Avocation to the Society of Jesus is unique. Saint Ignatius of Loyola set out to create a religious order that was different than the monastic and mendicant orders of his time.
By Jerry Duggan Reynaldo Belfort’s family raised him to have a strong faith. Still, there came a time when he had to make that faith his own. In doing so, he arrived at an unexpected place: a Jesuit vocation. Although his parents and much of his family hail from Haiti, Belfort was born into a …
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Fr. Marc Reeves, SJ, pronounced final vows in the Society of Jesus during the Loyola Marymount University Jesuit community liturgy on December 1.
By Jerry Duggan For a man discerning his vocation, in-person interactions with vocation ministers, men in formation and other discerners are fundamental to the process. When COVID-19 rendered these meetings impossible, the vocation promotion team got creative in their outreach. They devised several new strategies to connect with discerners. For starters, Fr. Eddie Gros, SJ, …
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By Becky Sindelar Erik Sorensen, SJ, had once planned to be an engineer. Today, however, he studies theology at Regis College in Toronto, on his way to becoming a Jesuit priest. His formation has been one of accompanying and building relationships with those he encounters. Before you joined the Society of Jesus, what did you …
On November 5, the feast of all the Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus, join us as Jesuits from the five provinces of the US and Canada guide you through a livestreamed prayer experience to pray for our world, plagued by political division, racial injustice, environmental inequities, and the ongoing pandemic of COVID 19.
Seven Midwest Jesuits pronounced First Vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience on August 7 at Saint Thomas More Catholic Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
With great joy and gratitude, the Jesuits welcomed this summer thirteen new novices who entered the Society of Jesus; five in Canada and eight in Haiti. The novices have just completed their first period of probation. We thank God for the great blessing of their vocation to the Society.
Twenty-six Jesuit novices in the United States, Canada and Haiti professed first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in August 2020.
On Aug. 20, the novitiate welcomed five men who hail from all over the U.S. Central and Southern (UCS) Province.