Father Matt Ruhl, SJ, to Bike across U.S. for Catholic Schools in Belize
By Connor Hartigan Father Matt Ruhl, SJ, the pastor of St. Peter Claver Parish in Punta Gorda, a small city in the Toledo District of southern Belize, faced a daunting challenge: The Catholic schools in his area were running low on funds. Children were going hungry at mealtimes; their desks were infested with termites, and […]
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.
Olivia Britt
“Cura personalis led me to want to be a teacher and campus minister, even though I didn’t have words for it at the time,” she says. “I really wanted to care for the whole person, and I think Cristo Rey schools especially do that in a really unique way.”
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 […]
Jesuits Magazine – Summer 2024
The Summer 2024 issue of Jesuits magazine features stories on our newly ordained priests, the Brébeuf relic tour, lay formation in Jesuit higher education and an Ignatian understanding of faithful citizenship. Download it here.
Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries
Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries is itinerant and missionary in nature and strives to walk with the excluded, as articulated in the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus.
Hospitality to Angels: Contributing to the Humanitarian Response on the Border
By Beau Guedry, SJ 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) November, 2021 […]
Jesuits Magazine – Winter 2024
The Winter 2024 issue of Jesuits magazine features stories on our Jesuits serving in Rome, Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries and a pull-out resource for your Lenten prayer. Download it here.
The Future in Grand Coteau
Below is the extended version of our Q&A with Fr. J.P. Hough, SJ, that appeared in the Winter 2024 issue of Jesuits Magazine. Grand Coteau, Louisiana, is a beloved place for Jesuits and others who have found consolation in its quiet beauty. Jesuits have served the people of the area since 1838, when St. Charles College […]
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 […]
Fr. Harry Tompson, SJ: A Legacy of Compassion
By Mary Baudouin “Son, if you want to know what to do with your life, just go do the thing that helps the most amount of people in the shortest amount of time, and that’s where you’re supposed to be.” This was the advice Fr. Harry Tompson, SJ, gave to a young Mitch Landrieu, when […]
