Ignatius Press was founded in 1978 by Father Joseph Fessio SJ, a Jesuit priest and former pupil of Pope Benedict XVI.^{[citation needed]} Ignatius Press, named for Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit Order, is a Catholic publishing house headquartered in San Francisco, California. In an interview in 1998, Father Fessio said, "our objective is to support the teachings of the Church" [1] Joseph Fessio The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Ignatius of Loyola Saint Ignatius of Loyola (December 24, 1491? – July 31, 1556), baptized Íñigo López de Loyola, was the founder of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order commonly known as the Jesuits that was established to strengthen the Church, initially against Protestantism. ...

It is one of the Catholic institutions which have arisen in the United States in the last 35 years in response to a perceived drift in parts of the Church from the traditional tenets of the Catholic faith. In an interview published by Catholic World News, Father Fessio stated that one of the main objectives of Ignatius Press was to print English translations of contemporary European theologians. [2] In this respect it can be seen alongside such institutions as The Franciscan University of Steubenville, founded by Father Michael Scanlan, Crisis Magazine, the intellectual journal, First Things, founded by Father Richard John Neuhaus and Ave Maria College, founded and funded by the Catholic philanthropist, Tom Monaghan. Other groups involved in the orthodox revival within the US Catholic Church include the two lay movements, Opus Dei and Regnum Christi, an affiliate of the Legion of Christ, an order of priests founded in Mexico. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about the continent. ... Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Franciscan-founded university located in Steubenville, Ohio. ... Father Michael Scanlan (b. ... First Things is a contemporary intellectual journal concerned with the creation of a religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society (First Things website}. Father Richard John Neuhaus, a prominent American Catholic intellectual, is the founder and editor in chief. ... Reverend Father Richard John Neuhaus (born May 21, 1936) is a prominent Canadian Catholic priest and writer in the United States. ... Ave Maria College is a private Catholic college that was founded on March 19, 1998: it currently offers undergraduate degrees in eight majors, and is home to a law school. ... A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Catholic Church that emphasizes the Catholic belief that everyone is called to become a saint and that ordinary life is a path to... Regnum Christi is an international lay ecclesial movement associated with the Legion of Christ, founded by Fr. ... The Legion of Christ is a Catholic religious congregation established in 1941 in Mexico by Fr. ...

The Press issues periodicals such as Catholic World Report and Homiletic and Pastoral Review. The Homiletic & Pastoral Review is unique among religious journals in the United States in that it was the very first clergy magazine to appear in the United States and has been the leading journal of its kind for over 100 years. ...

Ignatius Press has a full list of publications with a number of new offerings each spring and fall. Among the reprints it has issued are works by G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. In addition to publishing the works of Pope John Paul II, Ignatius Press has published newer works by Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), Scott Hahn, Joseph Pearce, and Michael D. O'Brien. For the town of Chesterton in Cambridgeshire, see Chesterton (Cambridge). ... Photograph of Belloc Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (July 27, 1870–July 16, 1953) was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Catholic... This article is becoming very long. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Scott Hahn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Joseph Pearce (born 1961) is an English-born writer, as of 2005 Writer in Residence and Professor of Literature at Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida; previously he had a comparable position, from 2001, at Ave Maria College in Ypsilanti, Michigan. ... Michael D. OBrien (b. ...

External links

• Official Ignatius Press website
• Australian distributor added in 2000 characterizes Ignatius press in a publicity release