Two Members of Jesuits West Pronounce Final Vows
Fr. Chu Ngo, SJ, and Fr. Isidro Lépez, SJ, of Jesuits West, both recently pronounced final vows in the Society of Jesus.
Subject Area: Formation
Fr. Chu Ngo, SJ, Pronounces Final Vows
Fr. Chu Ngo, SJ, pronounced final vows in the Society of Jesus on February 21, 2024.
Father Anthony Wieck, SJ: Sharing the Riches of Ignatian Spirituality
By Rachel Amiri When he was missioned to the White House Jesuit Retreat Center in 2017 after spending over a decade of his Jesuit life serving in Jesuit schools and colleges, Fr. Anthony Wieck thought, “Retreat ministry… isn’t that for older Jesuits? I’d like to do that when I’m older and half-retired.” But he found …
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Jorge Roque, SJ: Rooted in Relationship with God
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Jesuit Scholastic Jorge Roque really enjoys his work at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston. He teaches four sections of senior English and one section of junior theology. He’s the assistant coach for the school’s spikeball team and moderator of the Bad Movie Club. And he loves the opportunities to build …
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Jesuit Siblings Find Joy in Shared Ministry
It took a war to separate two brothers. More than four decades later, it took a pandemic to bring them together.
Celebrating Our Jubilarians
Congratulations to our Jesuits West jubilarians who celebrated special anniversaries in 2023. We offer prayers of thanksgiving for their service, which has spanned not only across the western U.S., but across the country and the world. The Jesuits are a missionary order, and even those jubilarians who reside at the province’s health care/retirement community in …
A New Worship Experience
Marco Machado, SJ | Chiapas, Mexico During my first days in Chiapas, Mexico, I visited a small Maya village. They welcomed us with open arms and very good food. But then I got a bad case of Montezuma’s revenge and was unable to hold any food for the next three days. As soon as I …
Province Supporters Pledge $1.5M for Formation
By Fr. J. P. Hough, SJ, and Paula K. Parrish, CFRE Raymond Hyer and Hector and Claire Vila want to challenge friends of the Jesuits to support formation financially. The three Tampans recognize the impact Jesuits have on the communities in which they serve. And they know a big part of that is because of …
Finding Moments of Grace
By José Lopez | Dajabon, Dominican Republic Thanks to Novice Director Fr. Drew Kirschman, who was always creative about my discernment process, I was able to explore the experience of being a Jesuit in a Latin American context. My incredible long experiment in Dajabon, Dominican Republic, was one of the most formative experiences of my …
A Language for What Matters Most
By Joseph Laughlin, SJ | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic “Joe, we’re missioning you to Santo Domingo.” These were the words of Fr. Drew Kirschman, SJ, my novice director, as he informed me that I would spend my long experiment at Colegio Loyola, a pre-K through 12th grade school in the Dominican Republic. My imagination started …