Superior General Arturo Sosa Receives Vows
Father W. Penn Dawson, SJ, and Father Randall S. Gibbens, SJ, professed their final vows in separate Masses. Superior General Arturo Sosa, SJ, received their vows while visiting the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province.
Robert Buckland, SJ, to Pronounce Perpetual Vows
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, Robert Buckland, SJ, will pronounce perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
Province Welcomes Ten New Novices
Ten men entered the Society of Jesus on August 16, 2025, at the Novitiate of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Denver
House of Discernment Opens in Houston
The province has opened a house of discernment for men seriously considering a vocation to the Society of Jesus.
Five Jesuit Novices of this Province Pronounce Perpetual Vows
Five Jesuit novices will pronounce perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience at the University Chapel at Regis University in Denver on Aug. 9, 2025, the culmination of two years of prayer, study and ministerial experience.
Drew Kirschman, SJ
Novice Director Fr. Drew Kirschman, SJ, accompanies Jesuit novices to a hope-filled future as he guides them to test a Jesuit vocation.
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. […]
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 […]
Shared Mission at Saint Louis University
SLU’s Shared Mission program offers an in-depth, community-based, mission formation opportunity for all SLU faculty, staff and administration.
Will Hayes, nSJ, to Pronounce First Vows
Will Hayes, nSJ, pronounced first vows in the Society of Jesus on August 10, 2024.
