Jesuits Magazine – Winter 2024
The Winter 2024 issue of Jesuits magazine features stories on our Jesuits serving in Rome, Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries and a pull-out resource for your Lenten prayer. Download it here.
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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.
Mary Jolley: Companion in Mission
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, …
Fidel Pol Strives to Provide Education Formed by Jesuit Spirituality
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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Preserving the Story of Fr. Anderson E. Bakewell and the Society of Jesus
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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Giving Thanks for Friends: Province Receives Largest Gift in Its History
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, …
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Tracing the Footsteps of St. Ignatius: The Experience of a Lifetime!
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 …
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Eileen Croghan Oversees Healthcare for Jesuits of the Province
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 …
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Jesuit High School of Tampa Unveils Commissioned Artwork
Spanish artist Raul Berzosa unveiled a stunning triptych on April 23, 2023, at Jesuit High School of Tampa’s (Jesuit Tampa) annual Celebration of the Arts event. The triptych, comprised of historic figures and great artists connected to the Society of Jesus throughout history, was a commission from Jesuit Tampa for the school’s Antinori Center for …
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Christine Dragonette Promotes Love in Action at St. Francis Xavier College Church
By Ignatius Plato Social justice is central to the Society of Jesus’ way of proceeding. Christine Dragonette, the director of social ministry at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis, shares fully in this mission, basing all she does in love of her neighbors. Dragonette has served in social ministry at the parish for …
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