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Subject Area: vocation

First Vows

First Vows, Chapel of St. Ignatius, Jesuit Novitiate of the Three Companions, Culver City, California

Alexander Phan, SJ, Biography

Alex earned a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Irvine and a master’s in physician assistant (PA) practice from the University of Southern California.

Travis Neuman, SJ, Biography

Travis earned a bachelor’s in history/social studies from Western Washington University, and most recently worked as a licensed practical nurse in Buckley, Washington.

Brett Helbling, SJ, Biography

Brett met the Jesuits at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, Washington and attended the University of Portland earning a BBA in accounting.

Jesuits West Celebrates 2020 First Vows

With gratitude and praise to the Lord, the United States West Province of the Society of Jesus joyfully announces that our brothers, Brett Stephen Helbling, SJ, Travis Dean Neuman, SJ, Alexander Francis Phan, SJ, Collin Martin Price, SJ, and Nicholas Alexander Russell, SJ, will profess perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience for the greater glory of God.

Ordinations in the Coronavirus Era

July 14, 2020 — After four ordinations went off without a hitch last week, Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, provincial of the Jesuits West Province, had reason to be hopeful.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on the AMDG Jesuit Podcast: How his Jesuit education helped prepare him for the pandemic

June 24, 2020 — Dr. Anthony Fauci said the way his Jesuit education stressed intellectual rigor and the importance of service to others helped prepare him for his work in public health during an interview on the AMDG Podcast. “When I went into medical school, I was as much a humanitarian as I was a …

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