Editor's note: This is the first part of a series focusing on seminaries in the United States. Every priest, including those accused of sexual abuse or those who disagree with Pope Francis, attended ...

In February 2020, my brother Jesuits and I returned home to our novitiate in St. Paul, Minn., after spending 30 days in silence. We had completed the Spiritual Exercises and were to spend the ...

Overview: Through the richness of Jesuit and Catholic tradition, formation at JST integrates the contextual study of theology with a commitment to faith and justice. Our approach to formation reflects ...

In January, NCR began an occasional series on seminary formation in which we attempt to answer how priests are being formed, who is teaching them and if seminaries are adapting to the new wave of ...

In an era of rapid change in higher education, University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., believes Jesuit schools can evolve while staying grounded in what has worked for almost 500 ...

Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in The Jesuit Post on May 4, 2020 under the headline “Mental Health Awareness Month: Why I Go to Therapy Now.” America is the publisher of The Jesuit ...

A major contribution of the Council of Trent was the seminary system, whereby young men were trained to become priests through specialized courses in public speaking, philosophy, and theology. (Before ...

Editor’s Note: This is Part II of an analysis of the current state of the Jesuits. Part I is available here. The Society of Jesus is celebrating an “Ignatian Year,” commemorating 500 years since St.

Building on Boston College’s commitment to Jesuit education, the Lynch School of Education and Human Development will offer a new online master’s degree program—the first of its kind in the U.S.—which ...