Missionaries go into a community to teach about Jesus Christ and the Christian faith. Missionary work depends on where the individual or group of missionaries are going (international or local communities). At the very least, a missionary's first responsibility is to God, then to his or her c...
aMatteo Ricci—linguist, astronomer, mathematician, historian, geographer, Jesuit missionary-fascinated the Chinese. Matteo Ricci语言学家,天文学家,数学家,史学家,地理学者, Jesuit传教士迷住了中国人。[translate] aShown above –Kleentek N-25 Electrostatic Oil Conditioner on Van Dorn press # 11 显示的...
Historically, the Philippines was first dubbed as “Perla del Mar de Oriente” (Pearl of the Orient Seas) in 1751 by a Spanish Jesuit missionary, Father Juan J. Delgado. ... Another kudos goes to the Philippines, that really compliment its sobriquet. It was here where the biggest pearl in...
The Ignatian Way: Key Aspects of Jesuit Spirituality [Paperback] An introduction to Ignatian spirituality that covers all the main aspectsfrom Saint Ignatius of Loyola's conversion story to the great missionary activity of St. Francis Xavier, to the famous Ignatian Retreat to spirituality... CJ He...
Historical biographical religious drama film based on the memoirs of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order who was also canonized as a saint in Roman Catholicism. The Brothers McMullen (1995) Deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New Yor...
St. Francis Xavier rolled into Kagoshima as Japan’s first Jesuit missionary. Despite some success in converting Japanese people to Christianity, the land’s Buddhist and Shinto religions won out — and even today, just1.5% of the population are Christian. It’s believed that the first Christmas...
His origin is wildly debated, but Yasuke first came to Japan under the service of Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano. Upon meeting Oda Nobunaga, the daimyō was fascinated by Yasuke’s skin and was convinced he was covered in black ink. ...
What was St. Ignatius of Loyola’s early life like?
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(This should be no surprise, however. According to the Saints, to live in a convent, is to live in the very heart of the missionary life of the Church). Thus the Poor Clare's today tend to be cloistered contemplatives. As a basis for understanding Poor Clare spirituality, it is ...