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JESUIT PRIESTS: MOMENTS FROM THE ALTAR

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 JESUIT PRIESTS: MOMENTS FROM THE ALTAR One of the commonly asked questions about priests and especially the Jesuit priests is: What do Jesuit Priests do outside mass? So, then what do Jesuit priests really do for fun and recreation? There is this misconception that priests are boring old men who sit locked away in Church. That couldn’t be further from the truth, because those in the ministry are called to minister right? But first and foremost, they are called to be human remember. What people do not understand is the aspect of humanity in priests. Remember priests are humans.  I think to be fully human means having hobbies and leisure activities that you do beyond your normal job or  vocation. Whatever it might be, so does the clergy and religious in their diverse hobbies derive some of the same physical, mental and spiritual benefits from taking breaks off their work. Jesuits priests are not exempted from such activities. Who are the Jesuits then? They are originally k...
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Jesuits Eastern Africa (AOR)

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  First Simple Perpetual Vows 2022-Dodoma Tanzania WHO ARE THE JESUITS AND WHAT DO THEY BELIEVE? The Society of Jesus, more commonly known as the Jesuits, is a society within the Roman Catholic Church that was founded by Ignatius of Loyola and instituted by Pope Paul III. The Society of Jesus demands four vows of its members: poverty, chastity, obedience to Christ, and obedience to the Pope. The purpose of the Jesuits is the propagation of the Catholic faith. Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish nobleman, who intended to have a career as a professional soldier.   A cannonball shattered his leg in 1521, and his career was shattered with it. During his long recovery at the castle of Loyola, he spent much time reading religious books, fasting, and praying. As a result of these studies, Ignatius decided to become a soldier of Christ and hung up his sword at the altar of Mary in Montserrat. From 1522 to 1534, Loyola traveled to monasteries and schools, studying and praying in ...
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