Jesuit priests are widely admired as scholarly, witty and even being a little debonair. They have sometimes been known as "God’s soldiers," after being founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1534.
But would most people really want to live like a Jesuit? With a vow to adhere to poverty, obedience and, well, chastity? Well, maybe just a little.
The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and associate editor of America, the Jesuit magazine, has written a new book for those interested in borrowing from Jesuit tenets to live simpler lives. It’s called The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life.