Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, Provincial of Jesuits West, has appointed Annie Fox as the Province’s Provincial Assistant for Social Ministry Organizing.
10 Novices professed Vows of Poverty, Chasity and Obedience at Santa Clara Mission Church on Saturday, August 11, the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi. Director of Novices, Fr. Steve Corder, SJ, was principal celebrant for the Mass and with Fr. Provincial Scott Santarosa, SJ, received the vows prior to the reception of Holy Communion.
Rep. Juan Vargas read a letter on the U.S. House Floor by Jesuit West Provincial Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, calling for support for the peaceful negotiation of a solution to the crisis in Nicaragua and for respect for the physical safety of all Nicaraguans.
Bishop of San Diego, Most Reverend Robert W. McElroy ordained on Saturday, June 9, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in San Ysidro, California, four Jesuit Priests: Fr. JT Tanner, SJ , Fr. Elías Puentes, SJ, Fr. Alejandro Báez-González, SJ, and Fr. Thomas Flowers, SJ.
Five Jesuits West novices professed First Vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience at a Mass at the Sacred Heart Chapel on the Loyola Marymount University campus on August 12.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory will open a tuition-free junior high school program, named after beloved past President Fr. Tony Sauer, SJ, beginning in August 2017.
The day after the U.S. presidential election, students at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix reported disturbing incidents, including Latino students being asked by fellow students if they realized that their last day at Brophy would coincide with the inauguration of Donald Trump. Brophy Principal Bob Ryan addressed the situation head on, sending a letter to parents that described racial tensions at the school since the election.
Seven Jesuits from the California and Oregon provinces of the Society of Jesus professed First Vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience on August 13 in a Mass at the Sacred Heart Chapel on the Loyola Marymount University campus.
A physician and Jesuit, Father Francisco Javier Díaz, SJ, was ordained to the priesthood this summer after 14 years of formation.
Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, has received the 2016 Humanitarian of the Year award from the James Beard Foundation.