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.
Richard, 26, attended Saint Louis University where he was involved in student government, peer education programs and campus ministry. After graduating with a bachelor’s in theological studies in 2015, he joined the Jesuits’ Alum Service Corps and taught at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City. Richard then taught theology and directed the campus ministry program at Xavier College Prep in Palm Desert, California. During the summer of 2017, his relationship with Christ was deepened by his encounters with people and nature as he traveled the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
