Black Robe

"...by Champlain, Black Robe tells the story of a Jesuit missionary (Bluteau) determined to bring “civilization” and “the word..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Derrickson’s film, based on a real event in which a priest was charged with negligent homicide because of a death that occurred during an exorcism, flirts with relevance and assorted hot-button topics but fails to amount to much more than an overlong exercise in Jesuit Theosophy 101, played against the backdrop of Law & Order.

"...amount to much more than an overlong exercise in Jesuit Theosophy 101, played against the backdrop of Law &..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amen.

"...the story of Riccardo Fontana (Kassovitz), an idealistic young Jesuit who helped Gerstein attempt to bring the truth of..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

42 Up

"...objective of the series, which was to examine the Jesuit premise: “Give me a child until he is seven..."

May 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Silent Enemy

"...in that much of the film was based on Jesuit diaries). Still, from the opening half-hour when an Indian..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...rules and settle a 2-year-old lawsuit brought by Dallas Jesuit College Prep. In the process, UIL hopes, it averted..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The World as He Knows It

H.W. Brands? The Age of Gold is just the latest in a long line of well-crafted history.

"...job, Brands went back to his alma mater, Portland's Jesuit High School, and talked to his old principal. With..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

Silence

Two missionaries in feudal Japan are tested

"...of His silence is almost enough to make this Jesuit padre doubt his faith, but Father Rodrigues’ pride won’t..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sing Street

The director of Once and Begin Again helms another joyful music film

"...remarkable film debut) is taken out of his private Jesuit school and sent to a lesser one run by..."

April 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Club

Chile's Oscar nominee is a dark drama about pedophile priests

"...next, and final, houseguest is Father García (Alonso), a Jesuit psychologist sent by the Vatican for reasons initially unclear...."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Fictional Fiction According to John Irving

Louis Black interviews his former writing teacher about his latest novel, Avenue of Mysteries

"...mourners, in one of the front pews in the Jesuit temple whom Juan Diego sees briefly when he's lying..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column by Louis Black

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...have had a friend of mine who is a Jesuit astronomer say that it is the way that Jesuits..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

49 Up

This British series is one of the great achievements of the cinema, one that reveals how an observant camera plus the passage of time can capture reality.

"...regarding the future. The idea, which grew from the Jesuit saying "Give me a child until he is 7,..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ogre

"...a young boy growing up in a rigorous, post-WWI Jesuit orphanage. When he prays that the stifling place might..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 29 - May 5

"...shared your knowledge about local plants with an Italian Jesuit missionary in what's now Uruguay. All the powers and..."

April 29, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 24-30

"...21st-century New Age self-help teacher. He was a 17th-century Jesuit philosopher born under the sign of serious, diligent Capricorn...."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Book Review: I Came As a Shadow by John Thompson

Coach's autobiography is a tale of U.S. sports and U.S. history

"...Those people, Thompson realized, had been sold away from Jesuit plantations in St. Mary’s County, Maryland: “I was knocked..."

March 3, 2021 Sports Post by Michael King

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 18-24

"...shared your knowledge about local plants with an Italian Jesuit missionary in what's now Uruguay. All the powers and..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Five Arty Things to Do: Dec. 15-17

Counting it down, arting it up, struggling with the goddamn tinsel

"...in the Eighties? Nash remembers: He went to a Jesuit school in Texas, the poor fool. And now he..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: Loving the Pope

Is Frances the plural of Francis?

"...Francis, the first Latin American pope, and the first Jesuit pope, has wowed just about everyone. His messages of..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Cinedigm Docurama Kicks Off With 'G-Dog'

Documentary tracks L.A.'s Homeboy Industries

"...to learn that this documentary's lead subject is a Jesuit priest...."

April 23, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

High School Lacrosse Champs to Be Crowned in Georgetown

Teams from across the state converge on East View High School Stadium

"...five-time state champion Highland Park battling intra-city rival Dallas Jesuit, who has yet to earn a trophy. At 7:00pm,..."

May 5, 2012 Sports Post by Kenny Pailes

Gay Place

Gay Place turns it over to comedienne Kate Clinton for a special Stonewall remembrance

"...In 1969 I had just graduated from a small Jesuit college in upstate New York. Insert "Class of '69"..."

June 26, 2009 Column by Ash Bell

Aztex Advance in U.S. Open Cup

Second-round U.S. Open Cup Game Coming up Tuesday

"...Jeff Harwell – a 22-year-old midfielder out of Dallas Jesuit and SMU, still on an amateur contract with the..."

June 10, 2009 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

'Friday Night Lights': Texas Highways Edition

"...Rhodes Stadium, Sweeny vs. La Grange at Houston Strake Jesuit, and Giddings vs. Wharton at Tomball? Our two 1A..."

Nov. 16, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Uncommon Generosity

Following restaurateur Michael Vilim's time and money

"...follower of one of the great Catholic reformers, the Jesuit John LaFarge. He believed that the Catholic Church should..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Soccer Watch

High school state finals, Landon Donovan comes home

"...thriller, to make the 5A regional semifinals against Dallas Jesuit. Georgetown's girls are in the regional semis as well,..."

April 8, 2005 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

St. Michael's Passion

Whose truth prevails at Austin's Catholic high school?

"...Rev. John Payne, S.J. (Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits), the school's director of faith and community formation, is..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...for three years. After a short stint at a Jesuit high school, he was again shipped away for discipline:..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Book Reviews

Reviews of Recent Fiction and Nonfiction

"...interest. And, finally, Father Francis Xavier Judge, Devlin's saintly Jesuit brother who was among the Americans slaughtered -- you..."

May 19, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

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