Comments on: http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%25e2%2580%2593-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu Cardinal Seán shares his reflections & experiences. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mark Ingoglio http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-2/#comment-1086 Mark Ingoglio Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:28:12 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-1086 IHS

Your Eminence:

Thank you for a wonderful presentation on this spiritual giant!

Saint Ignatius is, hands down, my favorite saint. I have made the Spiritual Exercises in their entirety (19th anotation) under a devout Jesuit master, and have adopted them, however poorly, as a way of life. The lives of the jesuit saints are as familiar to me as the lives of any living person I hold dear.

I dream to see the places that you present in pictures for myself someday. Family history is such an important part of the human experience, isn’t it?

Prostrate at the feet of Your Eminence, I am

The least son of Saint Ignatius, “born out of the natural course”,

Mark Ingoglio
Teacher

]]> By: KR http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-2/#comment-515 KR Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:43:53 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-515 Dear Cardinal Sean,

Your blog reaches out and touches many of us beyond the Archdiocese of Boston! I’ve been struggling with my faith in the Catholic Church, struggling to find someone I feel comfortable talking with…in some dioceses, it seems the priests are too busy to meet you if you ask (lay administration will tell you who you can and cannot meet with, and some priests themselves are too busy to return phone calls). Just reading your blog somehow makes me feel a little more connected to the Church. Blessings to you.

]]> By: Fr. Willy Raymond, CSC. http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-2/#comment-431 Fr. Willy Raymond, CSC. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:20:30 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-431 Dear Cardinal Sean,

Greetings from Hollywood. I was transplanted to Hollywood from New England to continue Servant of God Father Patrick Peyton’s work out here in Hollywood.

Many people here in LA live in the world of blogs and have their own websites. However, for the metropolitan of New England to join this world is an unexpected grace. I have read your blog with delight at the descriptions of Saint Peter’s and the Gesu and the reminder to me that I have missed so much in visting both churches in the past.

Your sharing of the homily you preached at Boston College on the Feast of Ignatius is what prompted me to send a message of thanks for the challenge to them and all of us to bring the zeal of Francis and Ignatius and Francis Xavier to our work of helping to build a “Civilization of Love.”

Father Patrick Peyton founded Family Theater and planted its headquarters right here on Sunset Blvd in the middle of Hollywood so he could use the media to spread his message that “The Family that prays together stays together.”

The media, especially film and the internet that you are now using, are helping to shape our popular culture in profound ways. We are doing our bit out here in Hollywood. Thanks so much for adding your presence and distinguished voice to the many others in this “areopagus” of the 21st century. You and the be=loved Archdiocese of Boston are in our prayers here in Hollywood.

In Christ,

Fr. Willy Raymond, CSC.

]]> By: John Schmit http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-2/#comment-425 John Schmit Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:32:12 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-425 Your Eminence,

Could you please have your webmaster post in archive your photos from last Saturday on the Feast of St. Pio at SGR? I wanted to show them to some other devotees of St. Pio but I can no longer find them on your blog.

Thanks for the continued blogging from Rome – the photos and your stories are amazing.

Regards,

JCS

]]> By: Shirley St.John http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-2/#comment-421 Shirley St.John Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:10:06 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-421 Your Emminence, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your whole blog. Although i also visited The Vatican, Rome, and much of Northern Italy in May of 2004, I learned so much more of it’s history from reading your blog. I traveled with a group from Holy Cross Church in Easton, Ma. along with Father Brad Beaup’re and we were slated to see the Pope as soon as we deplaned. However, the security for this visit were changed just before we arrived and we lost the opportunity. The Vatican was nice enough to let us tour the Vatican Gardens to somewhat make up for our disappointment. it was a lovely tour and we took many pictures. Keep up your work, as I totally enjoyed reading it all. God Bless, Shirley St.John, Easton, Ma.

