By Fr. John Swope, SJ Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (1901-1952) is known to all in Chile as Padre Hurtado. He was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker, and writer. He founded the Hogar de Cristo (Home of Christ) in 1944 and the national review entitled, “Mensaje”. He was beatified in 1994 and canonized on October 23, 2005, by Pope Benedict …
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of fourteen USA East Jesuits who entered the Society of Jesus in 1973. Pictured below are: Top row – Jesuit Fathers Michael Hilbert, Martin Moleski, Kevin Quinn, Matthew Roche, Francois Gick, Joseph McHugh, and John Michalowski. Bottom row – Jesuit Fathers Paul Sullivan, James Yannarell, John Barron, John Conley, …
Magis is a Latin adverb meaning “more; greater.” Jesuits often use this term to describe a call to do more for others and in so, do more for Christ. MAGIS is also the name of a gathering organized by the Society of Jesus in which young adults (18-35 years old) from the Ignatian Family come …
by Caroline Matovic, BEd, BscN, Spiritual Director at St. Raphael the Archangel Parish The flame of Ignatian Spirituality is ablaze at St. Raphael the Archangel parish! “And the hunger for more (the magis, as referred to by St. Ignatius) is clearly evident with growing attendance and feedback from parishioners who are involved in Ignatian-based programming,” …
By the Salt and Light Community June 15, 2023 – The Mass for the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ held a special meaning for the Salt and Light community of St. Michael’s Jesuit parish in Buffalo as they gathered on Sunday evening June 11th. The weekly Mass marked the last time that …
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On June 10, 2023, the USA East Province ordained three Jesuits to the priesthood at the Fordham University Church—Justin Grosnick, SJ, from the USA East Province; Josué Salguero, SJ, from the Central America Province; and Alcidio Tembe, SJ, from the Southern Africa Province. These men entered the Society of Jesus (Justin in 2014, Josué in …
Rev. James N. Gelson, SJ, was born on March 29, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Seton Hall Prep in South Orange, NJ, and entered the Society of Jesus at the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues in Wernersville, PA, on September 7, 1946. He received a BA and a Master of Arts from Loyola University …
June 2, 2023 – Fr. John R. Keating, SJ, was born in New York City to James and Helena (Carrol) Keating on February 16, 1930. He attended Regis High School in Manhattan, and soon after graduating in 1948, he entered the Novitiate of the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew-on-Hudson in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Two years …
Father William J. Watters, SJ, has announced to parents, faculty, staff and supporters that he will – at age 89 – soon step aside as president of The Loyola School, the third of three scholarship-supported schools he has founded for underprivileged Baltimore City children. Joseph Lombard, chair of the board of The Loyola School, offered a …
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