Silenced, shunned, or libeled in death. From the archive, three authors reflect on three Jesuits who had rocky relationships within the order: Fr. Jean Danielou, SJ, Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ, and Fr. Henri de Lubac, SJ.

FROM MARCH 2015

Despising Jean Danielou

MATTHEW SCHMITZ

His fellow Jesuits were rankled by an interview where he said that religious orders had succumbed to “decadence” stemming from “a false interpretation of Vatican II.”

FROM JANUARY 2025

The Lessons of Fr. Paul Mankowski

MARY EBERSTADT

Renowned among the Catholic cognoscenti for his intellect, he was first and foremost a humble priest.

FROM MAY 2023

Blessed Henri de Lubac?

GEORGE WEIGEL

When he was named a cardinal by John Paul II, his Jesuit brethren in France, many of whom regarded him as a theological turncoat, behaved abominably.

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