Eduardo M. Peñalver, the dean of Cornell University’s Law School, a Rhodes Scholar and a professor of law who clerked for former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, has been named the next president of Seattle University.

Jesuit Superior General Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, has invited the global Ignatian family to recognize the 40th anniversary of Jesuit Refugee Service and honor the organization’s history of accompaniment and service.Jesuit Superior General Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, has invited the global Ignatian family to recognize the 40th anniversary of Jesuit Refugee Service and honor the organization’s history of accompaniment and service.

Reverend Michael C. Barber, S.J. Bishop of Oakland, will ordain eight Jesuits to the diaconate on Saturday, October 24 at the Church of Santa Maria in Orinda, California.Reverend Michael C. Barber, S.J. Bishop of Oakland, will ordain eight Jesuits to the diaconate on Saturday, October 24 at the Church of Santa Maria in Orinda, California.

A ministry of St. Agnes Parish, the Ignatian Spiritual Life Center is grounded in Ignatian spirituality and Catholic social teaching and provides a safe and welcoming space for people to delve into these questions in the presence of God.

Father John Baumann, SJ, received the Robert M. Holstein Faith Doing Justice Award for his leadership for social justice rooted in faith from the Ignatian Solidarity Network during a virtual event on September 23, 2020.

Fr. Sean Carroll, SJ, longtime executive director of the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a binational ministry that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants at the border in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, will step down in March of 2021.

August 31, 2020 — Yesterday, Jesuits West Province officially welcomed six new novices during the Mass of Investiture at the Jesuit Novitiate of the Three Companions in Culver City, California.

The Center for Ignatian Spirituality at St. Ignatius Loyola Parish in Sacramento provides opportunities for experiencing, learning about and training in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix debuted an “AMDG” graphic for the new school year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: Awareness, Masks, Distance, Greater Good.

August 11, 2020 — “This year has been unlike any other in recent memory or that we could have imagined.

The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) addresses the challenges facing humanity and assists the mission of the Church.

Conversations is published twice-yearly to coincide with the start of the fall and spring semesters.