The C17th equivalent of 'the dog ate my homework'? A printer explains in 1623 that he couldn't translate Latin to English as he did not have enough paper. And that he's broke. #JesuitBooks #17thCentury #Printers #Complaints

Lovely to see one of our images featured in news about the recent publication The Second World War through Jesuit Archives. For any followers who may not yet have seen this book, you can read more here: www.jesuits.global/2026/04/14/j... #JesuitArchives #SecondWorldWar #JesuitHistory

📢 New blog post alert! Our volunteer Eleanor explores the life and work of Jesuit astronomer Aloysius Cortie, and highlights the value of 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 as a rich source for historical research. Read more here: www.jesuitarchives.co.uk/post/from-sc... #Jesuit #JesuitHistory

If you love being inspired by the natural world, be inspired by these rambling Jesuits and join a guided prayer walk in Cumbria, hosted by @jesuitinstitute.bsky.social, on 7 June. 🌳 ➡️ Find out more: www.jesuitinstitute.org/events/findi...

We used this image in a recent reminiscence session. 📸 From #Jesuit Preston Catholic College. Can you guess what these creative pupils are making? 🤔🎨🛠️ #ThrowbackThursday #PicturesFromThePast

Today the Church celebrates Pentecost 🔥🕊️ Helena Wintour showed great faith when she embroidered this chasuble. Learn more: www.jesuitcollections.org.uk/hot-holy-ladies #CatholicHistory #ObjectOfTheDay #JesuitHistory

🎭 Jesuits have always had a love for theatre. @jrsuk.bsky.social Refugee friends have reworked Faith, Hope and Charity, bringing fresh voices to this powerful story. Next month, you’ll have the chance to see it for yourself as part of Refugee Week. Find out more: www.jrsuk.net/refugee-week/

#Jesuit Peter Knott was inspired by the natural world, like in his painting of autumn at Heythrop (1969). Join the @jesuitinstitute.bsky.social and @prayasyougo.bsky.social on 23 May for an online retreat day to encounter God in nature. Find out more: www.jesuitinstitute.org/events/pray-...

Happy #WorldBeeDay 🐝 From our archive collection, we’re sharing this photo of a #Jesuit beekeeper. Have you spotted bees at work in your garden or local green space today? 🌼 #ExploreYourArchives #Bees #Pollinators #Nature #WaybackWednesday

What can Jesuit archives reveal about life during the Second World War? 🎥 View this short video to learn more about a newly launched book: youtu.be/0_3iLv-RDZ4?... #Jesuits #Archives #SecondWorldWar #History #WWII #BookLaunch

📚 Why not take inspiration from this studious Jesuit of the 1960s? Join @campionhall.bsky.social this Thursday for their Trinity Term lecture, where Prof Joel Rasmussen will explore Guardini’s Der Gegensatz. There’s still time to book your place: www.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/campion...

It's #NationalLearnToSwimDay! This recent acquisition is one of the more unusual items in our collection: a 145-year-old ornate finishing trowel, presented to the Rector of Beaumont College Fr Francis Cassidy SJ in 1881 to commemorate laying the foundation of a new swimming bath.

On Monday 25 May, the Jesuits are hosting an Open Day for men considering a Jesuit vocation at their community house in Clapham — a much more intimate setting than this vocation exhibition in Birmingham back in 1967. Find out more here: www.jesuit.org.uk/events/come-... #Vocations #JesuitHistory

This #FamilyDay, we’re revisiting a fascinating story from our archives. Discover how family history research can uncover remarkable journeys, including the story of the Whiteside brothers, five of whom became #Jesuits. 🔗 www.jesuitarchives.co.uk/post/family-...#FamilyDay#Jesuits#ExploreYourArchive #FamilyHistory

🎶 This time next month, you could be enjoying the @prayasyougo.bsky.social concert celebrating 20 years! But the real question is… are they as good as this Jesuit jazz band from the 1960s? 🎷 Find out for yourself and join the celebration: www.eventbrite.com/e/pray-as-yo... #PrayAsYouGo #JesuitHer

It’s Tuesday, and we’re curious… 👀 What happened to this rather delightful model exhibited at the Vocations Exhibition in Manchester in 1959? #ObjectOfTheDay #ExploreYourArchives #VocationsExhibition

For #NationalTrainDay 🚂 we’re sharing a sketch by #Jesuit Leslie Walker, drawn in 1917 during the #FirstWorldWar. A striking glimpse of wartime travel and observation, preserved in our archives. #ExploreYourArchives

Happy Friday! 🌿 As the weekend approaches, we’re sharing these historic gardening photos for a little inspiration. If the weather’s kind 🌞, why not get outside and try your hand at this some timeless activity? 🌼🌱 What will you be planting or tending this weekend? #ExploreYourArchive #Gardening

Last month, Jesuits and collaborators gathered to reflect on vocations. Read more: www.jesuit.org.uk/news/british... 📷 Pictured: the Manchester Vocations Exhibition, 1959—part of a long history of exploring calling and mission. #Vocations #Jesuits #ExploreYourArchives

Always rewarding to see our collection being used to support present-day Jesuit activities! St Beuno's recently used photos from our archives to promote their Catholic Clergy Retreat this June (www.beunos.com/retreat/retr...). #JesuitHeritage #HistoricImages

It's May 1876 and it's time for the #Jesuit Inter-Collegiate Competition between Stonyhurst, Mount St Mary's, Beaumont, and St Francis Xavier's. Believe it or not, some boys did achieve full marks. How would you fare? #JesuitHistory #Education #Exams

May is the Month of Mary. For #Mayday, we are sharing some of the ways that young #Jesuits celebrated #Mary#Mayin #May in the pages of the #BlandykePapers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

As part of last week’s outing, we loved uncovering #ThenAndNow glimpses of old Heythrop College. 📸historic photos date to c 1926, when the Jesuits first took possession. #ThrowbackThursday #PicturesFromThePast #JesuitHistory