Fr. Brian G. Paulson, S.J.
@frbrianpaulsonsj.bsky.social
President of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States
On the latest #AMDG podcast, singer-songwriter Brody Bond discusses the intersection of creativity and spirituality. ow.ly/O6uN50WIStE
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On the latest #AMDG podcast, singer-songwriter Brody Bond discusses the intersection of creativity and spirituality. ow.ly/O6uN50WIStE
Happy 106th birthday to Sister Jean of Loyola University Chicago! bit.ly/srjean
August 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy 106th birthday to Sister Jean of Loyola University Chicago! bit.ly/srjean
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Alberto Hurtado, a Chilean #Jesuit who worked with the poor. He is best known for founding Hogar de Cristo, houses for the poor. ow.ly/lTLG50KmYFI
August 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Alberto Hurtado, a Chilean #Jesuit who worked with the poor. He is best known for founding Hogar de Cristo, houses for the poor. ow.ly/lTLG50KmYFI
On August 15, 1534, on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, in a small chapel at Montmartre, St. Ignatius and six companions professed first vows. #AMDG
August 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On August 15, 1534, on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, in a small chapel at Montmartre, St. Ignatius and six companions professed first vows. #AMDG
Today we celebrate the feast of St. John Berchmans. He died five years after entering the Society of Jesus, but his great desire to be a priest inspired him to live religious life fully. ow.ly/VPtb50FPcNb
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Today we celebrate the feast of St. John Berchmans. He died five years after entering the Society of Jesus, but his great desire to be a priest inspired him to live religious life fully. ow.ly/VPtb50FPcNb
Brian Green, director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, joins the AMDG podcast to discuss how the Vatican is approaching the complex issues surrounding AI and how a Catholic might think about whether or not to use AI tools. ow.ly/hXVF50WAVSK
August 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Brian Green, director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, joins the AMDG podcast to discuss how the Vatican is approaching the complex issues surrounding AI and how a Catholic might think about whether or not to use AI tools. ow.ly/hXVF50WAVSK
Congratulations to Frs. Frantz Georges, SJ, Rivelt Silnéus, SJ, and Antony Simon, SJ, who were ordained to the priesthood on August 2 in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. AMDG! jesuits.org/ordination
August 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Congratulations to Frs. Frantz Georges, SJ, Rivelt Silnéus, SJ, and Antony Simon, SJ, who were ordained to the priesthood on August 2 in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. AMDG! jesuits.org/ordination
On the new #AMDG podcast, Sr. Margaret Scott discusses her new book, “Ignatius Was Green: Ecological Dimensions of the Spiritual Exercises,” about about Ignatian spirituality and ecological conversion. ow.ly/l4iE50WxGfg
August 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
On the new #AMDG podcast, Sr. Margaret Scott discusses her new book, “Ignatius Was Green: Ecological Dimensions of the Spiritual Exercises,” about about Ignatian spirituality and ecological conversion. ow.ly/l4iE50WxGfg
Today we celebrate the feast day of our founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola! Learn more about his life and spirituality: ow.ly/qOpt50K80Pe
July 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today we celebrate the feast day of our founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola! Learn more about his life and spirituality: ow.ly/qOpt50K80Pe
Chris Lowney, author of “Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World,” joins #AMDG to share why the Jesuit charism & history are so helpful to 21st-century leaders both inside church structures & outside them. ow.ly/tVZ750Wu1rH
July 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Chris Lowney, author of “Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World,” joins #AMDG to share why the Jesuit charism & history are so helpful to 21st-century leaders both inside church structures & outside them. ow.ly/tVZ750Wu1rH
July 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Congrats to Fr. Len Altilia, SJ, who received the JSN Insignis Award at the 2025 Jesuit Schools Network Colloquium in June, honoring Ignatian educators for exceptional dedication, leadership and service in secondary ed. Fr. Altilia has devoted over 50 years to Jesuit education.
July 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Congrats to Fr. Len Altilia, SJ, who received the JSN Insignis Award at the 2025 Jesuit Schools Network Colloquium in June, honoring Ignatian educators for exceptional dedication, leadership and service in secondary ed. Fr. Altilia has devoted over 50 years to Jesuit education.
On the new AMDG podcast, Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Diego, shares how the parish is standing in solidarity with immigrants — from starting a migrant shelter to accompanying migrants to immigration court. ow.ly/z4sY50WqyL6
July 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
On the new AMDG podcast, Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Diego, shares how the parish is standing in solidarity with immigrants — from starting a migrant shelter to accompanying migrants to immigration court. ow.ly/z4sY50WqyL6
Today is the feast of the first Native American saint, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, who was baptized by Jesuit missionaries. She is the patron of ecology and Native Americans.
