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The Jesuit order has a long tradition of vigorous missionary work and of intellectual and scholarly achievement. The Jesuits have also been known historically for their influence, often behind the scenes, in European politics and for their skill and resourcefulness in debate — characteristics that have sometimes led people to mistrust them. In recent years, they have become better known as free-ranging thinkers on religious and political questions.
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Yet Mr. Weber showed that Dutch Jesuits deployed the camera obscura as a metaphor in devotional literature and sermons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He also had differences with fellow Jesuits who believed Bergoglio lacked interest in liberation theology - that synthesis of Christian thought and Marxist sociology which sought to overthrow injustice.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
"It's time to go forward," he asserts, quoting Father Frans, who he says inspired him to join the Jesuits.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
If you need someone to clean up a mess in Catholic education, you call the Jesuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2024
“My sisters are Jesuits and my little brother I don’t know yet. I’m nothing in particular.”
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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