]]> By: Carolyn Fording http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Carolyn Fording Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:58:49 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-417 Dear Cardinal Sean,being Catholic for almost 6 months now you brought pictures of beauty of my Faith Alive.
Blessings, Carolyn

]]> By: Chris Clare Williams http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Chris Clare Williams Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:54:53 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-416 Thank You for sharing with us the Beauty of your Trip too Rome to encourage us,and show us all that we have many Treaures in our Faith
Chris Clare

]]> By: Fr. Mark Hession http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Fr. Mark Hession Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:08:39 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-414 Hello: Just a note from Our Lady of Victory on Cape Cod to share our prayers for your and your parishioners tomorrow; paz, Mark

]]> By: Julie Ann Brown http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Julie Ann Brown Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:05:23 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-402 Thank you for sharing the beauty of your faith and your equally beautiful enthusiastic sharing of your journey to the land of Saint Paul and Saint Peter and those Holy Souls of long ago…Lourdes is another place that transforms us with Our Lady’s energy…

]]> By: Ann Melia http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Ann Melia Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:54:24 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-373 Cardinal Sean, thank you for a very informative insight into the Jesuits and St. Ignatius. I believe too that Ignatius & Xavier would echo the same sentiments today to all those who teach and run our Catholic Universities. To lead people to the Lord and to act for the greater glory of God, and to teach God’s truth always.

]]> By: Ann http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Ann Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:56:33 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-371 Dear Cardinal Sean,

Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

Just found your new web-site on SpiritDaily ! Your a Great Teacher and we are truly blessed to be able to read your reflections. Thankyou for all that your doing. God Bless and may the Angels watchover you ! Looking forward to reading more of your experiences and reflections !! Ann

]]> By: glenna http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-363 glenna Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:37:34 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-363 Wow. Wonderful to be able to share your time in Rome with you in this way. Of all the churches I saw in Rome, the Gesu stayed with me more than any other except St Peters. Even though many Jesuits have led people in ways that are against what is taught in the Catechism in the last 30 years, that has not been my experience. I’ve been very blessed to know Jesuits who have continued to be faithful to Jesus & his Church & their charism of serving the Holy Father. Unfortunately, they are unrecognized by the media…& even by their own order! My sense is that the men who are in formation now will rediscover the genius of Ignatius.
In the meantime, I join you, Cardinal Sean, in your prayers for your diocese!

]]> By: Gail Murphy http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Gail Murphy Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-358 Dear Cardinal Sean, I knew you’d be “blogging” and I meant to check it out, thanks to the Boston Globe for reminding me and giving the web address. I especially enjoyed your comments on the Jesuits, I’m a BC Grad and I currently work for the Jesuits at Campion Center. When my husband and I were in Rome for the Beatification of Pope John XXIII I made a point of going to the Jesu and I’m glad I did. Thanks also for the inside look at the Vatican. This is a great thing you’re doing. Thanks! Gail Murphy

]]> By: Pat http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Pat Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:38:05 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-356 Your Eminence,

Thank you for starting this blog! Will be checking back to keep up with your travels, and all the other duties and reflections you may write about!

Keep it coming!

I call on fellow Catholic bloggers to link to the Cardinal’s blog!

Peace,
Pat

]]> By: Anna Rose http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Anna Rose Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:35:15 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-349 Thank you Emminence for the beautiful pictures of the Vatican and Church and gardens. In 2004 I went twice to Vatican but still have a lot to see.
Please continue with your posts.
God Bless your life.
AnnaRose

]]> By: Rosalie Corbo http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Rosalie Corbo Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:07:31 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-342 Your Eminence I read in the Boston papers about your blog and was curious to see what you have to say. It is great, thanks you for sharing the information about the Gesu Church and obviously your great esteem for the Jesuits which is shared by my husband, Dorick Corbo as well as myself. We read America Magazine every week. This new plateau you are ascending is bringing you closer to all Boston Catholics – it is time to start being positive and bringing the sun (Son) back to the Boston . I will keep reading and will write again – you have a good sense of humor. Rosalie Corbo

