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.
Love Shown in Actions: Jesuit Tampa’s Service to Migrants
By Ignatius Plato When Pope Francis approved the Society of Jesus’ Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) in 2019, the themes were familiar to anyone who knows the Jesuits. In addition to showing the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and care for our common home, the UAPs put accompanying young people and the marginalized front […]
Province Offers Colleagues of Color Retreat for Educators in Jesuit Schools
By Ignatius Plato Educators who are also people of color are often called upon to do extra work precisely because they are people of color. It is an expectation that is both challenging and stress inducing. “So often, our high school teachers of color are asked to ‘be on this diversity committee’ and ‘be on […]
Fr. Ronald R. O’Dwyer, SJ, Missioned as President of De Smet Jesuit
June 30, 2022 – Father Ronald R. O’Dwyer, SJ, has been named De Smet Jesuit High School’s next president. Father O’Dwyer was appointed interim president of De Smet in January 2022. As interim president, Fr. O’Dwyer began the process of creating a shared vision for the transformation of programs and facilities at De Smet Jesuit. […]
Sharing the Whole Story: Teaching the Complex History and Legacy of American Slavery
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff A few years ago, Dr. Katrina Thompson Moore, an associate professor of history at Saint Louis University, was helping her niece prepare for a high school social studies test on the U.S. Civil War era. Because Dr. Moore’s area of study is the institution of slavery, she could offer her niece […]
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
Lost in Flames: Remembering the St. Stanislaus Novitiate of Macon, Georgia
By Jerry Duggan Small is the number of people who recall that the former New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus (which merged with the former Missouri Province in 2014 to create what is today known as the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province) once had its novitiate in Macon, Georgia. That chapter in […]
Jesuits Magazine: Fall 2021
In this issue, read about efforts to fine tune the Jesuit formation process, our golden jubilarians, authors from around our province and more. Jesuits Fall 2021
Prayer for a New School Year
Dear Lord, as we begin this new school year, we gather as a community of believers, a family of your children. We thank you for the renewal of the past months and our safe return to this place. We thank you for the promise of the days ahead and for the blessing of your accompaniment. […]
Jesuits Magazine: Summer 2021
In this issue of the province magazine, read about the ordination to the priesthood of five Jesuits, the start of the Ignatian Year and the province’s launch of the Office of Ignatian Spirituality (OIS), among other stories. Jesuits Summer 2021
Inspired by the “Giants”: Sharing Faith at Jesuit Dallas
By Gretchen Crowder A few years ago, my husband and I felt super-brave on a Friday and decided to take our two two-year-olds and our four-year-old to a high school football game. It was the first time for our boys to come to Jesuit Dallas for a game. Now, perhaps we could have done this […]
Care for Creation: Planting the Seeds of Environmental Consciousness
By Vindri Gajadhar Growing up, I took it for granted that it was everyone’s responsibility to take care of the environment. It made sense to me that if humans want to live in a world that has fresh air, clean water, more natural landscapes, resources for the future, and opportunities to truly appreciate the outdoors […]
