Rev. Joseph J. Feeney, SJ, was born on October 8, 1934, in Philadelphia, PA. He attended St. Joseph’s Prep and entered the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues in Wernersville, PA, on August 14, 1952. He received his bachelor’s degree and Masters in English, as well as his Licentiate in Philosophy from Loyola Seminary in Shrub …
For the past 29 years, a New Year’s Eve Interfaith Prayer Service celebration has been held at St. Ignatius Church at 740 North Calvert Street in Baltimore City. Started in 1993 by the pastor, Father William Watters, S.J., the Service has gathered representatives from many different faiths, government services and various city programs to thank …
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Oct. 27, 2022 – Fr. John Allan Loftus, SJ, passed away peacefully at Campion Health Care Center in Weston, Mass., on Mon., Oct. 24, 2022, following a period of declining health. He was 75. Fr. Loftus, was born in Pittston, Pa., the son of William and Clare (Allan) Loftus. Following graduation from Scranton Preparatory School …
Old St. Joseph Church, founded by the Jesuits in 1733, is the oldest Roman Catholic Church in the city of Philadelphia and among the oldest in the United States. The church has a long and storied history and presence in Philadelphia and to this day remains a vibrant Catholic community approaching the 300th anniversary of …
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Oct. 14, 2022 – Fr. Michael F. Ford, SJ, was born in Framingham, Mass., one of five children. His father, John Joseph Ford, was a Boston College graduate. And his mother, Alice Margaret Loftus Ford, a teacher of 4th grade, at St. Stephen’s Catholic grammar school. Fr. Ford went to Marian High School in Framingham …
Oct. 13, 2022 – Fr. William P. Walsh, SJ, died on Oct. 7, 2022, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, at Murray-Weigel Hall adjacent to the Fordham University campus where he had been a young college student in the early 50’s. Fr. Walsh was born in Corona, N.Y., on Nov. 13, 1932. His …
Now more than ever, women are taking the helm at Jesuit institutions By Mike Gabriele Since 1846, when the Jesuits took over the newly founded St. John’s College (now Fordham University), a Jesuit priest has served as president —176 years. Most recently, Fr. Joseph M. McShane, SJ, led the institution for nearly two decades. Now, …
This year marks the 50th anniversary of four USA East Jesuits who entered the Society of Jesus in 1972. Pictured below are Jesuit Fathers Thomas F. Clifford, Robert R. Grimes, Paul D. Holland, and Ronald H. McKinney. We congratulate these Jesuits who have served the Church and the people of God for half a century. …
Rev. John W. O’Malley, SJ, was the only child of Charles and Elizabeth Gallagher O’Malley. He was born on June 11, 1927, and grew up in the small town of Tiltonsville, Ohio. He attended the public high school and graduated in 1945. He felt a call to the priesthood but not as a parish priest. …