]]> By: Jane http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Jane Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:40:35 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-340 Excellent blogging with pictures! I must tell you that when I was in Rome last, attending the canonization of Edith Stein, I went to the Gesu. The place was then being restored, and large sections were cordoned off, allowing a small number to attend services from the pews. I was standing in a small crowd EXACTLY where you are pictured, near the confessional, and coincidentally, I did EXACTLY what you were doing — standing, gazing, amazed at the fresco on the ceiling. I could not see the altar and the ongoing Mass very well, and there was no microphone, so audition was out, but the sacred art provided a visual lectio that I have never forgotten.
The only other church I visited (besides St. Peter’s and the Lateran) was the Minerva.
I think your Dominican Sisters from NJ are right: You need to go to the Minerva and pray to Catherine of Sienna — she had a way with bishops and popes, it seems, and there is every reason to believe that she would gladly intercede for you, as well!
Your blogging certainly makes you very real and human to all of us who are reading it. GOOD idea!!
Travel well and safely, and our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Jane

]]> By: Mary Ann Frisoli Harold http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Mary Ann Frisoli Harold Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:00:31 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-338 Dear Cardinal O”Malley,

What a wonderful chance your diocese has to know you better, to appreciate how you are you using all of your gifts for God!

Your humor and beautiful descriptive soundings on our faith, our Rome and our Catholic heritage are joy and comfort to read and ponder.

As we at home, prepare to proclaim our faith Sunday at the Respect Life Walk and Mass with Bishop Irwin, the power of your prayer for us will be upon us.

]]> By: Fr. Eustace Sequeira SJ http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Fr. Eustace Sequeira SJ Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:37:00 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-335 Dear Cardinal,
Congratulations on the brilliant job you are doing in the field of communications… May God reward you for the trouble you are taking, inspite of jetlag and the rest. I am at the Biblicum, and often take visitors to the Gesu… your spiritual pilgrimage doubly enriches any such experience. Thank you very much too for your special friendship with St. Ignatius and the Jesuits… they are certainly still very much in love with God and his Church, and continue to remain so inspite of so many who do not understand what they stand for. Their vow for the Pope and his mission is part of their life and you have encapsuled that desire in your description of the Church of the Gesu. Thank you and may God bless your work and your communications with your Archdiocese.
Fr. Eustace Sequeira SJ

]]> By: brother lesser http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-331 brother lesser Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:03:38 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-331 Dear Cardinal Sean-

St. Francis longed for martyrdom and indeed received his long-sought desires within his wounds (stigmata).

I often question what I might do if I had to personally face martyrdom. I spent 30+ years as an Infantry Officer, so death was always in the present tense for me (my own included). But I blush at my own timidity before those men and women who so humbly receive this gift with loving spirits…just as Sister Leonella Sgorbati in Mogadishu this past week.

God bless you and please continue to “give us this day our daily blog!”

]]> By: Marie McMillen http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Marie McMillen Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:45:43 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-328 Cardinal Sean,
I enjoyed your pictures of the Gesu! I saw the ceiling in some brochure while I was working in Germany and I was determined to visit the church when I flew to Rome for a weekend. An absolutely beautiful church! (Of course most churches in Rome are!!!) Thank you for reminding me about it and for your work for our CHURCH!! God Bless you!!
Marie

]]> By: M. J. Doherty http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-325 M. J. Doherty Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:22:46 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-325 Dear Cardinal Sean, I’m enjoying your Roman blog and great photos. Especially appreciated your comment on the inner movement of prayer as it goes from withdrawal into the self to engagement with the world and its needs and the coming of the Kingdom. And could not help but appreciate your extensive description of your visit to the Gesu and your own appreciation of the Jesuits and their mission, especially in universities. We will use excerpts from this to open one of our planning meetings here. (On the humorous side, I see that you are on your own way to a ream of paper….. )

]]> By: Fr. John Wronski, S.J. Director of Vocations http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Fr. John Wronski, S.J. Director of Vocations Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:13:01 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-323 Dear Cardinal Sean,

Thanks very much for your prayers for the Society of Jesus and especially for all the Jesuits in the Archdiocese of Boston. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

]]> By: Dominican Nuns http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Dominican Nuns Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:51:38 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-321 Dear Cardinal Sean,
Welcome to blogging!

Thank you for sharing your trip with us and we hope you’ll be able to continue blogging after you come back home.

However, we your Dominican cousins feel a little outa place here with all this Franciscan and Jesuit stuff! :-) Please go up to S. Sabina and visit!

God bless you and please know that you can count on our prayers always!

