Sr. Higinia Bol, SCN

As associate spiritual formation director at St. Peter Claver Parish, the Jesuit parish in Punta Gorda, Sr. Higinia is a valued collaborator on the parish’s pastoral ministry team.

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. […]

Claret Jacobs

Committed to Belizean Catholic Schools By Rachel Amiri Claret Sanchez Jacobs, assistant local manager of Catholic schools in the Toledo District of the Central American country of Belize, is an experienced educator committed to helping the more than 4,000 children in Catholic schools to learn and grow. Shaped by decades in the classroom, she now […]

Father Matt Ruhl, SJ, to Bike across U.S. for Catholic Schools in Belize

By Connor Hartigan Father Matt Ruhl, SJ, the pastor of St. Peter Claver Parish in Punta Gorda, a small city in the Toledo District of southern Belize, faced a daunting challenge: The Catholic schools in his area were running low on funds. Children were going hungry at mealtimes; their desks were infested with termites, and […]

Jesuit Family Responds to Crisis in Myanmar

American Jesuits International (AJI) has launched an emergency campaign in response to the plight of the people in Myanmar. Typhoon Yagi has brought widespread destruction to Southeast Asia, leaving hundreds dead and displacing thousands. American Jesuits International is responding through an emergency fundraising campaign to assist our partners and the Jesuits in Myanmar who are offering critical relief […]

U.S. Jesuits Launch New International Solidarity Organization

July 1, 2024 – Two U.S.-based Jesuit organizations are merging to form American Jesuits International, marking the first time that Jesuits in the United States share a single entity to support marginalized communities around the world. American Jesuits International is tasked with mobilizing individuals and institutions to support Jesuit education and development initiatives in Latin […]

Noticing the Holy Spirit: Takeaways from the 71st Congregation of Procurators

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Father Brian Christopher, SJ, served as the delegate for the USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province at the most recent Congregation of Procurators (CP71) in May. As he carries the experience back with him to his ministry in Belize, he shares his hopes for a Society of Jesus that continues to listen to the Holy […]