ResourcesFeatured Items First and Foremost a JesuitFirst and Foremost a JesuitNews Story, Story Introducing Jesuits West’s 2022 OrdinandsMeet the six members of the Jesuits West Province who will be ordained to the priesthood June 11, 2022.Story Six from Jesuits West Ordained DeaconsIn the fall of 2021, six Jesuits from the Jesuits West Province were ordained to the diaconate at two different Masses across the United States.Story Resource Listing TypesEventsMinistriesNewsNews StoryPublicationsSpiritualStory SubjectDiaconate OrdinationEcologyEducationEntrance DayFeast of St. Peter ClaverFeast of the North American MartyrsFirst NationsFormationGlobal Church -Jesuit ProvincesGovernmentImmigrationInternationalMass of InvestitureOrdinationsParishesProvince UpdatesReconciliationRetreatsSocial JusticeSpiritualityvocationYouth MediaDocument (PDF) & File DownloadVideoWebpage CLEAR FILTERS Society of Jesus in the United States Welcomes Overruling of Roe v. WadeThe Society of Jesus in the United States welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Abortion is a massive injustice in our society, and today’s ruling is a critical step toward the legal protection of all unborn children. First and Foremost a JesuitFirst and Foremost a JesuitNews Story, Story St. Francis Xavier SchoolPhoenix, AZSt. Francis Xavier School fosters a learning environment whose community members appreciate God’s presence in the world and respond generously in action to God’s love.Ministries Introducing Jesuits West’s 2022 OrdinandsMeet the six members of the Jesuits West Province who will be ordained to the priesthood June 11, 2022.Story Voices United: Jesuit High School Students Take Part in Advocacy DayStudents from Jesuit high schools in California came together in the state’s capital last month to advocate for social issues they’re passionate about.Story Manuel Chavira, SJ, Ordained a DeaconOn Tuesday, April 5, Manuel Chavira, SJ, of Jesuits West, was ordained a deacon at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon.Story Ignatian Spirituality ProjectChicago, ILThe Ignatian Spirituality Project invites people recovering from homelessness and addiction to encounter God’s love, hope and healing through spiritual companionship that transforms lives.Ministries Santa Clara University Names Julie H. Sullivan, Ph.D., as 30th PresidentSanta Clara University today announced that Julie H. Sullivan, Ph.D., current president of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, has been named the 30th president of Santa Clara University.Story A Hermetic Sister Gives ThanksIn St. Albans, Maine, Sister Emmanuel Bryant is hunkered down for another brutal New England winter. It has been nearly three decades since the native Californian came to this beautiful, remote place, but she has never forgotten the West Coast Jesuits who put a roof over her head.Story Pope Francis to Celebrate 400th Anniversary of the Canonizations of Sts. Ignatius and Francis Xavier with Mass in RomeMarch 12, 2022, will mark the 400th anniversary of the canonizations of St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Francis Xavier. To celebrate the occasion, Pope Francis will preside over an anniversary Mass at the Church of the Gesù in Rome, which will be livestreamed.Story Michael Manalastas, SJ, Ordained a Deacon in MadridOn February 5, 2022., Michael Manalastas, SJ, of Jesuits West, was ordained a deacon at Parroquia San Francisco Javier y San Luis Gonzaga in Madrid, Spain.Story On PrayerFr. Thomas Murphy, SJ, on PrayerStory Previous123...26Next