Who Was Walter Ciszek, SJ?
Fr. Walter Ciszek, SJ, was a U.S. Jesuit missionary who was imprisoned for more than 20 years in the Soviet Union.
Subject Area: vocation
Jesuit Fr. William Watters Celebrates a Legacy in Baltimore at 90
Fr. William “Bill” Watters, SJ, founder of St. Ignatius Loyola Academy, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, and the Loyola Early Learning Center, all in Baltimore, celebrated his 90th birthday on March 1, 2024 with a celebration at St Ignatius Church on March 2, where he was also pastor for a number of years. The Mass …
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AMDG Podcast: Beauty, Leadership and the Mystery of God with Fr. Leo O’Donovan, SJ
On this episode of the AMDG podcast, Fr. Leo O’Donovan, SJ, former president of Georgetown University and current director of mission for Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, discusses his many leadership positions, his mentor Karl Rahner and more.
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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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 – …
Jesuit Novices Profess First Vows
Niko Lignore, SJ, Fr. Nick Colalella, SJ, and Luke Olsen, SJ, of the USA East Province, professed their First Vows in the Society of Jesus on August 12, 2023, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, NY. They are pictured below with Father Provincial Joseph O’Keefe, SJ (far left), and Fr. George Witt, …
Padre Alberto Hurtado, SJ: Chile’s Advocate for the Marginalized
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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Celebrating Our 2023 Jesuit Jubilarians
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, …
Jesuit Ordinations 2023
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 …
Celebrating our 2022 Jesuit Jubilarians
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. …