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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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Jesuit Archives & Research Center Marks Fifth Anniversary

Five years is the blink of an eye in the nearly 500-year life of the Society of Jesus. It feels like just yesterday that the province announced the opening of the Jesuit Archives & Research Center in St. Louis, but in fact, the JARC, as it is known familiarly, opened to the public in April …

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In Gratitude for Sara Noreña

By Fr. James Caime Sara Noreña was born and raised in Kansas City but was baptized at San Francisco de Assisi parish near her mother’s family home, a town near Mexico City. Her mother, Lupe, and her Aunt Amalia made sure Sara knew her family in Mexico – including her grandmother, her cousin and her …

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Jesuit Educator Shares Experience in New Ministry with Ignatian Spirituality Project

By Ignatius Plato God occasionally calls us to serve others in new and potentially challenging ways. We may be asked to leave our comfort zone to respond to that call. For Jim Broderick-King, a new way to serve came in the form of the Ignatian Spirituality Project. Broderick-King has been an important part of the …

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Ignatian Volunteers Help Senior Jesuits Prepare to Move

By Ignatius Plato Several members of the St. Louis chapter of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) have been hard at work assisting senior Jesuits prepare for their upcoming move from Jesuit Hall in midtown St. Louis to the new St. Ignatius Hall in north St. Louis County. Jesuits have called Jesuit Hall home for 50 …

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Jesuit Supporters Find Peace and Hope in Ignatian Spirituality

By Paula K. Parrish, CFRE, Chief Advancement Officer When the winds are swirling in Louisiana, the vortex may not be a hurricane. It might just be Patrick and Randalle Moore. Both are retired now, but you would never know it. After 40 years of 70-hour corporate work weeks, Patrick now spends 100 hours a week …

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Andy and Pat Shannon

By Rosalie Tomeny For decades, Andy and Pat Shannon have donated their time, talent and treasure to advancing the mission of the Society of Jesus. Each encountered the Jesuits at an early age. Mr. Shannon graduated from Jesuit High School in Dallas in 1954. While there, Jesuit fathers Mike Kammer and Julius May made indelible …

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Eileen Croghan Oversees Healthcare for Jesuits of the Province

Jesuit High School of Tampa Unveils Commissioned Artwork

Jesuit Archives & Research Center Marks Fifth Anniversary

In Gratitude for Sara Noreña

Ignatian Volunteers Help Senior Jesuits Prepare to Move

Jesuit Supporters Find Peace and Hope in Ignatian Spirituality

Andy and Pat Shannon

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