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.
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 […]
A New Worship Experience
Marco Machado, SJ | Chiapas, Mexico During my first days in Chiapas, Mexico, I visited a small Maya village. They welcomed us with open arms and very good food. But then I got a bad case of Montezuma’s revenge and was unable to hold any food for the next three days. As soon as I […]
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 […]
Jesuits Magazine, Fall 2023
The fall issue of Jesuits magazine celebrates the province’s past – including 200 years of Jesuits in St. Louis – and takes a look at some of the new ways Jesuits continue to find new ways to meet the needs of our world. Read it here.
New Ignatian Formation Coordinator for the Alum Service Corps
A life of service brings joy. The Alum Service Corps (ASC) exemplifies this simple truth through education and service to high school students. Dan Everson, SJ, the new Ignatian formation coordinator for the ASC, hopes that ASC volunteers experience the joy that comes from this life of service. Everson has a background in teaching, having […]
Giving Thanks for Friends: Province Receives Largest Gift in Its History
July 28, 2023 – The Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province has received a $1.5 million gift commitment from Raymond Hyer and Hector and Claire Vila, all of Tampa, Florida. The donation is the largest non-bequest gift in the history of the province. Mr. Hyer and the Vilas have designated these funds for Jesuit formation, […]
