What activities are Jesuits involved in?
Our works are diverse. According to our founder, St. Ignatius, we must be ready to do whatever is “For the Greater Glory of God.” This gives rise to the famous Jesuit motto, in Latin, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, usually abbreviated as A.M.D.G. Jesuits run more than 400 educational institutions around the world, including for example, 47 secondary schools and 28 colleges/universities in the United States alone. They teach or direct numerous seminaries and theological centres in Rome and around the world. They are chaplains in prisons and hospitals, chaplains to university students and the military. They serve as parish priests and direct retreats and retreat houses. Many Jesuits are involved in communications, through writing, publishing, and working with radio and television. Jesuits publish more than 1300 periodicals, and of course books every year.
