04 Nov 2010 St. Ignatius never intended the Society of Jesus to establish a worldwide network of observatories. What he did was to teach the Spiritual Exercises in order to recruit the most talented men to work in the Lord’s vineyard. And these talented men preached the Gospel in all the corners of the world, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fr. Jose Algue S.J.’
30 Jun
New York Times in 1900: Fr. Jose Algue, S.J. and Fr. Jose Clos, S.J. brings scientific manuscripts and Philippine maps to the U.S.
Here is a New York Times article in 25 January 1900 on the arrival of Fr. Jose Algue, S.J. and Fr. Jose Clos in U.S. (pdf copy). Fr. Algue and Fr. Clos are described there as typhoon and earthquake experts, respectively. There are no emails and pdf attachments then, so volumes of scientific manuscripts and [...]
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