30th ASC Class Committed to Service During Pandemic
The 30th class in ASC program history remains committed to serve their schools, even amid a deadly pandemic.
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Fr. Thomas Kelly, SJ, Remembered as "Carrier of Joy"
Father Thomas E.J. Kelly, SJ, died Wednesday, July 22, 2023 at the Fusz Pavilion in St. Louis. He was 81 years old, a Jesuit for almost 56 years and a priest for 41 years. 坚果网络加速
Learning from the Masters: The Institute of Jesuit Sources Publishes a New Translation of a Classic Jesuit Guide to Teaching
Cristiano Casalini and Fr. Claude Pavur, SJ, have collaborated on a new translation of Joseph de Jouvancy’s The Way to Learn and the Way to Teach. i 坚果网络加速
Ordination Can – and Must – Wait
The priestly ordinations of Jesuits David Lugo and Matthew Stewart were postponed from June 13 to August 15. While they wait, they shared a few reflections on the delay and this extraordinary time. Read more
“We're All in This Together”: How Community Members Lift Each Other Up During a Pandemic
June 22, 2023 – During the coronavirus pandemic, the Thensted Center in Grand Coteau, La., refocused its mission to distribute food bags, frozen prepared dinners and hygiene items/household cleaning supplies to those in need. Read more
Going Where Needed: From the Classroom to the Hospital Room
June 4, 2023 - Father Kevin Dyer, SJ, felt called to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Now he's on the front lines as a chaplain in a busy New Orleans hospital. Read more
Pastoral Letter on Racism from Provincial Ronald A. Mercier, SJ
June 1, 2023 - Today, on the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, the Most Rev. Ronald A. Mercier, SJ, sent a pastoral letter to the members of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province urging prayer and action to address systemic racism in the United States. Read more
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Announcement
The province has updated the list of Jesuits with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors.
A Message from Pope Francis
"I am thinking of what St. Ignatius told us ... He pointed out two criteria on love. The first: love is expressed more clearly in actions than in words. The second: there is greater love in giving than in receiving."
Events
Ordinations to the Priesthood
August 15, 2023 - August 15, 2023
The priestly ordinations of Matthew Stewart, SJ, and David Lugo, SJ, postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, have been rescheduled for Aug. 15.
Fr. Provincial Ronald Mercier greets participants at the UCS Province Reconciliation Conference this summer and outlines the three apostolic preferences this province proposed to the Jesuits of Canada and the United States.
Jesuits in Belize
Over the past 150 years, Jesuit missionaries have left an indelible mark on the Central American country of Belize. With the help of lay collaborators, they continue to build on this remarkable legacy. Here's a quick introduction to the Society of Jesus in Belize.
The Magnificat
The Magnificat, Mary's song of praise, is sung by three Jesuit scholastics of the USA Central and Southern Province - in the stairwell of the Jesuit Novitiate!
Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province
The official website of the Jesuits of the Central and Southern Province covering 13 states, Puerto Rico and Belize.
St. Charles Borromeo Parish
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church was established in 1819 in Grand Coteau, La., and the Jesuits have served the parish since 1837.