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. …
Alec Hufford, SJ (left), and Angelo Jesus Canta, SJ (right), of the USA East Province, professed their First Vows on August 13, 2022 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Syracuse, NY. Their journey began two years ago, after much discernment and prayer, when they entered the Jesuit novitiate. Through this foundational time of formation, …
On June 11, 2022, the USA East Province ordained three Jesuits to the priesthood at the Fordham University Church: Fathers Matthew D. Cortese, SJ, Sean P. Hagerty, SJ, and Sudzer Charélus, SJ (Province of Canada). From different experiences and backgrounds, these Jesuits entered the Society of Jesus and have completed a 10-year formation process that …
By Mike Gabriele Ten years of formation—a full decade—it’s no wonder Jesuit ordinations are such a joyous occasion. Each June, a new group of Jesuit scholastics, having spent ten years of their lives in formation, become priests, ready to serve the Church and the people of God. While some quickly return to finish an advanced …
This year marks the 50th anniversary of eight USA East Jesuits who entered the Society of Jesus in 1971. Pictured below are (top row) Fr. Thomas F. Clark, SJ; Fr. James R. Conroy, SJ; Fr. William S. Dolan, SJ; Fr. Thomas P. Gaunt, SJ; (bottom row) Fr. John J. Levko, SJ; Fr. Thomas M. McCoog, SJ; Fr. …
Five Jesuit novices of the USA East Province pronounced first vows on August 14, 2021 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, NY. Pictured below are: Back row: Christian Zombek, SJ, and Luke Lapean, SJ. Front row: Mario Verde, SJ, Robert Lorenz, SJ, and Ronald Jacobs, SJ. Their journey began two years ago, …
On June 12, 2021, the USA East Province ordained four Jesuits to the priesthood at the Fordham University Church–Fathers Daniel Gustafson, SJ, Michael Lamanna, SJ, Zachariah Presutti, SJ, and William Woody, SJ. From different experiences and backgrounds, these Jesuits entered the Society of Jesus in 2011 and have completed a 10-year formation process that began as …
Sept. 4, 2020 – Despite the ongoing uncertainties and challenges of 2020, there continues to be reasons for celebration. This year marks the 50th anniversary of four USA East Jesuits who entered the Society of Jesus in 1970: Fr. Michael Boughton, SJ; Fr. James Keenan, SJ; Fr. Thomas McMurray, SJ; and Fr. William Rickle, SJ. …
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August 10, 2020 – The ongoing uncertainty of a global pandemic could not keep our four Jesuit scholastics from getting ordained to the priesthood in August. Although dates and schedules had to be moved and rearranged, Fr. James Ferus, SJ, was ordained in Boston on August 1 with the seminarians from the archdiocese, and on …
Four Jesuit novices of the USA East Province pronounced first vows on August 7, 2020 at the cathedral in Syracuse, NY. Pictured from left to right are Andrew Milewski, SJ, Trevor Kelly, SJ, David Said, SJ, and Michael Petro, SJ. Their journey began two years ago, after much discernment and prayer, when they entered the …