The Summer 2023 issue of Jesuits Magazine focuses on accompaniment, in particular the call to accompaniment that comes with the priesthood. We celebrate the ordinations of four Jesuits who will accompany God’s people in their ministries as priests. We also feature stories on the teaching ministry of the Jesuit Prison Education Network and the migrant …
New Orleans – Sometimes we hear by turning a listening ear, but some people speak directly to our hearts. According to the Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, God spoke directly to the hearts of Jesuits José R. Dueño Gorbea, William A. McCormick, W. Tucker Redding and Aric M. Serrano. They heard …
In this issue of the province magazine, read about the ordination to the priesthood of five Jesuits, the start of the Ignatian Year and the province’s launch of the Office of Ignatian Spirituality (OIS), among other stories. Jesuits Summer 2021
June 12, 2021 – During the Rite of Ordination, there is a simple and profoundly beautiful moment when each ordinand is called by name and presented to the ordaining prelate. Once assured of the men’s worthiness, the bishop says, “Relying on the help of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, we choose these, …
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Juan Ruiz, SJ, of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province, and Matthew Cortese, SJ, of the Jesuits USA East Province were ordained to the diaconate on May 29, 2021, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Toronto.
As the pandemic raged on through the summer, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province continued its mission as normally as possible. Highlights included a socially-distanced ordination Mass, continued efforts to provide spirituality at a distance, the celebration of 40 years of Jesuit Refugee Service, and several golden jubilees for UCS Jesuits. Read about all …
The priestly ordinations of Jesuits David Lugo and Matthew Stewart were postponed from June 13 to August 15. While they wait, they shared a few reflections on the delay and this extraordinary time. Discipleship is the Mission By David Lugo, SJ When I first entered the novitiate, I looked forward to the day of my …
The Society of Jesus is proud to announce the ordination of 15 new priests in Canada, the United States and Haiti this calendar year.
Despite a pandemic that put ordinations in the province on hold, closed its educational institutions to in-person instruction and cancelled many retreats, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province continued to find ways to be of service to others during this pandemic, putting into practice the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis: caring for the whole person. …
In addition to spotlighting the good work of province apostolates, the Summer 2019 issue of Jesuits Magazine highlights the path to priesthood. See the full magazine by clicking on the link to the PDF below. Jesuits Magazine Summer 2019