Rev. James L. Connor, SJ, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021 at Manresa Hall Jesuit Community in his hometown of Philadelphia. He was 92. Fr. Connor was born in Philadelphia on May 21, 1929. He attended St. Joseph’s Prep and entered the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues in Wernersville, Pa., in 1946. He received …
May 21, 2021 – Fr. Michael Sehler, SJ, was born on Dec. 12, 1942, in Washington, D.C. As he was growing up, his parents, Harold and Mary (Donnelly) Sehler, moved to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, then to Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan, and finally to Chattanooga, Tn. It was from his time in Tennessee that he had vivid …
John A. McNeice, Jr., noted Boston Philanthropist and retired CEO and Chairman of the Colonial Group Passed away peacefully at home in Canton on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11, 2021 surrounded by his loving family and devoted care givers. Former trustee of Boston College, Boston College High School, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, and Finance …
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March 16, 2021 – Michael Andrew Fahey was born in Fremont, Ohio, on Sept. 27, 1933. The family moved to Norwalk, Conn., where Michael grew up. He attended Fairfield Prep, and entered the New England Province novitiate at Shadowbrook in Lenox, Mass., in 1951. He studied philosophy at Louvain, Belgium (1955-1958), and for regency taught …
Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, SJ, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from complications related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was 61. Fr. Pilarz was born in Camden, NJ, on July 31, 1959. He attended Camden Catholic High School and graduated from Georgetown University in 1981 before entering the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues …
March 8, 2021 – Fr. Joseph J. Kamiensky, SJ, was called to eternal life on Monday, March 1, 2021, in Buffalo, NY. Len, as he was known to his brother Jesuits, was born on September 5, 1945, entered the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1963 at St. Andrew-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY, and was ordained on …
Feb. 18, 2021 – Fr. Herman James Roleke, SJ, son of Willis A. and Helen (Bradley) Roleke, was born on August 31, 1930, in Elizabeth, N.J. He grew up in Roselle Park, N.J., and had his elementary education at St. Genevieve’s, Elizabeth, N.J. After studying four years at St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City he …
Jan. 5, 2021 – Fr. John F. Curran, SJ was born in New York City on Oct. 15, 1929, and baptized at St. Ignatius Church in Manhattan. His parents were John and Florence (Moriarty) Curran. Immediately after graduation from Xavier High School in 1946, Fr. Curran entered the Jesuits at St. Andrew-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. In …
December 22, 2020 – Fr. George A. Restrepo, SJ, was born to George and Julia (Mallarino) Restrepo on December 19, 1933, in Washington Heights, New York City. He attended Regis High School (1948-52) and entered the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew on Hudson on August 14, 1952. After his first vows George spent one …
Dec. 21, 2020 – Fr. William A. Barry, SJ, was called to eternal life on Fri., Dec. 18, 2020. Fr. Barry was born on Nov. 22, 1930, entered the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1950, and was ordained on June 16, 1962. He pronounced his final vows on August 15, 1967. Bill served as …