Remembering our Brother Fr. James H. Baker, SJ

St. Louis – Father James H. Baker, SJ, died June 25, 2025, in Florissant, Missouri. A longtime educator and pastoral minister, he was 87 years old, a Jesuit for 68 years and a priest for 56 years. Remembered by his Jesuit brothers for his gentle and compassionate ministry, his life will be celebrated during a […]
Educator and Priest Thomas W. Hoffman, SJ, Dies in St. Louis

Father Thomas W. Hoffman, SJ, died May 21, 2025, at St. Ignatius Hall in Florissant, Missouri. He was 80 years old, a Jesuit for 60 years and a priest for 48 years.
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. […]
Remembering Fr. John Folzenlogen, SJ, Priest and Educator
Father John N. Folzenlogen, SJ, died March 31, 2025, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 89 years old, a Jesuit for 72 years and a priest for 59 years.
Remembering Fr. James. J. White, SJ
Father James J. White, SJ, died Feb. 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was 87 years old, a Jesuit for 62 years and a priest for 53 years.
Remembering Former Provincial Superior Fr. Leo Weber, SJ
Fr. Leo F. Weber, SJ, died Feb. 3, 2025, in St. Louis. He was 98 years old, a Jesuit for 81 years and a priest for 68 years.
Remembering Fr. Jim Knapp, SJ,
December 2024 – Father James G. Knapp, SJ, died Dec. 20, 2024, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 73 years old, a Jesuit for 55 years and a priest for 43 years. He will be remembered at a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in the Chapel of the Beloved […]
Remembering Fr. Curtis Van Del, SJ
December 19, 2024 – Father Curtis E. Van Del, SJ, died Dec. 15, 2024, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 91 years old, a Jesuit for 72 years and a priest for 59 years. He will be remembered at a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in the chapel of […]
Remembering Fr. Richard W. McGowan, SJ
November 5, 2024 – Father Richard W. McGowan, SJ, died Nov. 3, 2024, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 94 years old, a Jesuit for 78 years and a priest for 64 years. Recalled by his Jesuit brothers as a good companion and good Jesuit, Fr. McGowan’s funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., on […]
Father Jorge Ferrer Negrón, SJ, Priest and Scholar, Dies in Puerto Rico
Sept. 24, 2024 – Father Jorge José Ferrer Negrón, SJ, died Sept. 21, 2024, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was 73 years old, a Jesuit for 41 years and a priest for 47 years. A professor of moral theology and director of the School of Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in […]
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
Jesuit Bishop George V. Murry, of the Diocese of Youngstown, Passes Away
Jesuit Bishop George V. Murry of the Diocese of Youngstown has passed away after a lifetime of service.