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Remembering Jesuit Father John J. Begley
Oct. 10, 2023 – Fr. John J. Begley, SJ, was born in New Haven, Conn., on January 14, 1931. He entered the Society of Jesus on July 30, 1949, at the Shadowbrook novitiate in Lenox, Mass. After his time in the novitiate, he went on to study philosophy at Weston College. He received his bachelor’s …
The 2023 Friends of the Jesuits Golf Outing
Sept. 23, 2023 – On Tues., Sept. 19, 2023, nearly 100 golfers and supporters attended the Fifteenth Annual Friends of the Jesuits Golf Outing at the beautiful Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. For the past 15 years, the Friends of the Jesuits Golf Outing has raised funds to support men in formation and …
Letting Go and Letting God – A Discerner’s Journey to the Society of Jesus
By Mike Gabriele There are no two ways about it— it is a call of the Holy Spirit. When someone feels that desire, that call to enter religious life, if it is a true ambition, an honest yearning to serve God and the Church, it can be nothing less than a movement of the Holy …
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Jesuits USA East Commits an Additional $10 Million Over Five Years to the Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation
September 13, 2023 – The USA East Province of the Society of Jesus has announced a matching $2 million per year contribution over the next five years with Georgetown University to benefit the Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation. The Trust of the Foundation was created to support the educational aspirations of the Descendants who were …
Incoming USA East Novices for 2023
Thanks be to God – eight novices completed first probation on September 3, 2023, and formally entered the novitiate at St. Andrew Hall in Syracuse. Pictured in the front row: Jack Erlanger, Scott Kelly, Michael Audet, and Garrett Ahlers. Pictured in the back row: Brian Craft, Xavier Callahan, Rajae Clarke, and Monglé Destiné. AMDG – …
Remembering Jesuit Father David G. Allen
Rev. David G. Allen, SJ, was born on April 6, 1936, in Springfield, IL. He attended Westfield Senior High School in Westfield, NJ, and earned a B.A. in German, Political Science, and History from Albion College in Albion, MI. After studying Czech at the U. S. Army Language School in Monterey, CA, and earning his …
Remembering Jesuit Father William J. Bosch, SJ
Rev. William J. Bosch, SJ, was born on September 28, 1928, in Milwaukee, WI. He attended both Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, WI and Canisius High School, Buffalo, NY, and graduated from Aquinas Institute, Rochester, NY in 1946. At the end of his freshman year at Fordham University, Bronx, NY, he entered the Society of Jesus …
Pushing Toward a More Green Institution
By PJ Williams Aug. 24, 2023 – In the summer of 2022, Fr. Joseph Marina, SJ, President of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, and Dr. Michelle Maldonado, Provost of the University, attended a conference that the International Association of Jesuit Universities held at Boston College. One presentation focused on the ecological initiatives that Jesuit …
Remembering Jesuit Father James F. Keenan, SJ
Rev. James F. Keenan, SJ, was born on January 9, 1937, in the Jackson Heights area of Queens, NY. He attended Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, NY, before transferring to the St. Philip Neri School in Haverhill, MA, prior to entering the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew on Hudson, on August 14, 1956. …