Schissel, Gregory A. (Father)

November 3, 2021

Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. Gregory A. Schissel, SJ, who died on November 3, 2021, at Pathways Hospice and Palliative Care in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was 73 years old. May he rest in peace.

Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. Gregory A. Schissel, SJ, who died on November 3, 2021, at Pathways Hospice and Palliative Care in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was 73 years old. May he rest in peace.

Greg is survived by his siblings: Thomas, Peter, John, Nicholas, Stephanie, Patricia, and Anne, and many nieces and nephews.

Greg was born on November 13, 1947, in Omaha. He entered the former Wisconsin Province at Jesuit College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, on September 1, 1965. Greg was ordained on June 8, 1979, at Holy Name Catholic Church in Omaha and professed final vows on November 24, 2003, at Creighton University.

While in the Society, Greg earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and letters from Saint Louis University (1971), a master’s degree in Russian from Fordham University (1976), a master of divinity from the Weston School of Theology (1980), and a doctorate of theology in world religions from Harvard Divinity School (1999).

During regency, Greg taught English and French at Creighton Preparatory School (1972–1975). After ordination, he returned to Creighton Prep and taught French and theology (1980–1983). Greg taught theology at Marquette University (1994–1998) and at Creighton University (1998–2006). In 2006, Greg moved to Recon, a private residential facility for clergy and religious, in Dittmer, Missouri. Greg remained at Recon until moving into a hospice facility shortly before his death.

Greg was intelligent, bright, and curious. Although his true love was academic theology, Greg has been described as “brilliant and learned about almost everything.” Father Greg Carlson, who taught Greg, wondered at the wide scope of knowledge Greg’s curiosity had brought him, and Fr. Carlson admired Greg’s ability to remember so much of what he learned.

Often Greg’s intelligence and prodigious memory prompted him to take over conversations—no matter what the topic was! At these times, one had to admit that Greg did know [just about] everything about most topics. Regardless, no matter what the topic, Greg would pepper the conversation with his humor.

Throughout his life, Greg dealt with various personal issues, such that the accumulation of these made his life with the Recon community the best residence for him until his death.

 

FUNERAL
Saturday, November 13, 2021
10:30 a.m.
Jesuit Hall
Saint Louis University
3601 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108-3393

Burial at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis.

David Inczauskis, SJ

David was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, and raised in Homer Glen, Illinois. A graduate of Wake Forest University, he met the Jesuits while studying liberation theology at Oxford University and joined the Society after graduation in 2014. 

As a Jesuit, David has been particularly active in academics: studying or working at a university every year since taking first vows in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2016. He published two books in Spanish, one in 2019 on Honduran theater and one in 2022 on Honduran cinema. His current research as a doctoral student in philosophy at Loyola University Chicago focuses on critical phenomenology and Latin American liberation philosophy. Also at Loyola Chicago, he serves as chaplain to the men’s volleyball team and to the Spanglish Christian life community. Off campus, he works as a community organizer with the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership.

After ordination, David will continue as a doctoral student in philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.