Jesuits Magazine, Fall 2022
The fall issue of Jesuits magazine is an expression gratitude: to our volunteers and donors, to our Jesuit brothers who bear witness to the Ignatian Presupposition and for our vocations themselves.
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Andy and Pat Shannon: A Couple for Others
By Rosalie Tomeny For decades, Andy and Pat Shannon have donated their time, talent and treasure to advancing the mission of the Society of Jesus. Each encountered the Jesuits at an early age. Mr. Shannon graduated from Jesuit High School in Dallas in 1954. While there, Jesuit fathers Mike Kammer and Julius May made indelible …
New Jesuit Communities Underway in St. Louis
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Aug. 2, 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. When the Jesuits took up residence in Jesuit Hall in 1973, the 14-story …
Making All Things New: The Graces of the Ignatian Year
Jesuit Superior General Arturo Sosa established the Ignatian Year as a special time to commemorate the conversion of St. Ignatius Loyola and all the graces that have flowed from that event. The “year” began on May 20, 2021, the 500th anniversary of Ignatius’ wounding at Pamplona. It will end on July 31, 2022, the Feast …
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John Guerra, SJ, Finds Joy in his Vocation
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Those who attended or watched the Jesuit ordinations in St. Louis this summer have been introduced to Jesuit John Guerra’s newest composition of sacred music. Guerra, 25, wrote the Mass parts (the Kyrie, Glory to God, Mystery of Faith, Lamb of God, etc.) for the ordination liturgy. The Mass of the …
Jesuits Magazine: Summer 2022
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 …
Women’s Advisory Committee Continues Its Mission with First-Ever Women’s Retreat
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff A Women’s Advisory Committee for an all-male religious order? While it may seem incongruent, establishing just such a committee is one of the first actions that Fr. Tom Greene, SJ, took as he began his term as provincial of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province. Made up of women leaders …
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Jesuits Magazine: Winter 2022
In this issue, read about how to pray through Lent with the Universal Apostolic Preferences, our ministry on the border and more. Jesuits Winter 2022
Jesuits Magazine: Fall 2021
In this issue, read about efforts to fine tune the Jesuit formation process, our golden jubilarians, authors from around our province and more. Jesuits Fall 2021
Healing the Scars of Violence: My Prison Ministry in Belize
By Ian Peoples, SJ In my ministry as chaplain at Wagner’s Youth Facility (WYF), a part of Belize Central Prison, I often speak one-on-one with the young men. Shortly after I began my work in November of last year, I had a conversation that I still think about often. One of the young men, whom I’ll refer to as Paul, had recently arrived at WYF and was having a rough transition. …
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