Jesuits West Welcomes New Novices
August 31, 2020 — Yesterday, Jesuits West Province officially welcomed six new novices during the Mass of Investiture at the Jesuit Novitiate of the Three Companions in Culver City, California.
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Ordination Can – and Must – Wait
The priestly ordinations of Jesuits David Lugo and Matthew Stewart were postponed from June 13 to August 15. While they wait, they shared a few reflections on the delay and this extraordinary time. Discipleship is the Mission By David Lugo, SJ When I first entered the novitiate, I looked forward to the day of my …
Five Jesuits West Novices Pronounce First Vows
August 11, 2020 — “This year has been unlike any other in recent memory or that we could have imagined.
Five Jesuit Novices Pronounce First Vows
By Jerry Duggan Aug. 11, 2020 – On Saturday, August 8, five novices of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province pronounced first vows during a Eucharistic celebration at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Grand Coteau, La. Jesuits Reynaldo Belfort, Timothy Bishop, Travis Crowe, Brent Gordon and Joseph Nolla pronounced vows of poverty, chastity …
Homeboy Industries Awarded the 2020 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
August 3, 2020 — Homeboy Industries has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize and will receive a $2.5 million dollar award.
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 …
30th ASC Class Committed to Service During Pandemic
July 27, 2020 By Jerry Duggan When prospective members of this year’s Alum Service Corps applied for the program last fall, they could not have predicted they would be starting the school year amid a deadly pandemic. Yet, that is the situation they find themselves in. The six participating province schools that receive ASC volunteer …
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Jesuits West Celebrates 2020 First Vows
With gratitude and praise to the Lord, the United States West Province of the Society of Jesus joyfully announces that our brothers, Brett Stephen Helbling, SJ, Travis Dean Neuman, SJ, Alexander Francis Phan, SJ, Collin Martin Price, SJ, and Nicholas Alexander Russell, SJ, will profess perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience for the greater glory of God.
Eusebio Kino, SJ, Who Founded Missions in Arizona, Moves Closer to Sainthood
July 22, 2020 — Pope Francis declared Fr. Eusebio Kino, SJ, founder of more than 20 missions during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, venerable on July 10 — bringing him a step closer to sainthood.
Jesuits West Celebrates 2020 Ordinations
June 19, 2020 — It is with great joy that the Jesuits West Province announces ordination dates have been set next month for six Jesuits of the province.