James earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Prior to joining the Society he spent two years in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, first assigned to the Nashville, Tennessee community, and then to a community in Portland, Oregon working with Operation Nightwatch, a hospitality center for people on the street. He completed his First Studies at St. Louis University in Missouri. He performed his Regency working at Seattle Preparatory School for two years and then as a full-time student of Spanish at University of Guadalajara in Mexico. He is currently completing his theology studies at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.
