U.S. Jesuits Launch New International Solidarity Organization
July 1, 2024 – Two U.S.-based Jesuit organizations are merging to form American Jesuits International, marking the first time that Jesuits in the United States share a single entity to support marginalized communities around the world. American Jesuits International is tasked with mobilizing individuals and institutions to support Jesuit education and development initiatives in Latin […]
Statement of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States on the Repression of the Society of Jesus in Nicaragua
The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States reiterates its unwavering solidarity with the Jesuits of Nicaragua and all who collaborate with them.
Jesuits Magazine – Summer 2023
The Summer 2023 issue of Jesuits Magazine focuses on accompaniment, in particular the call to accompaniment that comes with the priesthood. We celebrate the ordinations of four Jesuits who will accompany God’s people in their ministries as priests. We also feature stories on the teaching ministry of the Jesuit Prison Education Network and the migrant […]
Jesuits Magazine – Winter 2023
The Winter 2023 issue of Jesuits magazine features members of the province in atypical ministries, including Fr. David Romero, SJ, who promotes the protection of the Amazon; Fr. Jonathan Harmon, SJ, who is training for a ministry in the Arts, and Fathers Thomas Croteau, SJ, and David Kiblinger, SJ, who are serving the underserved Church […]
Three UCS Jesuits to Pronounce Perpetual Vows
August 3. 2022 – On Saturday, August 13, three Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern Province – Jason Britsch, Beau Guedry and Fr. Max Landman – will pronounce perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau, La. The profession of first vows follows two years of […]
Papal Politics and the Canonization of Ignatius and Francis Xavier
By Jerry Duggan March 2022 – Nearly 500 years after the founding of the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Francis Xavier are widely revered and respected.  It wasn’t always so.  This March 12 marks the 400th anniversary of both saints’ canonizations. It turns out there’s a story there, one I had […]
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 2020
As the pandemic raged on through the summer, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province continued its mission as normally as possible. Highlights included a socially-distanced ordination Mass, continued efforts to provide spirituality at a distance, the celebration of 40 years of Jesuit Refugee Service, and several golden jubilees for UCS Jesuits. Read about all […]
Joy Delayed: The Ordinations of David Lugo, SJ, and Matthew Stewart, SJ
Saturday, August 15, 2020 –Â The journey to becoming a Jesuit priest is famously long. For Jesuits David Lugo and Matthew Stewart of the USA Central and Southern Province, the coronavirus pandemic made it just a bit longer. Ordinations in this province usually take place the second Saturday in June, but for the health and safety […]
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 […]
Jesuits Magazine: Summer 2020
Despite a pandemic that put ordinations in the province on hold, closed its educational institutions to in-person instruction and cancelled many retreats, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province continued to find ways to be of service to others during this pandemic, putting into practice the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis:Â caring for the whole person. […]
2019 Annual Report
The 2019 Annual Report gives an overview of the funds raised during the past year and how the generous donations of so many help support the mission of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province. You can view the report by clicking on the link to the PDF below. 2019 Annual Report