The Dominican Nuns of Summit, NJ
http://www.monialesop.blogspot.com
http://www.nunsopsummit.org

]]> By: Karen Hall http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Karen Hall Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:43:38 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-319 Your Eminence,

I hope you won’t mind that I put your blog on the sidebar of my Jesuit page, as you are a better Jesuit than a great many of the Jesuits I know!

Thank you so much for sharing that homily. Like others here, I hope you will continue to blog after you return from Rome.

]]> By: Tony Vogrincic http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Tony Vogrincic Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:56:52 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-317 Dear Cardinal Sean:
I love your blogging and I really appreciate your insights, commentaries and pictures of Rome! I visited Rome in May and I was captivated by the city. Your pictures are bringing back a lot of memories of this most beautiful city. I wish I had known of some of the tidbits you mention before I went to Rome, but I appreciate much of the trivia (but certainly not trivial!)

The one aspect I appreciated on my visit to Rome was the sense that in our era of such mass confusion and the sense that many people have abandoned God, it was conforting to know that such beauty to the glory of God and to our Catholic faith still resonates. I think it’s so important to recognize that we are but one link in the entire history of the world and of the church. Many times I don’t realize this or get too discouraged about the world of today to think it has much relevance. Thanks for your inspiration through your blogging!
Cheers from Canada. Tony

]]> By: Rev Alonso Macias http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Rev Alonso Macias Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:35:13 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-316 Eminencia:
Felicidades por este sitio. Sus reflexiones sobre la obra de san Ignacio en el lugar de su sepulcro son excelentes y nos llenan de nostalgia por la ciudad eterna. Dios le guarde.

]]> By: Christine Rahner http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Christine Rahner Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:20:38 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-315 Your Eminence,

Wonderful blog! I believe you are the first Cardinal to take up residence in St. Blogs so I think that means you are the Ordinary of the Blogsphere.

]]> By: Gail Marie..JoyfulPilgrim http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Gail Marie..JoyfulPilgrim Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:12:59 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-314 More Blessings in this blog..my first ever looking into a blog…lol GOD IS GOOD. I like the name St. Blog..so cute. Thank you, Thank you,Thank you, for taking to time to share all this with us. God Bless You. You make my day..in fact you made my week..

]]> By: Ginny Allen http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Ginny Allen Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:36:05 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-310 Just began looking at Spirit Daily last week. After reading an article on mysticism which led me to an article saying that hell was not eternal I was going to stop looking at this site but decided to read your blog. Thank you so much for taking the time to write tis daily letter and share the TRUTH with all of us.
God Bless You. Ginny Allen

]]> By: William Jackson http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-309 William Jackson Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:25:15 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-309 Dear Eminence; Thank you for bringing us along on your trip to Rome!! I have enjoyed the pictures and your daily thoughts. I am greatful that you are
sharing yourself through the internet. As someone who knows you, being my
pastor, I have had the chance to see how human you are. I pray that those
who have not had the opportunity to meet you personally will realize how blessed
we are in Boston to have you. Keep up the excellent work. You are truly a
gift to the Church, especially the Church in Boston. Looking forward to more of your blog.

Bill Jackson

]]> By: KAP http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-308 KAP Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:18:11 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-308 +JMJ+
Your Eminence,
Thank you for using this technology as it was designed and intended by GOD-Our Father. Your blog is filled with the true blessings of HIS grace and truly inspired by the Holy Spirit. Thank you also for answering HIS call to holiness.

Thank and praise our Triune GOD!
May HE continue to bless you, your work, your trip, your archdiocese, and our Church!

]]> By: Mary Mackenzie http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Mary Mackenzie Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:53:01 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-307 Your Eminence-
I loved reading your entry about Gesu…and the Jesuits.
Keep up the great blogging. Blessings on your work for the Church.

]]> By: Ben http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Ben Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:51:36 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-306 Cardinal Sean,
I have enjoyed your blog very much and I hope that you will continue with it long into the future. I graduated from Boston College and understand completely all you have said about the Jesuits. I have been to Rome. Unfortunately, I have not been to the Gesu. I remember sitting on the steps but I did not know what it was. Now I regreat not going in! Next I will go though.
Thank you again

]]> By: Frank http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Frank Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:21:11 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-305 Your Eminence,

It is such a joy an blessing to find that you are on-line now! This is very exciting; God bless you!

