Remembering Fr. James. J. White, SJ

Father James J. White, SJ, died Feb. 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was 87 years old, a Jesuit for 62 years and a priest for 53 years.

Happy Thanksgiving!

On behalf of the Jesuits of the Central and Southern Province, Fr. Aric Serrrano, SJ, expresses his gratitude for your prayers and support.

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 […]

Grand Coteau Retreats: New Name, Bigger Home for an Ongoing Mission

Aug. 15, 2024 – The Jesuit retreat and spirituality centers in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, have come together to create a new, high-capacity retreat facility named Grand Coteau Retreats: A Jesuit Mission Since 1837. The new retreat center will make use of the buildings housing both Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House and St. Charles […]

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 […]

Inspiring Modern-Day Missionaries on the Brébeuf Relic Tour

Video by Fr. W. Tucker Redding, SJ Story by Rachel Amiri The history of the Society of Jesus is rich with the witness of saints who offered their lives as missionaries and martyrs. A desire to inspire a new generation of missionaries led the vocations teams from the Jesuits USA Central and Southern, Midwest and […]

Recovering the Stories of “Ours” Since 1823: Missouri Province Legacy

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Jesuits’ arrival in St. Louis in 1823, historian Ellen Skerrett has uncovered stories of “Ours,” some that have been forgotten, others never known. The Missouri Jesuits’ encounter  with American life in all its complexity is a transnational adventure story. Thousands of Jesuit priests and brothers devoted their […]