Comments on: Great Jesuits 1: The Ark and The Dove http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/07/09/great-jesuits1-the-ark-and-the-dove/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Thu, 24 May 2012 01:36:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Great Jesuits 6: Peacemaker « The American Catholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/07/09/great-jesuits1-the-ark-and-the-dove/#comment-3273 Great Jesuits 6: Peacemaker « The American Catholic Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:19:48 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=10575#comment-3273 [...] Number 6 in my series on great Jesuits of American history.  Pierre-Jean De Smet first saw the light of day in Dendermonde in Belgium on January 30, 1801.  His parents would have been astonished if they had been told that in his life their newborn would travel over 180,000 miles as a missionary, and most of it in the Wild West of the United States. [...] [...] Number 6 in my series on great Jesuits of American history.  Pierre-Jean De Smet first saw the light of day in Dendermonde in Belgium on January 30, 1801.  His parents would have been astonished if they had been told that in his life their newborn would travel over 180,000 miles as a missionary, and most of it in the Wild West of the United States. [...]

]]> By: Great Jesuits 5: Medal of Honor « The American Catholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/07/09/great-jesuits1-the-ark-and-the-dove/#comment-3272 Great Jesuits 5: Medal of Honor « The American Catholic Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:07:38 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=10575#comment-3272 [...] Number 5 in my series on Great Jesuits of American history.  A hallmark of the Jesuit Order has always been utter fearlessness.  The Order founded by that Basque soldier turned saint, Saint Ignatius Loyola, had as little use for fear as it did for doubt.  The “black robes” of the Jesuits in New France were typical of the Jesuit soldiers of Christ in their almost super-human courage in disdaining the torture and death they exposed themselves to as missionaries to warlike tribes. [...] [...] Number 5 in my series on Great Jesuits of American history.  A hallmark of the Jesuit Order has always been utter fearlessness.  The Order founded by that Basque soldier turned saint, Saint Ignatius Loyola, had as little use for fear as it did for doubt.  The “black robes” of the Jesuits in New France were typical of the Jesuit soldiers of Christ in their almost super-human courage in disdaining the torture and death they exposed themselves to as missionaries to warlike tribes. [...]

]]> By: Great Jesuits 2: Chaplain of the Excelsior Brigade « The American Catholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/07/09/great-jesuits1-the-ark-and-the-dove/#comment-3271 Great Jesuits 2: Chaplain of the Excelsior Brigade « The American Catholic Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:53:31 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=10575#comment-3271 [...] 2 of my series on great Jesuits in American history.  Ireland has given many great gifts to the United States of [...] [...] 2 of my series on great Jesuits in American history.  Ireland has given many great gifts to the United States of [...]

]]> By: Donald R. McClarey http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/07/09/great-jesuits1-the-ark-and-the-dove/#comment-3270 Donald R. McClarey Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:27:51 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=10575#comment-3270 He is on my list Zak. Thank you! He is on my list Zak. Thank you!

]]> By: Zak http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/07/09/great-jesuits1-the-ark-and-the-dove/#comment-3269 Zak Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:10:09 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=10575#comment-3269 A cross carried on either the Ark or the Dove is hanging at Dahlgren Chapel at Georgetown. I encourage you to include the recently deceased Fr. Thomas King, a Georgetown Jesuit (one of them!) who founded University Faculty for Life. His obituary here (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/27/AR2009062702307.html) doesn't cover his most powerful trait: his holiness: somewhat recounted here (http://jesuitjoe.blogspot.com/2009/06/adieux.html), here (http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/06/25/thomas-king-s-j-%E2%80%93-an-enchantment/), and here (http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/06/24/fr-thomas-king-s-j-1929-2009/). A cross carried on either the Ark or the Dove is hanging at Dahlgren Chapel at Georgetown.

I encourage you to include the recently deceased Fr. Thomas King, a Georgetown Jesuit (one of them!) who founded University Faculty for Life. His obituary here (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/27/AR2009062702307.html) doesn’t cover his most powerful trait: his holiness: somewhat recounted here (http://jesuitjoe.blogspot.com/2009/06/adieux.html), here (http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/06/25/thomas-king-s-j-%E2%80%93-an-enchantment/), and here (http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/06/24/fr-thomas-king-s-j-1929-2009/).

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