening in our deeper self and how the Lord ... [Published Times of Malta - May 20 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Largest Order of Priests and Brothers in Catholic Church Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

In letters to President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress, the nine provincials of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the United States are calling for comprehensive and humane immigration reform. More than 200 Jesuit communities, affiliated organizations, ... [Published Digital Journal - May 14 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Jesuit leader has soft spot for city

Life as a priest in the Jesuit order gave the Rev. Timothy Kesicki the chance to experience “the larger world” outside his hometown of Erie.But the new president of the Jesuit Conference of the United States says he still is deeply connected to Western ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 12 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 3 reports

The Rev. Timothy Kesicki, former president of St. Ignatius High School, will head Jesuit Conference

The conference coordinates the national and international work for U.S. Jesuits, which number more than 2,500 brothers and priests.Kesicki, a native of Erie, Pa., earned an undergraduate degree in political science from John Carroll before entering the ... [Published Cleveland Live - May 11 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Where Did the Influence of Jesuits Spread To?

Spreading Christianity around the globe was the Jesuits' fundamental mission.Photos.com/Photos.com/The Society of Jesus, whose members are known as Jesuits, emerged in Europe during an era of voyages of discovery. Its founder, St. Ignatius Loyola was ... [Published Opposing Views - May 06 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 3 reports

New bishop for Oakland

Rev. Michael C. Barber to be ordained May 25Staff writerThe Rev. Michael Charles Barber SJ has been named the fifth bishop of Oakland. He will be ordained a bishop on May 25 at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland.Bishop-elect Michael Barber, ... [Published Oakland Catholic Voice - May 04 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

What Distinguishes the Jesuits?

This lecture is intended to complete a series of four on the Jesuit founders whose jubilees are being celebrated this year. At Fordham we have had in 2006 one lecture on St. Ignatius, one on Peter Faber, one on Francis Xavier and now, to complete the ... [Published America Magazine - May 03 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

What Is the Jesuit Order?

St. Francis Xavier was one of the original seven Jesuits.Photos.com/Photos.com/The Society of Jesus, often called the Jesuit Order, is a religious order of Roman Catholic men. The name Jesuit dates back to the early days of the society. Detractors used ... [Published Opposing Views - May 01 2013]

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"This whole situation has been so muddy and troublesome I just wanted to get it out of my mind from time to time" wrote Reinke, who died in 2003
"He cried as he told us 'he couldn't take it anymore!' He stated that Father was overwhelming him with pornographic pictures and talking to him about sexual matters at every waking moment."
"I applaud the work these schools have done, which benefits their students and communities" said Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative (SOSI) Executive Director Lori Stole
...A family member has fought the disease for a decade. "I have learned that being a man or woman for others is not as much about the impact it has on us individually, but the ability of our selfless actions to move and inspire those that we are serving." Fairfield University President Rev. Jeffrey P von Arx, S J , presented Daniel Jones, of South Portland, Maine, with the prestigious St...

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The Calling [Published Slate Magazine - May 24 2013]
Pursuing the Truth in Love [Published America Magazine - May 24 2013]
On Heaven and Earth by Pope Francis and Abraham... [Published New Statesman - May 24 2013]
A pope with doctrinal discipline [Published Catholic San Francisco - May 23 2013]
The Saint of Guntur: Mary Glowrey [Published Indian News Link - May 23 2013]
Chicago Jesuits settle priest abuse case for $1... [Published UPI - May 22 2013]
$19.6 million settlement reached in abuse lawsu... [Published Chicago Sun-Times - May 22 2013]
Men settle abuse case against US Jesuits [Published BigPond News - May 22 2013]
6 men settle abuse lawsuit against Chicago Jesuits [Published Kentucky.com - May 22 2013]
Lawsuit against ex-Jesuit priest McGuire settle... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 21 2013]
Moving Forward, Looking Back / Genesis of Fairf... [Published Fairfield Citizen-News - May 21 2013]
Attorney: $19.6M settlement in priest abuse case [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 21 2013]
How Did Missionaries Spread Roman Catholicism? [Published Opposing Views - May 21 2013]
$19.6 million settlement reached in abuse lawsu... [Published Chicago Sun-Times - May 21 2013]
Jesuit High School Named Oregon Sustainable Sch... [Published AM 1360 KUIK - May 21 2013]
Connolly named among top 100 financial advisors [Published Wicked Local Concord - May 20 2013]
Accompaniment by the Lord in our daily life [Published Times of Malta - May 20 2013]
05.19.13 Fairfield University awards 861 diplom... [Published Noodls - May 19 2013]
Jesuits face a shrinking pool of university pre... [Published Presbyterian Church USA - May 17 2013]
Zag Grads Represent Wide Array of Gifts, Ideals [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
Pope Francis Selects Gonzaga Alumnus Jesuit Rev... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
May is Mary’s month [Published Sun Star Network - May 17 2013]
Catholic Church & nuclear weapons - an open Let... [Published Independent Catholic News - May 16 2013]
Relations with China affect timing of Matteo Ri... [Published Catholic World Report - May 16 2013]
Four Religious Order Priests Appointed as Pastors [Published Catholic New York Online - May 16 2013]
Making room for the Spirit [Published Associated Baptist Press - May 15 2013]
Appeals court hears challenge to Our Lady of Ho... [Published I Observe - May 15 2013]
Illinois Panel Partly Reverses Ruling In Covera... [Published Mealey - May 14 2013]
Largest Order of Priests and Brothers in Cathol... [Published Digital Journal - May 14 2013]
Xavier was aware of the brutality of the Inquis... [Published Deccan Herald - May 13 2013]
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Argentine Pope: Bergoglio and the ‘Slum Priests’ [Published Global Voices Online - Apr 10 2013]
Although many around the world admire him for not using official vehicles or for traveling by bus to visit poor neighborhoods, Argentines remember former cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio – now Pope Francis  - for his work at the ” villas miseria “ –slums ...
A Braccio [Published dotCommonweal - Apr 06 2013]
Pope Francis, as we know, has been living at the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican. He takes some of his meals with residents, and celebrates Mass daily with small groups of invited guests. According to reports, he preaches on the readings of the day “a ...
Francis Emerges, Ctd [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Apr 04 2013]
by Matthew Sitman J. Michelle Molina finds the heart of Jesuit formation – St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises – to be a revealing, but thus far largely neglected, way to understand Pope Francis: No matter how we stake our political or religious ...
This week in religion history: The assassinatio... [Published National Post | Life » Holy Post - Mar 31 2013]
March 31 1492: Spain issued a royal edict advising Jews to either become Catholics, leave the country or be executed. 1732: Composer Franz Joseph Haydn, known as the “father of the symphony,” was born in Austria. One of his greatest contribution ...
Pope Francis wants a poor Church and a church f... [Published Green (Living) Review - Mar 27 2013]
Pope Francis said that he wants a poor Church and a church that serves the poor by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Roman Church and especially the Curia have just woken up to a serious shock, it would seem, in that Pope Francis has decided that ...
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Pope Francis Names New Bishop for Oakland [Published Business Wire - May 03 2013]
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