It is with tremendous joy that the Midwest Jesuits introduce the 10 men who entered the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus at the Jesuit Novitiate of St. Alberto Hurtado in St. Paul, Minn., on August 17, 2019: [back row:] David Herr, Noah Banasiewicz, Ryan Serfas, Brian Burtka, Min Keun “Daniel” Park; [front row:] Thomas Doran, Evan Krummel, John “Ty” Wahlbrink, Nathaniel Cortas, Benjamin Jansen.
Mahens, 20, attended National High School Charlemagne Péralte in Saint-Raphaël, Haiti, graduating in 2017. He studied communication and journalism at the Alliance École Professionnelle and office automation at the Wonderful Institute in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He enjoys watching television, listening to music and soccer. He learned of the Society from a visiting seminarian and was inspired by the story of St. Ignatius.