Preparing a Path for Him: Two New Jesuit Priests for the Church
Fathers Orlando Portalatin, SJ, and William Manaker, SJ, were ordained priests on June 14 by Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville.
Jesuits William Manaker and Orlando Portalatin to be Ordained
William C. Manaker, SJ, and Orlando Portalatin, SJ, will be ordained priests on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in New Orleans.
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.
Four New Shepherds for the Church
New Orleans – Sometimes we hear by turning a listening ear, but some people speak directly to our hearts. According to the Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, God spoke directly to the hearts of Jesuits José R. Dueño Gorbea, William A. McCormick, W. Tucker Redding and Aric M. Serrano. They heard […]
Four Jesuits of the Province Will be Ordained Priests
New Orleans – Four Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province will be ordained to the priesthood at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in New Orleans. The Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, will preside at the sacred liturgy of ordination at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. […]
Humbled and Ready: How my Formation Experience Prepared Me for Priestly Ministry
By Fr. Jonathon Polce, SJ “Eleven years?! Why does it take so long?” This question I have been asked, and even wondered myself, in my 11-year journey to Jesuit priesthood which culminated this past summer when I was ordained along with three other Jesuits from my novitiate class. Yes, 11 years of training, which is the normal amount […]
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 […]
Called by Name: Five Jesuits of the Province Ordained Priests
June 12, 2021 – During the Rite of Ordination, there is a simple and profoundly beautiful moment when each ordinand is called by name and presented to the ordaining prelate. Once assured of the men’s worthiness, the bishop says, “Relying on the help of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, we choose these, […]
