Gonzaga’s mission to educate students for lives of service and leadership for the common good is rooted in our Catholic, Jesuit, Humanistic identity. Each of these three traditions shapes how we understand ourselves as a university community and how we aim to form our students. As faculty, staff, and administrators we are called to be in dialogue with the sources and growing edges of these traditions so that we might continue and deepen our own formation as we carry forward the university’s mission. Below, please find a list of resources that invite you into conversation with the Catholic, Jesuit, and Humanistic traditions, especially as they relate to higher education. Some of the resources may require a MyGU intranet login if they are under copyright protection and not otherwise available on the internet.
The Jesuits and Ignatian Spirituality
- “A Way of Proceeding: What is Ignatian Spirituality?,” by James Martin, S.J., editor-at-large of America: The Jesuit Review
- by Loyola Press
- by George W. Traub, S.J., Ph.D., former executive director of Ignatian programs at Xavier Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Michael Paul Gallagher, S.J., S.T.D., professor of fundamental theology at the Gregorian Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Rome
- by Michael Himes, Ph.D., professor of theology at Boston College
Documents from General Congregations 32, 34, 35, and 36
- Decree 4, Thirty-Second General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- by George W. Traub, S.J., former executive director of Ignatian programs at Xavier Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- Decree 2, Thirty-Fourth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 3, Thirty-Fourth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 4, Thirty-Fourth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 5, Thirty-Fourth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 12, Thirty-Fourth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 13, Thirty-Fourth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 14, Thirty-Fourth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 17, Thirty-Fourth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- George W. Traub, S.J., former executive director of Ignatian programs at Xavier Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- Decree 2, Thirty-Fifth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 3, Thirty-Fifth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 6, Thirty-Fifth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
- Decree 1, Thirty-Sixth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
History and Foundations of Jesuit Higher Education
- by Patrick Howell, S.J., D.Min., former chair of the National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education, general editor of Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education Magazine, distinguished professor of pastoral theology at Seattle Â鶹¹ÙÍø, and Senior Jesuit Specialist for Ignatian Formation at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- Video Link: by Fr. Michael Maher, S.J., Ph.D., associate professor of history at Marquette Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by John W. O’Malley, S.J., Ph.D., university professor of theology at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Charlie Currie, S.J., Ph.D. former chair of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
- by Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., thirtieth superior general of the Society of Jesus
- by David J. O’Brien, Ph.D., Loyola Professor of Roman Catholic Studies at the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
- by the AJCU Presidents
- by AJCU presidents and U.S. Jesuit Provincials
- Download the word document: by Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., twenty-ninth superior general of the Society of Jesus
- Video Link: by LeMoyne College
The Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice in Jesuit Higher Education
- by Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., Ph.D., one of the UCA Jesuit martyrs and former president of Universidad Centroamericana
- by Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., twenty-ninth superior general of the Society of Jesus
- by Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., twenty-ninth superior general of the Society of Jesus
- by Paul Locatelli, S.J., Ph.D., former president of Santa Clara Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Dean Brackley, S.J., Ph.D., former professor of theology and ethics at Universidad Centroamericana
- by Dean Brackley, S.J., Ph.D., former professor of theology and ethics at Universidad Centroamericana
- by Andrew Prevot, Ph.D., associate professor of theology at Boston College
- by Arturo Sosa, S.J., thirty-first superior general of the Society of Jesus
- by Michael C. McCarthy, S.J., Ph.D., vice president for mission integration and planning at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Bryan Massingale, S.T.D., James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Kristin E. Heyer, Ph.D., professor of theological ethics at Boston College
- by Christopher Pramuk, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Chair of Ignatian Thought and Imagination at Regis Â鶹¹ÙÍø
Teaching and Leading at Jesuit Colleges and Universities
- by the Jesuit Institute
- by Xavier Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by the Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø Teaching Commons
- by Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., president of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Scranton
- Xavier Â鶹¹ÙÍø has collected essays across various academic disciplines that highlight how a Jesuit, Catholic mission can be incorporated into the classroom
- by Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., thirtieth superior general of the Society of Jesus
- by Michael R. Carey, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of organizational leadership at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Debra K. Mooney, Ph.D., Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Xavier Â鶹¹ÙÍø, and George W. Traub, S.J., Ph.D., former executive director of Ignatian programs at Xavier Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Timothy Hanchin, Ph.D., assistant professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Stephanie Russell, Ph.D., vice president and consultant for mission integration of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
- by Howard Gray, S.J., Ph.D., former special assistant to the president at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Peter Folan, S.J., Ph.D., assistant professor of theology and religious studies at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø, and Robert Turner, D.B.A., associate professor of accounting at Babson College
- by Lisa Sowle Cahill, Ph.D., Donald J. Monan Professor in the Theology Department at Boston College
- Xavier Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
Foundations of Catholic Higher Education
- by the Seminar on Catholic Higher Education
- by John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Ph.D., president of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Notre Dame
- by Pope John Paul II
The Catholic Tradition: Incarnational, Sacramental, and Praxological
- by Michael Himes, Ph.D., professor of theology at Boston College
