Jesuit Novices Pronounce First Vows
Nineteen Jesuit novices in the United States, Canada and Haiti pronounced first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in August 2022.
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Two Jesuits West Novices Pronounce First Vows
Cyrus Habib, SJ, and John Paul Sacedor, SJ, pronounced first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the Society of Jesus on August 13, 2022.
Finding Joy and Freedom in the “Jesuit Internship”
Today’s Jesuit regents are working in homeless shelters and refugee camps, as well as in high schools, colleges and many other apostolates.
Three Jesuits West Novices Pronounce First Vows
After two years of learning to live, serve and pray as Jesuit novices, Chris Castaneda, SJ, Kevin Lee, SJ, and José Abrham Oros Ponce, SJ, professed first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience on August 14 at Sacred Heart Chapel at Loyola Marymount University.
A Heart on Fire: Different Yet United
Trevor Rainwater, SJ, reflects on his formation.
Supporting the formation of Jesuit priests and brothers
You could say their Catholic faith brought them together. Jesuits of Canada supporters Bill and Rosemary Balmbra, former teachers, met at the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s “The Life in the Spirit” seminar more than 30 years ago. The retired couple, who both worked ats teachers and principals, have always shared their spirituality and have …
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Vocation Promotion Team, Novitiate Respond to Pandemic in Creative Ways
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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Seven Midwest Jesuits Pronounce First Vows
Seven Midwest Jesuits pronounced First Vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience on August 7 at Saint Thomas More Catholic Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
In Everything, Love and Serve: Fr. Hung Pham
By Dave Luecking Upon his appointment in August as Provincial Assistant for Formation, Fr. Hung Pham, SJ, became a frequent traveler, visiting Jesuits in far-flung outposts nationally and internationally. Gone for weeks —sometimes months — at a time, he rarely was in St. Louis to use his office at the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province headquarters. All that changed in mid-March, with shelter-in-place mandates throughout the world because of the global coronavirus pandemic. Just …
A Pilgrimage Through the South: What the Martyrs Taught Me
By Ángel Flores-Fontánez I still remember the day I got my first Bible. One night, my mother, a Black Puerto Rican woman, gathered me and my older brother in one of the bedrooms of our home in Cañaboncito. “I have something to show you,” she said, with a serious and gentle tone in her voice. Having our …
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