January 22, 2015 — This morning, students from Jesuit high schools and universities gathered in the nation’s capital to mark the 42nd anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

Read more

Lukas Laniauskas, SJ, currently studying theology at Berkeley and preparing for ordination this coming June, explains how serving as chaplain to the Berkeley Fire Department is the perfect parallel to his life journey as a Jesuit.

Read more

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Rev. Raymond P. Guiao, S.J., a 1982 graduate of Saint Ignatius High School, has been chosen its 26th president, beginning Summer 2015.

Read more

December 10, 2014 — Jesuit Father Daniel S. Hendrickson takes office at Creighton University on July 1, 2015.

Read more

Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of our brother Fr. Jim Michalski, S.J., who was called to eternal life on December 6, 2014 following a short battle with an aggressive cancer. He died in hospice care in the presence of Jesuit brothers and friends. He was 72 years old, a Jesuit for 54 years, and a priest for 42 years.

Read more

Over 130 Jesuit alums were in attendance to hear Fr. Patrick Conroy, SJ, chaplain for the US House of Representatives, on December 8, 2014 at the Union League Club of Chicago.

Read more

In its 474-year history, a General Congregation of the Society of Jesus has only happened only 35 times; next Monday Father General Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, Superior General of the Jesuits, convokes the 36th General Congregation .

Read more

More than 125 years ago, Oglala Lakota Chief Red Cloud began working with a group of men he called the Sina Sapa – translated as “Black Robes,” a reference to the black cassocks worn by the Jesuits.

Read more

November 26, 2014 — Jesuit Father Thomas W. Neitzke will take office as president of Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska in April 2015.

Read more

November 26, 2014 — From the Sisters of St. Joseph to the Dominicans, from diocesan priests to Jesuits, religious vocations in the Catholic Church will be celebrated in 2015, which Pope Francis has named as the Year of Consecrated Life.

Read more

The martyrdom of the six Jesuits and two lay companions on November 16, 1989, was a turning point in the Salvadoran Civil War (1979–92)...

Read more

Over 170 Jesuit alums were in attendance to hear Kevin Willer on October 27, 2014 at the Union League Club of Chicago. Kevin is a partner at Chicago Ventures, and previously CEO of 1871, and co-founder of the Google Chicago Office.

Read more

“What’s going to happen to me? Where will I sleep? Will I be kidnapped? Will people understand me? Will they even care to try?” With these questions in mind, thirty dollars and a one-way bus ticket in his pocket, Dan Dixon, SJ prepared to embark on a month-long pilgrimage. This is his story.

Read more

Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of our brother Fr. Gerald T. Regan, S.J., who was called to eternal life on October 23, 2014. He was 83 years old, a Jesuit for 65 years, and a priest for 50 years. Most knew him as Jerry, and later as G.T.

Read more

October 20, 2014 — The Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family culminated on Oct. 19 when Pope Francis beatified Pope Paul VI during the closing Mass.

Read more

October 17, 2014 — U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities will honor the late James Foley on Oct. 18, what would have been his 41st birthday.

Read more

Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life Fr. Bill Harmless, S.J., who was called to eternal life on October 14, 2014. Bill died suddenly and unexpectedly while out for an evening walk. He was 61 years old, a Jesuit for 36 years, and a priest for 27 years.

Read more

In June, 2015, Adam DeLeon, SJ, will be ordained a Jesuit priest, the culmination of a journey that began a decade ago. Eric Immel, SJ, began his own formation as a Jesuit when he joined the Society of Jesus as a novice in 2011. In these reflections, they recall experiences that changed the way they looked at themselves-- and at the world.

Read more

The Photographic Society of America, a world-wide organization with 6000 members, presented Don Doll, S.J., with their highest photojournalism award at a banquet held in Albuquerque, NM, on October 3rd.

Read more

I was fortunate to spend my summer in Northeast India. The Wisconsin Province has a long relationship with the Kohima Region, and it was my turn to make the trip, working and living with Jesuits who truly go to the frontiers. Here’s just a short story about one night in a village in Northeast India.

Read more

"What are the differences between a job, a career, and a vocation?" Damian Torres-Botello, SJ, currently in First Studies at Loyola University Chicago, reflects on his desire to serve others through his Jesuit vocation.

Read more

September 27, 2014 — Pope Francis celebrated a special liturgy of thanksgiving in the Church of the Gesù in Rome today to mark the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Society of Jesus.

Read more

Becoming a Jesuit priest or brother is a long, thoughtful process, and whether you’re Pope Francis or one of the 36 men who entered the Society of Jesus this past summer...

Read more

The Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus offers deepest gratitude to our friends, benefactors, partners, and companions for their generous support.
Click here to read the annual Honor Roll in pdf format

Read more

The Jesuits are pleased to announce a thirteen-day Spriritual Journey to the Holy Land, under the Spiritual Direction of Fr. John P. Mossi, SJ. The trip will take place from March 15 to 27, 2015.For

Read more