Most of what I know about Catholics and Catholocism comes from novels. There were John Powers's trilogy about growing up Catholic in Chicago, starting with "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" Later I read a couple Irish novels: Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man and Angela's Ashes.
Most of what I know about Jesuits comes from a joke: Q: What's the difference between a Catholic and a Jesuit? A: A Catholic will ask, "Father, is it OK if I smoke when I pray?" A Jesuit will ask, "Father, is it OK if I pray while I smoke?" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