- Video Link: The Flannery Lectures in Catholic Theology, Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by John W. O’Malley, S.J., Ph.D., university professor of theology at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- an interview with Megan K. McCabe, Ph.D., assistant professor of religious studies at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of theology at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Richard R. Gaillardetz, Ph.D., Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology and Chair of the Theology Department at Boston College, and Stephen Pope, Ph.D., professor of theological ethics as Boston College
- by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of theology at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Doris Donnelly, Ph.D., professor of theology and director of the Cardinal Suenens Center on Theology and Church Life at John Carroll Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Michael Himes, Ph.D., professor of theology at Boston College
- by Marie Anne Mayeski, Ph.D., professor emerita of theological studies at Loyola Marymount Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- Video Link: by Patricia Killen, Ph.D., former academic vice president at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- Video Link: by Joseph Mudd, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies and director of Catholic studies at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of theology at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Cecilia González-Andrieu, Ph.D., associate professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of theology at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of theology at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of theology at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of theology at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
The Catholic Intellectual Tradition
- Download the PDF: by Monica Hellwig, Ph.D., former professor of theology at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø and president and executive director of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
- Download the PDF: by Ursula King, Ph.D., former president of Catherine of Siena College and Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Roehampton
- Boston College Center for the Church in the 21st Century
- by William Cahoy, associate professor theology at St. John’s Â鶹¹ÙÍø and the College of St. Benedict
- by Hosffman Ospino, Ph.D., associate professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry
- by David Hollenbach, S.J., Ph.D., Pedro Arrupe Distinguished Research Professor of the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the Â鶹¹ÙÍø,” by Margaret Steinfels, former editor of Commonweal and founding co-director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Catherine Cornille, Ph.D., Newton College Alumnae Chair of Western Culture and professor of theology at Boston College
- by Gregory A. Kalscheur, S.J., J.D., S.T.L., LL.M., dean of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences and professor of law at Boston College
Teaching and Leading at Catholic Colleges and Universities
- by Michael Himes, Ph.D., professor of theology at Boston College
- by Robert B. Lawton, S.J., Ph.D., former president of Loyola Marymount Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by James L. Heft, S.M., Ph.D., Alton Brooks Professor of Religion and President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Southern California
- by William J. Byron, S.J., Ph.D., former president of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Scranton and the Catholic Â鶹¹ÙÍø of America
- by Anna Bonta Moreland, Ph.D., associate professor of theology at Villanova Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by David Hollenbach, S.J., Ph.D., Pedro Arrupe Distinguished Research Professor of the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Charles J. Dougherty, Ph.D., former vice president for academic affairs at Creighton Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Elizabeth Murray Morelli, Ph.D., professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Roberto S. Goizueta, Ph.D., Margaret O’Brien Flatley Professor Emeritus of Theology at Boston College
- by Ali Banuazizi, Ph.D., professor of political science at Boston College
- Video Link: by B. Kevin Brown, Ph.D., senior specialist for faculty and staff formation and adjunct instructor of religious studies at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by John C. Haughey, S.J., S.T.D., former Senior Research Fellow at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Woodstock Theological Center
- an interview with Susan Ross, Ph.D., professor of theology at Loyola Â鶹¹ÙÍø Chicago
- by Raymond Reyes, Ph.D., associate provost and chief diversity officer at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Walter J. Ong, S.J., Ph.D., former professor of humanities at Saint Louis Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by William J. Rewak, S.J., Ph.D., former president of Santa Clara Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Gregory A. Kalscheur, S.J., J.D., S.T.L., LL.M., dean of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences and professor of law at Boston College
Catholic Social Teaching: The Tradition’s Best Kept Secret
- by the Office for Social Justice, Twin Cities Catholic Charities
- St. Blase Catholic Church, Sterling Heights, Michigan
- by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Video Link: by Duquesne Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Catholicism and the Common Good Initiative
- Video Link: by Duquesne Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Catholicism and the Common Good Initiative
- by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- by Pope John XXIII
- by Pope Paul VI
- by Pope John Paul II
- , by Pope Francis
- , by Pope Francis
- Video Link: by M. Shawn Copeland, Ph.D., professor emerita of theology at Boston College
- by Bryan Massingale, S.T.D., James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Bryan Massingale, S.T.D., James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Bryan Massingale, S.T.D., James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham Â鶹¹ÙÍø
- by Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., Ph.D., assistant professor of systematic theology and spirituality at Catholic Theological Union
- by Kristin E. Heyer, Ph.D., professor of theological ethics at Boston College
by John W. O’Malley, S.J., Ph.D., university professor of theology at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø
by Connor Kelly, Ph.D., assistant professor of theological ethics at Marquette Â鶹¹ÙÍø
by John C. Haughey, S.J., S.T.D., former Senior Research Fellow at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Woodstock Theological Center
by Margaret A. Farley, R.S.M., Ph.D., Gilbert L. Stark Professor Emerita of Christian Ethics at Yale Divinity School
by David Hollenbach, S.J., Ph.D., Pedro Arrupe Distinguished Research Professor of the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown Â鶹¹ÙÍø
Daily Ignatian Prayer Resources
- a daily podcast to pray the Examen with James Martin, S.J., editor-at-large at America: The Jesuit Review
- written by members of the Creighton Â鶹¹ÙÍø community
- by the Jesuit of Great Britain
- by the Jesuits of Ireland
- by the Jesuits of the United States and Canada and their lay collaborators