Loyola University New Orleans Celebrates Inauguration of President Xavier Cole
Loyola University New Orleans is celebrating the inauguration of Xavier A. Cole, Ed.D., as its 18th president.
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Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries Launches in Brownsville, Texas
Oct. 17, 2023 – In July 2021, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province missioned a small team of Jesuits to serve in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border. They met with Bishop Daniel Flores who articulated their mission to “read the reality and respond to it.” Since then, they have strived …
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Remembering Jesuit Father John J. Begley
Oct. 10, 2023 – Fr. John J. Begley, SJ, was born in New Haven, Conn., on January 14, 1931. He entered the Society of Jesus on July 30, 1949, at the Shadowbrook novitiate in Lenox, Mass. After his time in the novitiate, he went on to study philosophy at Weston College. He received his bachelor’s …
Letting Go and Letting God – A Discerner’s Journey to the Society of Jesus
By Mike Gabriele There are no two ways about it— it is a call of the Holy Spirit. When someone feels that desire, that call to enter religious life, if it is a true ambition, an honest yearning to serve God and the Church, it can be nothing less than a movement of the Holy …
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The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation Announces $27 Million in New Contributions
$10 Million from Georgetown University and $17 Million from the Jesuits September 13, 2023 — The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation today announced $27 million in contributions to support the Foundation’s mission, which is to uplift future generations of Descendants of Jesuit enslavement while helping to create a world in which the false ideology of a …
Seven Men Enter the Novitiate
Sept. 8, 2023 – The Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern Province on Aug. 19, 2023, welcomed seven men to the Novitiate of St. Stanislaus Kostka, temporarily located in Culver City, California. Over the next two years, they will learn about the Society of Jesus and deepen their relationship with Jesus. A mix of …
Remembering Jesuit Father David G. Allen
Rev. David G. Allen, SJ, was born on April 6, 1936, in Springfield, IL. He attended Westfield Senior High School in Westfield, NJ, and earned a B.A. in German, Political Science, and History from Albion College in Albion, MI. After studying Czech at the U. S. Army Language School in Monterey, CA, and earning his …
Remembering Jesuit Father William J. Bosch, SJ
Rev. William J. Bosch, SJ, was born on September 28, 1928, in Milwaukee, WI. He attended both Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, WI and Canisius High School, Buffalo, NY, and graduated from Aquinas Institute, Rochester, NY in 1946. At the end of his freshman year at Fordham University, Bronx, NY, he entered the Society of Jesus …
Innovation Works: Harnessing Social Entrepreneurship to Close the Racial Wealth Gap in Baltimore
Back in 2020, we introduced a Jesuit-sponsored work in Baltimore City, Innovation Works. Then, Innovation Works was just getting started with its mission to bridge the racial wealth gap through social entrepreneurship and impact investing. Innovation Works’ origin ties back to Santa Clara University in California, where the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship has been …
Remembering Jesuit Father James F. Keenan, SJ
Rev. James F. Keenan, SJ, was born on January 9, 1937, in the Jackson Heights area of Queens, NY. He attended Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, NY, before transferring to the St. Philip Neri School in Haverhill, MA, prior to entering the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew on Hudson, on August 14, 1956. …