By Marin Clapper On April 9, 2022, Ocer Campion Jesuit College in Gulu, Uganda, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the newly constructed Fr. James Strzok, SJ, Science Hall. With the help of USAID/American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) and the American people, as well as a partnership with Midwest Jesuits, …
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On this feast of St. Francis Xavier, patron of the Jesuit educational ministries in Cincinnati, V. Rev. Karl Kiser, SJ, provincial of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus, and the Board of Trustees of Xavier Jesuit Academy are pleased to announce that Fr. Nathan Wendt, SJ, has been appointed as the Academy’s first president.
Sports have always been an important part of life for Fr. Patrick Kelly, SJ. He initially tried to set aside this passion, dismissing sports as “childish.” Eventually, though, he felt called to work at the intersection of sports and spirituality. Father Kelly is now a scholar- in-residence at the University of Detroit Mercy and, in …
There’s one line in Pope Francis’ new document on young people and the church (titled “Christus vivit,” or “Christ is Alive”) I keep chuckling about. “Make a ruckus!” he writes, speaking directly to youth and young adults.
by Daniel Meloy Photos by Naomi Vrazo Republished with permission from Detroit Catholic Members of Jesuit school’s art club work with Detroit artist to ‘create something beautiful’ on northwest-side campus October 2, 2019 — Loyola High School teaches its students to make a mark on the world. This summer, a few dedicated Bulldogs made their mark …
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by MegAnne Liebsch September 20, 2019 — Organizing walkout protests, keeping classroom lights off, using reusable water bottles and writing their state representatives — these are some of the ways that Jesuit schools and organizations joined in today’s Global Climate Strike. Loyola University Chicago students and faculty participated in the Climate Strike in Chicago. (Loyola …
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A recent and disappointing development has occurred in Indianapolis between our sponsored high school, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. It is an issue important to all of us: the governance autonomy regarding employment decisions of institutions sponsored by the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus as recognized in church law which I believe should be taken into consideration as the Archbishop carries out his important responsibility for oversight of Catholic education in the archdiocese.
If Jacob Zelinski’s learned anything in his experiences with heartbreak, it’s that you can’t have it all, but you can have songs at sunset that remind you of your brother.
If Dr. Seuss wrote the biography of St. Ignatius of Loyola, it would look like “Audacious Ignatius,” a new children’s book created by two longtime Jesuit educators.
March 21, 2018 — On February 19, students from four Chicago area Jesuit high schools — Loyola Academy, Christ The King Jesuit College Preparatory School, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, and Saint Ignatius College Prep — participated in a Jesuit Day of Service. In total, nearly 200 student volunteers worked at 12 service sites. …
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