]]> By: Cabrini http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Cabrini Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:45:15 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-300 What a great blog – thanks for sharing your experiences and thoughts. As one of many young adults here in Boston seeking to help rebuild the Church & renew spirituality in today’s community, I hope we can connect with you here if not in the midst of your very busy schedule. Know that you have many who support you in prayer and in their work. God bless.

]]> By: Paul Harman, SJ http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Paul Harman, SJ Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:16:25 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-298 Dear Cardinal Sean:

Thank you for posting the wonderful homily you gave us at BC on July 31st and for the photos of your visit to the Gesu. We are following your trip to Rome with interest and are grateful to you for sharing it with your flock in Boston.

Fr. Paul Harman, S.J.
Rector, Boston College Jesuit Community

]]> By: Greg Rowles OFM Cap http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Greg Rowles OFM Cap Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:43:38 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-296 Thanks for the pics of the Jesuit Church. The Jesuits work very hard here in Australia in education I think they are underappreciated

When I pray the Suscipe of Ignatius, I remind myself of the simplicity, the balance, toward which the scriptures call us.

“Take Lord and receive all my liberty.
My memory, understanding, my entire will.
All that I have and possess.
You have given all these things to me, to you I return them.
Give me only your love and your grace, for that is enough for me.”

]]> By: Milan http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Milan Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:00:57 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-294 Seán, very nice blog. Specially by its contents. I hope every post help us a lot! Thanks and welcome to the Blogosphere! :)

]]> By: Javier http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Javier Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:58:34 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-293 Emminentissimum Cardinal Sean:

Be very welcome to internet world. I hope this blog may be a good way in order to estimate the problems and the worries of Catholics of the whole world.

It is necessary much hope in Christ and Mary.

God bless you!

]]> By: Jeannine Veraldi http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Jeannine Veraldi Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:54:22 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-292 Dear Cardinal Sean, Thank you for your most interesting and inspiring journey blog through the georgous Gesu mother church of the Jesuits in Rome. I attended Mass there on the occasions I was in the Eternal City. I was educated by the Jesuits at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, CA, where I met our late Jesuit Herbert de Souza and worked for him for 18 years. I was privileged to help him and his Jesuits build a communication center in Ahmedabad, India. Thank you for bringing so many beautiful memories back to me. May I wish you much more success in your future bloggings. In His love, Jeannine

]]> By: Miguel Vinuesa http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Miguel Vinuesa Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:40:34 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-291 Your Eminence,

Thanks a lot for your wonderful blog. Your pictures and your reflections surely are enriching and, as I am a big “fan” of Jesuits, I can’t thank you enough for letting the world see the chiesa del Gesú.

I was only once in Rome, during the beatification of Madre Maravillas, a Spanish Carmelite nun whose strong leadership lead that order to its rebirth in my country, after our civil strife. My trip, unfortunately, did not include the Gesů, and now only I realize what I missed.

Thanks a lot again for your posting and keep it coming, please! I can’t get enough of your wonderful writing…

Hoping to see you some day in Boston,

Miguel Vinuesa
Madrid, Spain.

]]> By: Cynthia Kerr http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Cynthia Kerr Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:51:58 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-290 Your Eminence,
Thank you for your blogging efforts. What a great surprise to be able to communicate in this way with you. I will surely visit your blog regularly. I have found your blog in between to of my ‘power saints’ feast days. St. Pio last Saturday and our dear little St. Therese this coming Sunday. Through the intercession of St. Therese, may all of our prayers be answered. May she continue to bless your vocation and bring you many graces.

]]> By: Honora http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Honora Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:21:16 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-286 Cardinal Sean is online?? Have I died and gone awfully close to Heaven? Welcome!

Beautiful blog, beautiful pics, beautiful prayers and pleas. I love all the Orders very much, but the Franciscan-based and Ignatian ones top the list; this post, then, is even more a treat.

