Jan Graffius recalls the intensity of emotion of the celebrations for the Beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero that lasted three days, officially, although the people of San Salvador are still celebrating.
Everything that’s good eventually gets crucified. By a perverse axiom in life there is always something that cannot leave well enough alone, but, for reasons of its own, must lash out at what’s good.
According to modern hagiography, Andrew Bobola, S.J., did not differ much from other priests or his fellow Jesuits in terms either of pursuing holiness in his daily life or of his missionary zeal.
100 years ago the province began an internal newsletter for the British Jesuits serving as Chaplains in WWI. Archive volunteer, Sheila, outlines her current project of transcribing The Chaplains’ Weekly and shares her first impressions.