July 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today is the feast of the first Native American saint, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, who was baptized by Jesuit missionaries. She is the patron of ecology and Native Americans.
Join @loyolapress.bsky.social this month for 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a monthlong celebration of Ignatian spirituality leading up to his feast day on July 31. ow.ly/SzEy50St0BM
July 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Join @loyolapress.bsky.social this month for 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a monthlong celebration of Ignatian spirituality leading up to his feast day on July 31. ow.ly/SzEy50St0BM
On the new AMDG podcast, Fr. Chris Krall, SJ, the only Catholic priest currently serving in the US military for the continent of Africa, discusses how his current mission fits into his Jesuit vocation of being available to go where God’s people need. ow.ly/WqvY50Wg7W2
June 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
On the new AMDG podcast, Fr. Chris Krall, SJ, the only Catholic priest currently serving in the US military for the continent of Africa, discusses how his current mission fits into his Jesuit vocation of being available to go where God’s people need. ow.ly/WqvY50Wg7W2
488 years ago today, St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier and several of their companions were ordained priests in Venice on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.
June 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
488 years ago today, St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier and several of their companions were ordained priests in Venice on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.
Today, 16 U.S. Jesuits will be ordained to the priesthood in four different Masses. Please remember them in your prayers. #AMDG
Learn more about them: jesuits.org/ordination
Learn more about them: jesuits.org/ordination
June 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today, 16 U.S. Jesuits will be ordained to the priesthood in four different Masses. Please remember them in your prayers. #AMDG
Learn more about them: jesuits.org/ordination
Learn more about them: jesuits.org/ordination
Congratulations to Marc-André Veselovsky, SJ (second from left), who was ordained to the priesthood at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa on June 7. AMDG!
June 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Congratulations to Marc-André Veselovsky, SJ (second from left), who was ordained to the priesthood at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa on June 7. AMDG!
On the new #AMDG podcast, @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social shares his experience of being part of the ABC News team that covered Pope Francis’ funeral, the conclave and the first moments of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.
Listen: ow.ly/mxZt50VX82h 🎧
Listen: ow.ly/mxZt50VX82h 🎧
May 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
On the new #AMDG podcast, @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social shares his experience of being part of the ABC News team that covered Pope Francis’ funeral, the conclave and the first moments of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.
Listen: ow.ly/mxZt50VX82h 🎧
Listen: ow.ly/mxZt50VX82h 🎧
504 years ago today, St. Ignatius was struck by a cannonball, which led to his conversion. Today, we invite you to contemplate “cannonball moments” in your own life using resources from the Ignatian family: ow.ly/lvtZ50Jej6c
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
504 years ago today, St. Ignatius was struck by a cannonball, which led to his conversion. Today, we invite you to contemplate “cannonball moments” in your own life using resources from the Ignatian family: ow.ly/lvtZ50Jej6c
Augustinian priest Fr. Kevin DePrinzio, OSA, has known Pope Leo XIV since the late 1990s. Fr. Kevin, VP for mission & ministry at Villanova University, tells #AMDG about about his connections to the pope and what he thinks we can expect from this pontificate. ow.ly/rEYS50VSUG7
May 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Augustinian priest Fr. Kevin DePrinzio, OSA, has known Pope Leo XIV since the late 1990s. Fr. Kevin, VP for mission & ministry at Villanova University, tells #AMDG about about his connections to the pope and what he thinks we can expect from this pontificate. ow.ly/rEYS50VSUG7
Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, director of the Vatican Observatory, returns to the AMDG podcast to discuss his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty and Science.” ow.ly/MBXg50VSRmJ
May 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, director of the Vatican Observatory, returns to the AMDG podcast to discuss his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty and Science.” ow.ly/MBXg50VSRmJ
On behalf of the Jesuit Conference Canada and the United States, I extend warm wishes to Pope Leo XIV upon his election.
Read my statement: ow.ly/Kmv850VPBGJ
Read my statement: ow.ly/Kmv850VPBGJ
May 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
On behalf of the Jesuit Conference Canada and the United States, I extend warm wishes to Pope Leo XIV upon his election.
Read my statement: ow.ly/Kmv850VPBGJ
Read my statement: ow.ly/Kmv850VPBGJ
As the College of Cardinals gathers, we join in prayer for the election of a new pope. via @usccbofficial.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As the College of Cardinals gathers, we join in prayer for the election of a new pope. via @usccbofficial.bsky.social