Roderick and Betty Wells: United Throughout a Lifetime of Service
Tireless parishioners of Immaculate Conception Parish in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rod and Betty Wells have spent their retirement serving their community.
Civil Rights Pilgrimage Brings New Orleans Catholics Together
By Rachel Amiri On February 24, a group from Holy Name of Jesus and Immaculate Conception Jesuit parishes, St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, the Loyola University Community Action Program (LUCAP) and the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) embarked on a sobering and prayerful journey to Montgomery, Alabama, the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement in the […]
St. Matthew the Apostle Parish to Celebrate Final Mass after 130 Years of Service
July 26, 2023 – On July 30, 2023, St. Matthew the Apostle Parish in St. Louis will hold its final Mass under the St. Matthew’s name. The parish will also no longer be connected with the Jesuits. These changes come as part of the Archdiocese of St. Louis’ “All Things New” initiative, an effort by […]
Christine Dragonette Promotes Love in Action at St. Francis Xavier College Church
By Ignatius Plato Social justice is central to the Society of Jesus’ way of proceeding. Christine Dragonette, the director of social ministry at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis, shares fully in this mission, basing all she does in love of her neighbors. Dragonette has served in social ministry at the parish for […]
Sacred Heart Church in El Paso Shelters Migrants Seeking Safety
Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, Texas, continues to act as a refuge for migrants as thousands are expected to arrive in the city as Title 42 comes to an end. In response to the unprecedented surge of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border which began in December 2022, Sacred Heart opened its gym with no […]
Sacred Heart Church in El Paso Shelters Migrants Seeking Safety
Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, Texas, continues to act as a refuge for migrants as thousands are expected to arrive in the city as Title 42 comes to an end. In response to the unprecedented surge of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border which began in December 2022, Sacred Heart opened its gym with no […]
Two New Priests: The Province’s Commitment to the Church in Belize
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Last summer, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province joyfully celebrated the priestly ordinations of four men. A little over a month later, two of those men arrived in the Central American country of Belize for their yearlong pastoral ministry assignment. Young priests are in high demand, so assigning two to […]
Help and Hope at the Southern Border
Update Dec. 29, 2022: See Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, interview on CNN By Ignatius Plato Dec. 21, 2022 – Sacred Heart Church, the Jesuit parish in El Paso, Texas, has for years served as a beacon of hope for immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Recently, the parish has opened its doors to the flood of […]
Belize Apostolates Damaged by Hurricane Lisa
Updated Nov. 6, 2022 – Hurricane Lisa caused significant damage along the coast of the Central American country of Belize on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, including to two of this province’s works in Belize City. Both St. Martin de Porres Parish and St. John’s College were hit hard, suffering both wind and water damage. Mirtha […]
Living Synodality in Belize
By William Manaker, SJ I arrived in Belize for a month-long immersion experience in the Mayan villages of the Toledo District with only minimal background information. I would be working with several brother Jesuits to facilitate retreats for village catechists. We’d be collaborating with a committee of indigenous Mayan leaders. Mayans in Belize speak two […]
Katie Jansen Installed as Parish Life Coordinator at St. Francis Xavier College Church
By Jerry Duggan St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis quietly experienced a milestone this spring when Katie Jansen was installed as parish life coordinator, assuming most of the administrative responsibilities normally handled by a pastor. In Jesuit parlance, Ms. Jansen is the “director of the work” – the highest-ranking administrator for this Jesuit […]
A Jesuit’s Palm Sunday with the ‘crucified church’ of Belize
By Jeremy Zipple, SJ The 33 mission churches of Toledo District, in southern Belize, and the roughly 10,000 Catholics they serve, share a single priest, Jesuit Father Sam Wilson. This year, on Palm Sunday, he was on his way to celebrate Mass in “the last village on the map,” as he calls it, a hamlet […]