I’m grateful for all that you do for the Archdiocese. May God hold and guide you every moment of every day.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Andrew Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:53:54 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-285 Your Eminence,

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and humour with us. It is great to see someone of your stature practicing the Franciscan simplicity in its fullness. You are truly a great example to all bishops and priests.
I have found your words and reflections very meaningful and will try to heed your call and the example of St Ignatius in my life. The early Jesuits were truly great examples of what a missionary should be.
In fact, in Malaysia, where I come from, St Francis Xavier is considered one of the first evangelists to preach the Gospel here when he came with the Portugese conquerers. His empty tomb, where his body was placed before being taken to Goa still stands today in an abandoned Church destroyed during the Dutch invasion of Portugese Malacca.
I pray that your example will motivate others in the hierarchy to reach out and preach the Gospel using what modern technology has to offer.
I pray that your visit will be succesful and that God will continue to give you His grace and blessings and keep you in good health of mind and body.

Please pray for me and the Church, especially the bishop and priests in Penang, Malaysia.

God bless you.

Andrew

]]> By: M http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-284 M Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:34:53 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-284 Thank you !

]]> By: Leanne http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Leanne Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:12:07 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-281 Dear Cardinal Sean,
This is the first time I have visited your blog, I will be back for sure! I think its really awesome that youre taking the time to do this. I am 23 years old, and this is the first time I have ever seen any member of the religious post online. It was just a really beautiful entry, with really awesome pictures. But the thing I enjoyed the most, was the reality of your blog. Youre reaching out to a completely different community of people, sharing your experiences and thats awesome. Thank you.

]]> By: Lisa Alberghini http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Lisa Alberghini Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:11:01 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-280 Cardinal Sean,

This is the first time I’ve read your blog. It’s very informative…great pictures…fascinating really. There is a lot of both history and inspiration here. Mostly it makes me realize how lucky we are to have you in Boston! Have a great, safe and blessed trip. Lisa

]]> By: QuaVadis http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-278 QuaVadis Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:32:07 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-278 Fascinating insight of the Gesu’s beauty. On a point of note, the Jesuits have a strong history with Malaysia. In 1548, The Archbishop of Goa, presented the title deed of the chapel of the Mother of God (Madre de Deus) or Our Lady of the Hill (Nossa Senhora do Oiteiro) and now called St. Paul’s church and the hill itself, St. Paul’s Hill, in Melaka to St. Francis Xavier himself, where in this church he preached and said Mass to the Portugese community in Melaka at the time. When he died at the age of 46 on December the 3rd 1552 at the Island of Sancian, off Mainland China, his remains was transported back to Goa via Melaka where it rested in the Chapel chapel from the 22nd of March, 1553 to the 11th of December 1553 before being taken to Goa, its final resting place. To this very day, many come to view the empty grave, which now stands as a Memorial to St. Francis Xavier at St. Paul’s Church and admire this great Missionary who played an important role in spreading the faith to Asia and as proof of the Jesuits work in Malaysia, in the Appointment and Consecration of Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, a Jesuit himself as the Bishop of Melaka-Johor, Which originally, was an Ancient Diocese founded on the 4 February 1558.

]]> By: Matthew Baugh http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Matthew Baugh Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:31:17 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-277 Dear Cardinal Sean,

Thank you so much for taking us to the Gesu with you and for these moving words about St. Ignatius and his sons. I am studying in Asia this fall, where the marks of St. Francis Xavier and many other sons of Ignatius are omnipresent, and have begun the process of applying to the Society myself. Thanks for your stirring homily and for praying for the Jesuits. Please also remember those of us in the discernment, application, and formation process in your prayers.

Yours in the Lord,
Matthew Baugh

]]> By: Jeff Miller http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Jeff Miller Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:20:43 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-276 Your Eminence,

The term normally used is spelled Blogosphere. Though as Catholic bloggers we refer to our corner of it as St. Blogs.

]]> By: JOhn Fulham http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2006/09/27/for-the-greater-glory-of-god-%e2%80%93-honoring-st-ignatius-and-the-work-of-the-jesuitsvisiting-the-gesu/comment-page-1/#comment-274 JOhn Fulham Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:46:34 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=206#comment-274 Ignatius had the virtues of a soldier, discipline, toughness, and a competitive spirit. Christ, and Christ’s Vicar, were his commander, and his strength fortified the Faith for all time with a core of steel. A formidable man. Thanks for sharing the Gesu with us.

God Bless

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