On 21 January 2023, the British Jesuits celebrated the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the English, now British, Province of the Society of Jesus.

A special aura surrounds the arrival of the first Jesuit missionaries to England. From the moment of landing in June 1580 till the capture of Edmund Campion in July 1581, their clandestine preaching and sacramental ministry involved disguise, constant danger, narrow escapes: enough to create a legend. Campion was always in the first rank of candidates for canonisation, even if negative publicity attached itself to Robert Persons.

Institutions: Understanding and Evaluating Them

Friday 2 June, 3.00 – 4.30 pm:

Prof. Seumas Miller will speak on “Institutional Corruption and Corrosion”

[This session is hosted jointly with the Campion Seminar]

In January 2020, T. S. Eliot’s love letters to Emily Hale were finally made available by the Princeton archive, after a strict embargo stretching back to the 1950s. Three years later, in January 2023, the letters that have aroused such intense speculation have been published, and thanks to the generosity of the Eliot estate, they are available for free online.

Hope in Hopeless Situations: Agency and Meaning in Conflict, Displacement and Climate Change

Indeterminacy and uncertainty mark the experiences of millions today. Lives and outlooks are navigated daily in contexts affected by conflict, displacement, climate change. Economic and health crises add to the challenges in facing the future with hope.

A one-day symposium for scholars working on Catholic women writers. PhDs, post-docs and senior scholars are all welcome. Participants will share their research interests and explore possible future collaborations. No charge but travel at participants’ expense. A simple sandwich lunch will be provided.

Possible areas of discussion:

The Ignatian Leadership Programme at Campion Hall is a two week intensive course forming present and future leaders in the skills and qualities of Ignatian Leadership. It is designed to complement the academic studies of Jesuits with formation in leadership, preparing them to be leaders for change in their future missions and institutions.