Loyalty Link | resource hub
Use this page as a resource guide. Live the Alpha Sigma Nu mission, and adhere to the core values of your Jesuit education. The information is designed to help you stay informed, involved, and inspired.
Jesuit Documents on Higher Education
- Jesuit Curia on Jesuit Education | Society of Jesus education documents
- The Catholic University of the 21st Century: Educating for Solidarity | by Paul Locatelli, SJ
- The Influence of the Spiritual Exercises on Six Dimensions of Jesuit Education | by Michael Graham, SJ
- Challenges to Jesuit Higher Education Today | by Adolfo Nicolás, SJ
Service Opportunities
- Ignatian Volunteer Corps | Provides men and women, most 50 or better, opportunities to serve others and transform lives
- Jesuit Volunteer Corps | Offers men and women an opportunity to work full-time for justice and peace as they serve the poor directly, both in the US and abroad
- JVC Northwest | Provides opportunities for motivated individuals to reach out to persons living on the margins of society and vulnerable places throughout the Pacific Northwest
- Iggy | "Iggy" is short for Ignatian Social Ministry Database. It provides a listing of Jesuit and Ignatian-inspired social ministries in the US
- Companions in Ignatian Service and Spirituality | Seeks to deepen the spiritual life of volunteers, aged 50 or better, as they give of their time and talent to serve those in need
- National Jesuit Alumni Service Initiative | Fosters the ongoing formation of men and women for others that is the heart of the Catholic and Jesuit mission in higher education
Society of Jesus
- Jesuit Curia | The site of the Jesuit Curia is in Rome, where many spiritual, educational and administrative works support the operation of the international Order
- Jesuits USA | Website of the Jesuit Conference of the US Assistancy
- Understanding the 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- America Magazine | The national Catholic weekly magazine published by Jesuits of the US
- Jesuit Relief Service Dispatches | A fortnightly email bulletin of the JRS International Office, featuring refugee news briefings, press releases, featured articles and project updates from our people in the field
- Thinking Faith | The online journal of the British Province
- Eureka Street | Public Affairs, international relations, the arts and theology from the Australian Jesuits
- Gregorian University in Rome | Founded by St. Ignatius as the "Roman College" in 1551, it is one of the oldest universities in the world
- Loyola Press | Publishes books that appreciate the wisdom, beauty and vitality of the Catholic tradition of story and sacrament, mystery and mercy, catholicity and compassion
- Loyola Productions | a nonprofit creative media company that builds on the 450-year-old Jesuit tradition of effective involvement in communication arts
- Theological Studies | A Jesuit-sponsored, quarterly journal of theology
Jesuit Education
- Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities | News of the 28 US Jesuit colleges and universities
- The Jesuit Channel | Video/audio files of lectures, speeches, interviews, and discussions addressing issues related to the mission of Jesuit higher education
- The Jesuit, Catholic Mission of US Jesuit Colleges & Universities | This statement offers a consensus reflection of the 28 presidents of these colleges and universities on the Jesuit, Catholic identity they share
- Conversations Magazine | Encourages serious conversations on the nature of Jesuit higher education
- JEBNET | The network of MBA programs at Jesuit colleges and universities
- Jesuit Secondary Education Association | Membership organization serving all Jesuit high schools in the continental United States, Puerto Rico and Canada
- World Union of Jesuit Alumni/ae | Organization which unites alumni of all Jesuit educational institutions, joined together in their local, regional, national, and international organizations
- Nativity Miguel Schools | A growing network of middle schools across the country, designed to provide families struggling in impoverished neighborhoods with high quality education
- Cristo Rey Network | Comprised of 24 quality, Catholic, college preparatory high schools for urban young people with limited educational options.
Ignatian Spirituality
- Creighton Online Ministries | An amazing resource for all things Ignatian
- The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University
- Prayer Windows
- The Jesuit Resource | Online resource sponsored by Xavier University's Center for Mission and Identity provides information on Jesuit education and Ignatian Spirituality
- Pray as You Go | Daily prayer for your MP3 player from the British Jesuits
- The Jesuit Collaborative | The Ignatian spirituality ministry initiative of the New England, New York, and Maryland provinces of the Jesuits to share the gift of the Spiritual Exercises
- The Christian Life Communities | CLC | Movement is a world-wide cofraternity of lay men and women, single and married, who want to live their lives in the spirit of the Ignatian Exercises
- Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits | An academic journal that deals with the many facets of Jesuit life
- Ignatian-style Rosary
- Summer Ignatian Reading 2012
- Jesuit Prayer | Ignatian Spirituality reminds us that God pursues us in the routines of our home and work life and in the hopes and fears of life's challenges
Social Justice
- Jesuit Social Aspostolate | Website encourages the first step of building our awareness and facilitating contact between the social justice efforts now underway by the Society of Jesus and the wider Ignatian family
- Jesuit Refugee Service USA | In continuity with its quarter century of ministry to and with refugees and forcibly displaced individuals, JRS/USA affirms its mission to accompany, serve and defend the rights of these people
- Ignatian Solidarity Network
- Center for Concern
- Jesuit Advocacy | The Jesuit Conference has four focus areas: Africa, domestic poverty, immigration, and war & violence. The website has tool kits on each area.
- Woodstock Theological Center | Georgetown University | Programs for theological reflection on the human problems of today.
- Jesuit Social Research Institute | Loyola University New Orleans | Transforming the Gulf South through action research, analysis, education, and advocacy
The Church
- The Church in the 21st Century
- Woodstock Theological Center | An independent center for theological reflection at Georgetown University
- CARA (Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate) | A national nonprofit, university-affiliated organization that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic Church
- Catholic Social Thought | Collections of Catholic information and documents relating to Catholic ethics
- Center of Concern | Providing reliable information and analysis on development issues, practical alternatives to current development policies and practical suggestions for personal action, and faith reflections from an ethical perspective based on Catholic Social Teaching
- Education for Justice | Offering a wide range of resources to help promote Catholic Social Teaching and social justice issues through interactive group activities and discussion
- Catholic Social Teaching | Seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching spelled out
Retreats
- California Province
- Chicago-Detroit Province
- Maryland Province
- Missouri Province
- New Orleans Province
- New England Province
- New York Province
- Oregon Province
- Wisconsin Province
Ethics
- Making Ethical Decisions | Guidelines are the product of dialog and debate at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University
- Socially Responsible Investments | Learn about SRI as a work of structural justice which can be used within investment decisions made by Jesuit institutions and interested individuals
Social
- Jesuit Young Adults and Professional | Sharing a gumbo of faith, friendship, and social justice in New Orleans and beyond, this is a faith-based social group in the New Orleans area
- The Jesuit Connection | Welcomes young adults (20s and 30s) who are alumni of Jesuit institutions of higher Ed or have experience with Jesuit teachings and values to liturgy, service and social networking events
Inspiration
- Greg Boyle, SJ on "Finding God, with the Poor, in our Poverty" and "The Two Standards and Our Culture Today"
- Chris Lowney on "Effective self-leadership in a complex world: practical insights from Ignatius of Loyola"
- Jane Knuth on Thrift Store Saints | YouTube video