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General information about the Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus - International
- Curia Generalis Societatis Jesu / Jesuit Curia (Rome)
- ICAJE: International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education.
- JVC: Jesuit Volunteer Corps
- JSEA: Jesuit Secondary Education Association
- JRS: International Jesuit refugee Service
  - JRS-USA
- WUJA: World Union of Jesuit Alumni
Society of Jesus - By Continent
- USA
  Note: website contains many different resources
- Europe
- East Asia/Oceania
- Latin America
Society of Jesus - Institutes
- The Institute of Jesuit Sources (St Louis)
- Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu (ARSI)
Society of Jesus - Various
- Jesuit Guest Bureau (Rome)
- Historical Jesuit related sites in Rome

Jesuit Education

2002 directory on Jesuit education
- Jesuit Distance Education Network
- Boston College Center for Higher Education
- National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education - Secretary tolandt2@uofs.edu
- Boston College John J. Burns Library - Archives of the former Jesuit Educational Association (1911-1979)
Discipline specific associations
- International Association of Jesuit Business Schools
- International Jesuit Association of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Universities and Schools
USA

Documents on Jesuit Education

By Theme
- Catholic Higher Education
  - Ex Corde Ecclesiae - Apostolic Constitution of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II on Catholic Universities (1990) (alternate link)
  - US Conference of Catholic Bishops: Ex Corde Ecclesiae. The Application to the United States
  - Assoc. of Catholic Colleges and Universities: Web page on Ex Corde Ecclesiae:
- History of Jesuit Education
  - Callahan, J: A brief history of Jesuit Education
- Ratio
  - The Ratio Studiorum of 1599 (Plan of Studies for Jesuit Schools) (Boston College)
    - O’Malley, John W (2001): The Historical Significance of the Ratio
    - Farrell, Allan: Translation of the Ratio.
  - Codina, Gabriel: "Our Way of Proceeding" in Education: The Ratio Studiorum. EDUCATIO S.J.- Bulletin of the Secretariat for Education of the Society of Jesus. 1999 - No 1, May.
- Mission Statements
  - Mission and Identity Statements associated with Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
  - Jesuit Higher Education -- Mission and Identity Discussion Website
  - Analysis of Mission Statements or Similar Documents of Jesuit Universities and Higher Education Institutions
  - Rockhurst University: "First Principles": An Introduction to the Jesuit Order and the History and Themes of Jesuit Higher Education
  - Georgetown University (1998): Final Report, Task Force on Georgetown's Catholic and Jesuit Identity: Executive Faculty's Response
  - ACJU (1998): Report on Mission and Identity Activities at the 28 U.S. Jesuit Schools
- Justice Education
  - Georgetown University Self-Study Report

By Author
- ACJU (1998): Report on Mission and Identity Activities at the 28 U.S. Jesuit Schools
- Arrupe P (1973): Men for Others
  - Men and Women for Others: Summary by John Callahan
- Arrupe, P (1980): Our Secondary Schools: Today and Tomorrow
- Barth LA, Dunphy RW and Roberts RD: The Character of Catholic Education. In Perspective (published by St. Louis University)
- Benedict XVI, Pope (2006), Address of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI to the Jesuits at St. Peter's Basilica for the Jubilee celebration on April 22, 2006, Feast of Our Lady, Mother of the Society of Jesus
- Benedict XVI, Pope (2006), Address of His Holiness Benedict XIV. Visit of the Holy Father to the Pontifical Gregorian University, Friday, 3 November 2006
- Burghardt, WJ (1991): The Spiritual Exercises as a Foundation for Educational Ministry (Lecture Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska April 19, 1991).
- Callahan, J: A brief history of Jesuit Education
- Callahan, J. (1997). Discovering A Sacred World: Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises and Its Influence on Education (Written originally as a four-part series for the members of the Regis University Board of Trustees)
- Ellacuria, I. (1982) Commencement Address at Santa Clara University
- Gray, H: Academic Freedom and the Identity of Jesuit Institutions
- Hamm, D (1991): Education as Mission: The Modern Relevance of Ignatius Model. (A paper written for "The Place of Ignatian Spirituality in Education," a conference on the integration of Ignatian Spirituality with contemporary academic life, Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska, April 19-20, 1991)
- International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education (ICAJE) (1986): Characteristics of Jesuit Education. 1986 (alternate HTML version /alternate HTML version / Word version / PDF version)
- International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education (ICAJE) (1993): Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach. 1993 (alternate HTML version / PDF version)
  - Introductory letter by Kolvenbach accompanying the former document
- Kolvenbach, P-H. (1989). "Assembly '89: Jesuit Ministry in Higher Education." Address at Georgetown University, June 7, 1989). Origins, June 22, 1989; 19/6: 82-87 (in file). Digest by John Callahan.
- Kolvenbach, P-H. (1989). Opening Address, 5th Congress of the World Union of Jesuit Alumni/ae Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July 1997 (in file)
- Kolvenbach, PH (2000): Faith, Justice, and American Jesuit Higher Education. (alternate link) Presentation given at Santa Clara University in 2000. Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits 31,1 (2001) 1-29 (in file).
- Kolvenbach, PH (2000): Homily. Presentation given at Santa Clara University in 2000
- Kolvenbach, PH (2001): Message by to the Congress of European Jesuit Alumni/ae, Malta, November 1-3, 2001 (alternate link)
- Kolvenbach, PH (2001): The Jesuit University in the Light of the Ignatian Charisma. Address to the International Meeting of Jesuit Higher Education Rome (Rome, Monte Cucco), May 27, 2001. (Alternate link)
- Kolvenbach, PH (2002): The Intellectual Dimension of Jesuit Ministries. Address at the "Ignatianum" University School of Philosophy and Education. Krakow, Poland - Monday, 20 May 2002
- Kolvenbach, PH (2003). Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. Address at the World Alumni/ae Congress. Kolkata, 22 January 2003
- Kolvenbach, PH (2004). Cooperating with each other in mission. Address at Creighton University (Omaha, USA) on October 7, 2004. (also available as streaming video).
- Kolvenbach, PH (2004). Various short communications at Creighton University (Omaha, USA) on October 7-8, 2004.
- Miller, JM (2006): The Holy See and the Challenges of Catholic Higher Education in the United States. Address at Boston College on Sept. 11, 2006.
- Miller, JM (2006). Jesuit Higher Education in the United States at the Service of the Church in the Third Millennium. Address at Creighton University on Sept 13, 2006. (streaming video)
- O'Donnell, B (1999): From Omaha to Philadelphia and Beyond: Jesuit-Lay Cooperation in 21st Century Higher Education . A talk delivered June 26, 1999 at Jesuit Education 21: Conference on the Future of Jesuit Higher Education, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia; forthcoming in a volume of Proceedings of the conference, fall 1999
- O'Malley, J. (2000): How Humanistic is the Jesuit Tradition? From the 1599 Ratio Studiorum to now Jesuit Education 21: Conference Proceedings on the Future of Jesuit Higher Education. Martin R. Tripole, S.J., Ed. (Philadelphia: St. Joseph's University Press, 2000) 189-201
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Spitzer, RJ. Educating in the Jesuit Tradition. Gonzaga University President's Message (2000) 
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