Fr. Chu Ngo, SJ, Pronounces Final Vows
Fr. Chu Ngo, SJ, pronounced final vows in the Society of Jesus on February 21, 2024.
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A Posture of Trust Guides Provincial Assistant for Higher Education
By Rachel Amiri Can a Jesuit college or university be “Jesuit” with a decreasing number of Jesuits? Ensuring that the answer to this question continues to be “Yes” animates the daily work of Thomas Reynolds, provincial assistant for higher education in the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province since 2017. “A little bit of a …
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On How to Embrace Change and Find Our Calling: Lessons a Jesuit Scholastic
Discover Nader’s inspiring journey from Egypt to the Jesuit novitiate in Canada. Explore how his quest for spirituality and service led him to embrace the Jesuit way, overcoming challenges and finding a God of friendship and love.
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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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 …
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 …
Finding One’s Way through Creation
By Clara Atallah The environment in which we live has a great influence on who we become. Xavier de Benazé, SJ, Laudato Si’ delegate for the French-speaking Jesuit Province of Western Europe (EOF), has been strongly influenced by two ecosystems that have had a profound impact on him and his commitment to justice and ecology. …
Choosing to Follow a Stubborn Basque
By Fannie Dionne Sometimes, the path we think we’re on isn’t the one that leads us to our deepest desires. Justin Sauro, SJ, found himself at such a crossroads. “I had already decided what I would do with my life. I had studied political science and joined the army because I wanted to help people,” …
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 …
Lord, Teach Me How to Play
By Scott McKillip, SJ | Pine Ridge Reservation Late one night, my novice brother and I piled into the Toyota. We began our drive on the only road crossing through the vast miles of rolling hills on this side of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. We were in the kind of darkness one knows only …