Fr. Brian G. Paulson, S.J.

22 Jesuit Novices Pronounce First Vows - Jesuits.org Twenty-two Jesuit novices from the United States and Haiti professed first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in August 2025.

Twenty-two Jesuit novices from the United States and Haiti professed first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience this month. #AMDG www.jesuits.org/stories/firs...

On the latest #AMDG podcast, singer-songwriter Brody Bond discusses the intersection of creativity and spirituality. ow.ly/O6uN50WIStE

Happy 106th birthday to Sister Jean of Loyola University Chicago! bit.ly/srjean

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Alberto Hurtado, a Chilean #Jesuit who worked with the poor. He is best known for founding Hogar de Cristo, houses for the poor. ow.ly/lTLG50KmYFI

On August 15, 1534, on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, in a small chapel at Montmartre, St. Ignatius and six companions professed first vows. #AMDG

Today we celebrate the feast of St. John Berchmans. He died five years after entering the Society of Jesus, but his great desire to be a priest inspired him to live religious life fully. ow.ly/VPtb50FPcNb

Brian Green, director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, joins the AMDG podcast to discuss how the Vatican is approaching the complex issues surrounding AI and how a Catholic might think about whether or not to use AI tools. ow.ly/hXVF50WAVSK

Congratulations to Frs. Frantz Georges, SJ, Rivelt Silnéus, SJ, and Antony Simon, SJ, who were ordained to the priesthood on August 2 in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. AMDG! jesuits.org/ordination

On the new #AMDG podcast, Sr. Margaret Scott discusses her new book, “Ignatius Was Green: Ecological Dimensions of the Spiritual Exercises,” about about Ignatian spirituality and ecological conversion. ow.ly/l4iE50WxGfg

Celebrate Ignatius with Our Feast Day Quiz - Jesuits.org Put your knowledge of Ignatius of Loyola to the test! Take our official Feast Day Quiz and find out how well you know our founder.

To celebrate Ignatius Day, take our Feast Day Quiz and see how well you know St. Ignatius. www.jesuits.org/stories/cele...

Today we celebrate the feast day of our founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola! Learn more about his life and spirituality: ow.ly/qOpt50K80Pe

The Vatican Observatory Looks to the Heavens It’s run by a Michigan-born Jesuit—and a meteorite expert—known as the Pope’s Astronomer.

A great profile in the @newyorker.com of Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, director of the Vatican Observatory, who's known as the Pope’s Astronomer. @vaticanobservatory.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Chris Lowney, author of “Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World,” joins #AMDG to share why the Jesuit charism & history are so helpful to 21st-century leaders both inside church structures & outside them. ow.ly/tVZ750Wu1rH

On this day in #Jesuit history in 1609, St. Ignatius was beatified by Paul V. #AMDG

What is spiritual desolation—and how does God get us out of it? “The definition of desolation is notoriously slippery,” Father James Martin writes. “It is not simply a period of dryness in prayer, which is common to everyone.”

What is spiritual desolation — and how does God get us out of it? www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...

Congrats to Fr. Len Altilia, SJ, who received the JSN Insignis Award at the 2025 Jesuit Schools Network Colloquium in June, honoring Ignatian educators for exceptional dedication, leadership and service in secondary ed. Fr. Altilia has devoted over 50 years to Jesuit education.

On the new AMDG podcast, Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Diego, shares how the parish is standing in solidarity with immigrants — from starting a migrant shelter to accompanying migrants to immigration court. ow.ly/z4sY50WqyL6

Today is the feast of the first Native American saint, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, who was baptized by Jesuit missionaries. She is the patron of ecology and Native Americans.

Reinforcing the mission: Pope Leo XIV meets with Father General | The Society of Jesus On 20 June, Pope Leo XIV received Father Arturo Sosa in audience at the Vatican. The meeting between the Holy Father and Father General underscores the deep and historically significant relationship b...

On June 20, Pope Leo XIV received Father General Arturo Sosa, SJ, in audience at the Vatican. The meeting underscored the deep and historically significant relationship between the Holy See and the Society of Jesus. www.jesuits.global/2025/07/03/r...

Join @loyolapress.bsky.social this month for 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a monthlong celebration of Ignatian spirituality leading up to his feast day on July 31. ow.ly/SzEy50St0BM

On the new AMDG podcast, Fr. Chris Krall, SJ, the only Catholic priest currently serving in the US military for the continent of Africa, discusses how his current mission fits into his Jesuit vocation of being available to go where God’s people need. ow.ly/WqvY50Wg7W2

488 years ago today, St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier and several of their companions were ordained priests in Venice on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.

Opening Mass Homily of the Jesuit Integral Ecology Assembly Preached by Very Rev. Brian Paulson, S.J. - Ignatian Solidarity Network Fr. Brian Paulson, S.J., presided over the opening Mass of the Jesuit Integral Ecology Assembly at Madonna Della Strada Chapel in Chicago.

I presided over the opening Mass of the Jesuit Integral Ecology Assembly at Madonna Della Strada Chapel at @loyolachicago.bsky.social on June 16. Read my homily here: ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2025/06...

Today, 16 U.S. Jesuits will be ordained to the priesthood in four different Masses. Please remember them in your prayers. #AMDG

Learn more about them: jesuits.org/ordination

Congratulations to Marc-André Veselovsky, SJ (second from left), who was ordained to the priesthood at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa on June 7. AMDG!

Jesuits Celebrate Ordination of 22 New Priests The Society of Jesus is proud to announce the ordination of 22 new priests in the United States, Canada and Haiti.

Meet the 22 Jesuits who will be ordained to the priesthood in the United States, Canada and Haiti this summer. #AMDG www.jesuits.org/profiles/202...

Jesuits Celebrate Ordination of 22 New Priests The Society of Jesus is proud to announce the ordination of 22 new priests in the United States, Canada and Haiti.

Meet the 22 Jesuits who will be ordained to the priesthood in the United States, Canada and Haiti this summer. #AMDG www.jesuits.org/profiles/202...

Everyday Ignatian: Patience and Lectio Divina - Jesuits.org Everyday Ignatian is written by guest contributors, chronicling their daily lives and experiences through the lens of Ignatian spirituality.

The latest Everyday Ignatian challenges us to practice patience by praying Lectio Divina. www.jesuits.org/stories/ever...

Every Small Act: Discipleship in the Spirit of Laudato Si’ To mark the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' groundbreaking encyclical, "Laudato Si'," Emily Mentock shares her personal journey.

As we mark the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' landmark ecological encyclical Laudato Si', Emily Mentock shares her personal journey of how Laudato Si’ reshaped her faith. 🌱 www.jesuits.org/stories/ever...

On the new #AMDG podcast, @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social shares his experience of being part of the ABC News team that covered Pope Francis’ funeral, the conclave and the first moments of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.

Listen: ow.ly/mxZt50VX82h 🎧