Jesuits William Manaker and Orlando Portalatin to be Ordained
William C. Manaker, SJ, and Orlando Portalatin, SJ, will be ordained priests on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in New Orleans.
Educator and Scholar Fr. James Swetnam, SJ, Dies in St. Louis
April 28, 2025, St. Louis – Father James H. Swetnam, SJ, died April 27, 2025, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 97 years old, a Jesuit for 79 years and a priest for 66 years. His life will be celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, at the St. […]
Jesuit Special Studies: Charting Paths of Learned Ministry
The commitment to learned ministry continues to draw Jesuits to the frontiers, where they serve the Church and world today.
Called to Labor with God: A Jesuit’s Journey of Formation
Formation is a spiritual journey that prepares a Jesuit to serve the Church of the future..
Growth in Formation: One Jesuit’s Summer
This Giving Tuesday, all gifts to the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province will benefit Jesuits in formation like Joe Laughlin, who shares his story below. If you want to help ensure we can continue to provide these formative experiences, please visit bit.ly/giving-tuesday-2024. By Joseph Laughlin, SJ, Jesuit Scholastic I want to share with you […]
Eight Men Enter the Novitiate
Sept. 2, 2024 – On August 17, 2024, eight men entered the Society of Jesus at the newly opened Novitiate of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Denver. Over the next two years, they will learn about the Society of Jesus and deepen their relationship with Jesus. A mix of prayer, apostolic service, community life and studies […]
Will Hayes, nSJ, to Pronounce First Vows
Will Hayes, nSJ, pronounced first vows in the Society of Jesus on August 10, 2024.
Meet our Two Ordinands
May 21, 2023 – Two members of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province will be ordained priests on Saturday, June 8, 2024. You can watch live at 10:00 a.m. CDT at bit.ly/ordinations2024. A worship aid is available here. Daniel J. Everson, SJ, and J. Michael Mohr, SJ, entered the Society of Jesus in […]
Province Supporters Pledge $1.5M for Formation
By Fr. J. P. Hough, SJ Raymond Hyer and Hector and Claire Vila want to challenge friends of the Jesuits to support formation financially. The three Tampans recognize the impact Jesuits have on the communities in which they serve. And they know a big part of that is because of the formation process Jesuits undergo. […]
Finding Moments of Grace
By José Lopez | Dajabon, Dominican Republic Thanks to Novice Director Fr. Drew Kirschman, who was always creative about my discernment process, I was able to explore the experience of being a Jesuit in a Latin American context. My incredible long experiment in Dajabon, Dominican Republic, was one of the most formative experiences of my […]
A Language for What Matters Most
By Joseph Laughlin, SJ | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic “Joe, we’re missioning you to Santo Domingo.” These were the words of Fr. Drew Kirschman, SJ, my novice director, as he informed me that I would spend my long experiment at Colegio Loyola, a pre-K through 12th grade school in the Dominican Republic. My imagination started […]
Lord, Teach Me How to Play
By Scott McKillip, SJ | Pine Ridge Reservation Late one night, my novice brother and I piled into the Toyota. We began our drive on the only road crossing through the vast miles of rolling hills on this side of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. We were in the kind of darkness one knows only […]
