Santa Clara University

Soup the S.J. way

A Jesuit for more than 40 years, Brother Rick Curry, S.J., is well known as the founder and director of the National Theatre Workshop for the Handicapped, a nonprofit acting school for persons with disabilities. But he is also an author and a great cook. In 1995, Curry published The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking, and his latest book is The Secrets of Jesuit Soupmaking: A Year of Our Soups (Penguin, 2002, $14).

In addition to more than 60 delicious recipes, Curry shares many thoughtful reflections on and stories from his life as a member of the community of Jesuits. His funny anecdotes and sober meditations on his daily practice of patience, reverence, and humility serve as another kind of food for the soul.

Associate Editor Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly '93 edits this page. Suggestions and review copies can be sent to her attention at the Santa Clara Magazine office, or e-mail her at egillogly@scu.edu. Books by campus authors are available at the SCU campus bookstore.