Many of the Jesuit priests I've come to know have been a source of inspiration for me. Their commitment to the apostolate, their involvement with people, and their generosity with their time and talents have been an example for me. We have worked toget her with various educational institutions in a variety of roles. We support each other not only through our prayers but also through our common vision and common life. I have shared friendship with many priests over these past 33 years that I have been a Jesuit, and those friendships are rooted in the fact that we are fellow Jesuits. We have shared hopes and fears, our accomplishments and struggles as we attempt to live our common Jesuit life. Without priesthood, I would find something lacking in the Soci ety of Jesus; without my close association with priests, I would find something lacking in my own life. I have grown to respect and to love these men, even though we do not always agree.
To you being ordained this summer I say: Remember when you have presided at the table of the Lord you do not stand there alone. You are a Jesuit who is a priest, not a priest who is a Jesuit; as such you stand there united with your brother Jesuits: p riests, brothers, and scholastics. Nurture and cherish friendship within the Society of Jesus and pray for your brothers.Within the Society of Jesus the life of a priest confirms the vocation of a brother and the life of a brother confirms the vocation of a priest. Priests and brothers, together with scholastics, compose the Society of Jesus. It is our common role to discov er the grandeur of God that fills the earth and to share the grandeur with all those who come into our lives.
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Fr. R. Bentley Anderson, 36 from Atlanta, has a master's degree in history from Monmouth College in West Long Beach, NJ. He taught history and was director of a reside nce hall at Spring Hill College in Mobile. This fall he will pursue a doctorate in history at Boston College, with an emphasis on the Catholic response to the civil rights movement. (New Orleans Province) | ||
| Fr. Stephen Baird, 35, from Green River, Utah, has a BA in religious studies from Regis University in Denver. He taught at Rockhurst High in Kansas City and at St. John's College in Belize, served as counselor at a Boys Hope camp in Canada, and worked at the Jesuits' KNOM radio station in Alaska. He plans to study media at the University of London. (Missouri Province) | | ||
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Fr. John Belmonte, 32, from Arlington Heights, Ill., has a bachelor's degree in history from Marquette University in Milwaukee. He taught religion at Marquette Universi ty High School and served as deacon at St. Ambrose Church in Dorchester, Mass. After ordination he will return to Marquette University High School to teach religion. (Wisconsin Province) | ||
| Fr. Keith Brehob, 36, from South Bend, Ind., has an MSW from Indiana University in Indianapolis and an MA in pastoral counseling from Boston College. He taught religion at St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco, directed retrea ts at Loyola Retreat House in Guelph, Ont., and served as deacon at St. Ignatius Parish in Chestnut Hill, Mass. (California Province) | | ||
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Fr. Thomas Brennan, 35, from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., with a BA in English from Georgetown University, is a former JVC member, working at a shelter for homeless women in Balti more. He did graduate work in English at Fordham University and taught English at Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md. After ordination he will continue doctoral studies in English. (Maryland Province) | ||
| Fr. Anthony Corcoran, 33, from Tucson, earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Marquette University in Milwaukee and a master's degree in international political economy from Fordham University in the Bronx. He taught and led student retreats at Jesuit High School in New Orleans. He plans to serve in a Jesuit mission abroad this fall. (New Orleans Province) | | ||
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Fr. Patrick Dorsey, 44, from Evanston, Ill., has a bachelor's degree in education from Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wis. He taught at Red Cloud High in Pine Ridge, S.Dak., and was campus minister at Marquette University in Milwaukee, where he will return after ordination. He was a deacon at St. Paschal Parish in Oakland and chaplain with the Berkeley Fire Department. (Wisconsin Province) | ||
| Fr. J. Michael Flynn, 38, from Euclid, Ohio, has a bachelor's degree in history from Pennsylvania State. Following a semester of Spanish language study in Cochabamba, Bolivia, he taught English and religion at the Jesuit High Schoo l in Osorno, Chile. His first assignment as a Jesuit priest will be in pastoral ministry at St. Rafael's Parish in Raleigh, N.C. (Maryland Province) | | ||
