By Jerry Duggan Mary Baudouin’s faith life and career are inseparable and that is exactly the way she wants it. As provincial assistant for social ministries for the USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province, Baudouin’s job – and life passion – is speaking up for marginalized members of society. She works with groups, ministries and …
By Jerry Duggan The Jesuits have been part of Dan Finucane’s life for as long as he can remember. His father is a longtime theology professor at Saint Louis University, and Finucane himself attended three Jesuit educational institutions. Still, his decision to enter the Society took time and careful discernment. Finucane’s family was active in …
After Lengthy Discernment Process, Dan Finucane, SJ, is Home Read More »
As the pandemic raged on through the summer, the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province continued its mission as normally as possible. Highlights included a socially-distanced ordination Mass, continued efforts to provide spirituality at a distance, the celebration of 40 years of Jesuit Refugee Service, and several golden jubilees for UCS Jesuits. Read about all …
By Jerry Duggan Cheryl Archibald, parish life coordinator at St. Matthew the Apostle Church in St. Louis, is living out her vocation. As parish life coordinator, she is, in Jesuit terms, the “director of the work.” While Pastoral Associate Fr. Kevin Cullen, SJ, attends to the parish’s sacramental and liturgical needs, Ms. Archibald balances pastoral …
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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 …
By Therese Fink Meyerhoff Deo Gratias. Thanks be to God. These words flow easily from Bryan Riquel Torres Santiago, SJ, because they are at the core of his vocation and his life. Torres, who entered the Society of Jesus in 2017, recently completed his first year of philosophy studies at the Instituto Tecnológico y de …
Bryan Riquel Torres Santiago: Grateful for the Invitation Read More »
Alaska Mission
June 15, 2020 — Mornings at Pope Francis Center start just after 6 a.m. The skeleton crew of workers line up to have their temperature checked, then they change into work clothes that are laundered on site every day. Finally, they don gloves and masks and get to work preparing for the 7 a.m. breakfast. Each day Pope Francis Center (PFC) serves over 200 people experiencing homelessness in the Detroit area, providing daily meals, health and hygiene services and hospitality.
By Jerry Duggan June 22, 2020 – When the Thensted Center cancelled all in-person activities due to COVID-19, there was a moment of disappointment, even despair. Tutoring services for students, programs for senior citizens and the building itself were shut down. That sadness was quickly replaced by a “can do” attitude, as the Center repurposed …
“We’re All in This Together”: How Community Members Lift Each Other Up During a Pandemic Read More »
The Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province has established a Commission on Care for our Common Home. The Commission’s main focus will be on discerning the province’s commitment to ecology.