By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Father Richard Hadel was baptized by a Jesuit in a Jesuit parish. He went to a Catholic elementary school staffed by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. When he was in the fourth grade, the provincial of the BVMs (as the religious are known), visited the school, took …
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By Jerry Duggan During his time as a student at Regis High School and Regis University in the Denver area, Fr. Dan Daly, SJ, was struck by how Jesuits worked seamlessly with lay colleagues to advance the Society’s mission and appreciated how they strived to connect others to Christ. He has followed that example in …
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By Jerry Duggan Father Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, cannot recall a time in his life when he did not want to be a priest. Still, as certain as he has always been about a religious vocation, his calling has taken several twists and turns along the way. As a young man, Fr. Thibodeaux did not foresee becoming a …
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By Jerry Duggan Merideth Feik did not have much of a faith life growing up. One of four siblings, she usually spent her weekends playing sports, watching her siblings play or doing yardwork at her family’s home in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. Feik may seem like an unlikely candidate to end up an …
By Mary Baudouin Sue Weishar knew as a young girl that she wanted to experience cultures other than the one she knew growing up in the Midwest. That desire led her around the world – to Samoa as a Peace Corps Volunteer and to Guatemala as a teacher – and to Louisiana as coordinator of international students at the University of Louisiana Lafayette and director of Immigration and Refugee Services …
By Jerry Duggan As a theology teacher and assistant principal for formation at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston, Mark McNeil has made a career out of drawing students and colleagues closer to God. What many do not know, however, is that McNeil’s own faith journey has had many twists and turns. McNeil grew up in south Texas. …
By Jerry Duggan Growing up, Nelda Turner was taught to share everything – food, laughter and friendship – to consider the well-being of others and not just herself. Decades later, she practices that same principle in her work as a spiritual director and a retreat director. “In my work as a director, I am here to help people recognize how and where God is working …
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How does a young man from Casa, Arkansas, population 179, wind up a Jesuit? By way of Oxford, of course! Father Matthew Baugh, SJ, went to Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship after graduating from Duke University with a degree in international development. He met the Jesuits who served as chaplains there, and one introduced …
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By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Deo Gratias. Thanks be to God. These words flow easily from Bryan Riquel Torres Santiago, SJ, because they are at the core of his vocation and his life. Torres, who entered the Society of Jesus in 2017, completed his first year of philosophy studies in 2020 at the Instituto Tecnológico y …
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