By Rosalie Tomeny Mary Jolley grew up in Ward, Alabama, a rural community with few Catholics and certainly no Jesuits. Born in 1928, her childhood was shaped by the Great Depression, and she grew up wanting to be a source of help for others. “I have tried to level the playing field for the poor, …
By Fr. Ronald Gonzales, SJ Deacon Carmelo Rivera Martinez has been serving the Parroquia San Ignacio community in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for more than 60 years. Starting at age 24, Deacon Carmelo – as he is known throughout the island – worked for the Jesuit community at San Ignacio serving food. Realizing the fulfillment …
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By Jerry Duggan Fidel Pol, headmaster of the high school division of St. John’s College, the only all-boys Jesuit Catholic education institution in Belize, makes the success of his students his first priority. He believes in planting the seed for these young men to become future leaders in their community and works to shape the …
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By Ignatius Plato Megan Gilmore is passionate about history and the role archives can play in preserving it. With an academic background in both journalism and history, she finds rediscovering lost bits of the past an invaluable tool for storytelling. Gilmore recently completed an internship with the Jesuit Archives and Research Center (JARC), where her …
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July 28, 2023 – The Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province has received a $1.5 million gift commitment from Raymond Hyer and Hector and Claire Vila, all of Tampa, Florida. The donation is the largest non-bequest gift in the history of the province. Mr. Hyer and the Vilas have designated these funds for Jesuit formation, …
Giving Thanks for Friends: Province Receives Largest Gift in Its History Read More »
What does it mean to be a man or woman of the Spiritual Exercises? This question could receive a different answer from every person you ask, so we posed it to a few Jesuits and colleagues who live the life. Here are their responses. Responding in Love It has been 18 years since I made …
By Tim Linn How Vermonn Roberts came to Chillicothe Correctional Center is a matter of public record; the details and proceedings can be easily found in court records and newspaper articles. It’s something she lives with each day as an inmate. And it comes with feelings of deep regret, loneliness and hopelessness that haunted her …
Jesuit Prison Education Network Seeks “Co-Laborers in Mercy” Read More »
Father Edward Flaherty, SJ, died June 25, 2023, just months shy of his 105th birthday. He was the oldest Jesuit in the global Society of Jesus – and one much loved and respected by his Jesuit brothers, some of whom offered a few words of remembrance. Father William T. Oulvey, SJ (former Jesuit superior) “I …
By Gina Nisbet-Fonseca, Pilgrim “That’ll be gate D29,” said the ticket agent as she handed me my boarding pass. I made my way to the gate and waited. After a few hours of reading and checking my boarding pass repeatedly, I finally spotted some familiar faces in the gate area. I felt a twinge of …
Tracing the Footsteps of St. Ignatius: The Experience of a Lifetime! Read More »
By Ignatius Plato Jesuits have many stories of being there for others: standing with the overlooked, representing the minority, working alongside the marginalized. Accompaniment is truly the lifeblood of the Jesuit mission. Eileen Croghan, the provincial assistant for healthcare for the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province, lives this mission with a quiet dedication …
Eileen Croghan Oversees Healthcare for Jesuits of the Province Read More »