Katie Jansen was installed as parish life coordinator at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis, assuming most of the administrative responsibilities normally handled by a pastor.

Three Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern Province – Jason Britsch, Beau Guedry and Fr. Max Landman – will pronounce perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau, La., on Aug. 13, 2022.

Jesuit Hall, a 100-year-old former hotel near the campus of Saint Louis University, will soon be replaced by two new Jesuit communities, one for senior Jesuits and one for Jesuits missioned to the university.

White House Retreat in St. Louis has established a new tradition: Ignatian retreats specifically for Veterans. This summer marked its sixth annual retreat for women and men who served in the U.S. military.

As director of community service and social justice at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, Rich Perry is living out what he knows is his vocation: to be a faith and justice educator.  

As the Ignatian Year comes to an end, we asked people from around the USA Central and Southern Province to share the graces that came from this time of focusing on conversion and putting Christ in the center.

The Ignatian Family in St. Louis is invited to gather for a Mass celebrating the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, and the close of the Ignatian Year. 

John Guerra, SJ, finds joy in his vocation.

In the last few months, the UCS Province has celebrated the ordination of four new priests and held a province congregation. Progress is also being made on two new Jesuit communities in St. Louis and the Ignatian Year is coming to a close. Read about all this and more by clicking on the link to the PDF below.

The Province Women's Advisory Committee, formed by Fr. Provincial Thomas P. Greene in 2020, held its first-ever Women's Retreat.

A delegation of “Campion Volunteers” from Saint Louis University made a pilgrimage to England to trace the footsteps of the Center’s patron and to represent SLU on visits to Jesuit institutions across the country. 

Brother Bob Macke, SJ, shows how science can be used to adore and worship God.