Ignatian Volunteers Help Senior Jesuits Prepare to Move
By Ignatius Plato Several members of the St. Louis chapter of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) have been hard at work assisting senior Jesuits prepare for their upcoming move from Jesuit Hall in midtown St. Louis to the new St. Ignatius Hall in north St. Louis County. Jesuits have called Jesuit Hall home for 50 […]
Jesuits Magazine, Fall 2022
The fall issue of Jesuits magazine is an expression gratitude: to our volunteers and donors, to our Jesuit brothers who bear witness to the Ignatian Presupposition and for our vocations themselves.
Four Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern Province Will be Ordained to the Priesthood
May 18, 2022 – Rejoice with us as we celebrate the ordination to the priesthood of four Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province. Jesuits Thomas A. Croteau, David A. Kiblinger, Jonathon E. Polce and Juan Pablo Ruiz will be ordained on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in St. Louis. They are among the […]
Jesuit Conference Issues Statement on Boarding Schools for Indigenous Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Eric Clayton Deputy Director for Communications, Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States eclayton@jesuits.org The Jesuit Provincials of Canada and the United States commit to studying the history of Indigenous boarding schools. Washington, DC, August 11, 2021—We write to express our deep sorrow at the recent discoveries of unmarked graves […]
Province Adds Three Names to List of Jesuits with Credible Allegations
Dec. 17, 2021– The Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province in December 2018 released a list of Jesuits with credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. This list was updated in February of 2020 and has been updated again this month, adding three names. They are: Patrick H. Koch, SJ (deceased 2006) – More […]
Hospitality to Angels: Contributing to the Humanitarian Response on the Border
By Beau Guedry, nSJ Yo vengo a traerte vida Vida en abundancia En abundancia Yo soy el camino, La verdad y la vida Vida en abundancia En abundancia (I come to bring you life Life in abundance In abundance I am the way, The truth, and the life Life in abundance In abundance) About 24 […]
Fr. Michael Harter’s Homily for Jubilee 2021
Readings of the Day Jeremiah 31: 7-9 I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst. Responsorial Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. Hebrews 5: 1-6. taken from among men . . . […]
Celebrating Our Golden Jubilarians
Fathers Billy Huete, SJ, and Doug Hypolite, SJ, this year celebrate 50 years in the Society of Jesus. They are a gift to our Society and the people they have served. They are beacons of joy and happiness in their vocations.
Q & A with Fr. Thomas P. Greene, SJ, Provincial, Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province
On July 31, 2020, the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, Fr. Thomas P. Greene, SJ, became the second provincial of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province. He was named provincial last November 6 by Jesuit Superior General Arturo Sosa. At that time, he was serving as superior of the Jesuits in Belize and […]
Going Where Needed: From the Classroom to the Hospital Room
June 4, 2020 – Father Kevin Dyer, SJ, was inspired to begin his new ministry while watching the local news. “We were a week or so into quarantine, when the TV stations ran a story about the high school donating a bacteria-zapping robot to the hospital,” he said. “It got me thinking: the robot is […]
Fathers Knapp and Highberger Celebrate Golden Jubilee
Fathers Don Highberger and Jim Knapp were just 18 years old when they entered the Society of Jesus in August 1969. Today, the two friends reside once again in the same community and enjoy reliving their shared life as Jesuits.
Father Thomas Greene, SJ, Named Next Provincial
Fr. Thomas P. Greene, SJ, will be the next provincial superior of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province. He was named on Nov. 6, 2019, by Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, the superior general of the worldwide Society of Jesus. Father Greene will assume his duties on July 31, 2020.