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Fr. Theodore Gabrielli, 32, from Sacramento, has a BA in English from Santa Clara University and an MSW from St. Louis University. He has worked in a school for gang me mbers in East Los Angeles, as prison chaplain, and with refugees in Boston. He anticipates serving in Jesuit ministries in Latin America. (California Province) | ||
| Fr. Charles Gilley, 40, from Brooklyn, with an MA in history from Fordham University in the Bronx, taught at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City. He spent a summer in the Jesuits' Nigeria-Ghana region, worked with immigrants in New Yor k, and directed retreats. He will be chaplain at Regis High School in New York this fall. (New York Province) | | ||
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Fr. Thomas Hansen, 32, from Davenport, Iowa, has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and letters from St. Louis University. His ministry experiences included serving as an a dministrator at a student library and youth center in Kampala, Uganda. He begins studies toward a degree in medicine at Creighton University in Omaha this fall. (Wisconsin Province) | ||
| Fr. Todd Harrison, 41, from Norfolk, Va., has BAs in history and English from Wayne State College in Nebraska. He taught English, Spanish, and theology and coached baseball at Creighton Prep in Omaha after two years of study in Chi le. He is now pursuing a graduate degree in pastoral counseling at Loyola College in Baltimore. (Wisconsin Province) | | ||
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Fr. Michael Lee, 35, from Omaha, has a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He taught English and led retreats for students and faculty at C reighton Prep in Omaha, his alma mater. He served as deacon at Our Lady of Grace in Chelsea, Mass. This fall he joins the staff of Gesu Parish in Milwaukee. (Wisconsin Province) | ||
| Fr. Michael Marco, 34, from Schuyler, Nebr., has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Creighton University in Omaha. He taught psychology and theology at Marquette University High School and served as deacon at St. Ann University Church in Boston. This fall he will start teaching theology at Creighton Prep in Omaha. (Wisconsin Province) | | ||
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Fr. Michael McCarthy, 31, from San Francisco, has a master's degree in philosophy and classical literature from Oxford. He worked in campus ministry at the Jesuits' Ate neo de Manila in the Philippines and taught Advanced Placement English and Latin at Jesuit High in Sacramento. He is currently a classics instructor at Santa Clara University. (California Province) | ||
| Fr. Mark McGregor, 34, from Ft. Belvior, Va., with a BA in economics from Seattle University, taught at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane and at Seattle Prep, where he started an exchange program with a Jesuit high school in Paraguay. He has worked with a Jesuit Volunteer Corps community and as deacon of St. Francis Xavier Church in Missoula, Mont. (Oregon Province) | | ||
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Fr. Keith Muccino, 44, from Waterbury, Conn., has an MD from Loyola University Chicago. He worked in the Department of Emergency Medicine at York Hospital in York, Pa., a nd as assistant professor of medicine at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. After ordination he will serve at Georgetown's hospital and campus ministry office. (Maryland Province) | ||
| Fr. Douglas Peduti, 36, from Marianna, Pa., received BAs in philosophy and psychology from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He taught German and English and coached wrestling at St. Joseph's Prep, Philadelphia. He is serving as d eacon at St. Peter's Church in Charlotte, N.C., and plans on graduate studies in the philosophy of religion this fall. (Maryland Province) | | ||
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Fr. Michael Ravencamp, 44, from Barstow, Calif., has an MS in vocational rehab counseling from California State in Los Angeles. He conducted retreats for the severely handicapped at Loyola Retreat House in Guelph, Ont., and worked in radio production with the Sacred Heart Program in St. Louis. His future plans include parish and retreat ministry. (California Province) | ||
| Fr. Robert Scully, 40, from New York, has a law degree from Seton Hall in New Jersey and an MA in history from Fordham in the Bronx. He taught history and law at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, counseled inmates at a prison in Califo rnia, and directed retreats in New Jersey. This fall he will teach history and work in campus ministry at Le Moyne. (New York Province) | | ||
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Fr. Gregg Servis, 32, from Sacramento, has a BA in business from California State in Sacramento. He taught at Jesuit High School in Sacramento and Colegio Sagrado Coraz&oa cute;n in Montevideo, Uruguay. His ministry experience ranges from working in parishes to editing theological publications. This fall he continues theology studies at Comillas University in Spain. (California Province) |