Winter 2013 - Jesuits Central and Southern

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Winter 2013
Renewing a Sacred Place
Preparing for the Alpha and Omega
Experiences and Grace Lead Novices to First Vows
message from the provincial
Dear Friends,
We have waited several years for the completion of renovations at St.
Charles College, and now, with tremendous gratitude for our partners
and colleagues, we celebrate the renewal of this sacred place.
Beyond the fresh paint and updates, St. Charles College also has a
renewed mission, one that is already inspiring important relationships
between our men in formation and our senior Jesuits at the college.
Traditions, stories and lessons are shared, and a new generation of Jesuit
vocations is kindled.
We also celebrate the service of 22 Jubilarians who do God’s work
in our apostolates and international missions. In their diverse roles –
retreat directors, campus ministers, writers, pastors and professors – they
work for the greater glory of God. Preparing to do the same are the nine
Jesuits who recently professed first vows and continue on the formation
path to a lifetime of service.
All of this is made possible by the prayers and generosity of so many
friends named in this issue. You are Companions in ministry.
This joy we celebrate together prepares us for Advent and for still
greater joy to come. With hearts of gratitude, we pray with “confident
hope,” as Fr. Donald Hawkins writes in this issue, for the coming of our
Lord and Savior.
Please remember us in your prayer this Christmas season, and be
assured you are in our prayers. As you read about our men and ministries, remember to include yourself in our story. Remember that your
support and prayer has enabled this work, sustains the Ignatian tradition
and promotes a faith that does justice.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
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contents
4 |News
6 | In Memoriam
7|A Celebration of Service
2013 Jesuit Jubilee
11| Experiences and Grace Lead Novices to First Vows
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17| Playing the Back Nine
the southern
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18| Preparing for the Alpha and Omega
staff
Provincial
Mark A. Lewis, SJ
Assistant for Formation
John F. Armstrong, SJ
Assistant for Higher Education
Edward B. Arroyo, SJ
Treasurer
Bernard J. Barry, SJ
Assistant for Social and International
Ministries
Mary Baudouin
Executive Director for Advancement
Michael S. Bourg
Assistant for Pastoral and Retreat
Ministry
Warren J. Broussard, SJ
Director of Vocations
Paul Deutsch, SJ
Socius
Michael D. Dooley, SJ
Coordinator of Vocation Promotion
Drew R. Kirschman, SJ
Assistant for Secondary Education
Anthony F. McGinn, SJ
Renewing a Sacred Place: Jesuits Restore Novitiate, Senior
Community and Spirituality Center at St. Charles College
19| Message from the Executive Director
20| Jesuit Companions
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21| Renewing a Sacred Place Benefactors
Cover: Novice Brendan Love and Fr. Paul Schott
at St. Charles College, Fall 2013
The Southern Jesuit is a publication of the
Jesuits of the New Orleans Province.
Editor
Brooke Iglesias
Send inquiries and article submissions to:
The Southern Jesuit • Attn: Editor
710 Baronne Street, Suite B
New Orleans, LA 70113-1064
Phone:1-800-788-1719
Fax:504-571-1744
Email:[email protected]
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news
First Provincial Selected
for New U.S. Central &
Southern Province
Fr. Ronald Mercier has been chosen to
lead the Jesuits of the United States Central
and Southern Province – a unification of the
New Orleans and Missouri Provinces which
will be established on July 31, 2014, the feast
of St. Ignatius Loyola. He will begin his sixyear term on that same date, succeeding Fr.
Mark Lewis of the New Orleans Province
and Fr. Douglas Marcouiller of the Missouri
Province.
Currently, Fr. Mercier is a theology
professor at Saint Louis University
specializing in theological ethics, bioethics
and social ethics. He also does sacramental
ministry at the College Church and at St.
Mary’s Assumption Ukrainian Byzantine
Catholic Church.
Previously, he was executive director of
the Jesuit Collaborative, a network linking
ministries in Ignatian spirituality from
North Carolina to Maine. Earlier, he served
as dean and professor of ethics at Regis
College, the Jesuit theology faculty of the
University of Toronto.
He holds degrees in theology from Regis
College and the University of Toronto as
well as degrees in Slavic Studies and Russian
history from Yale, Columbia and Harvard.
Originally from Holyoke, Mass., Fr. Mercier
entered
the Society
of Jesus
in 1975 in
Boston.
He was
ordained
a priest in
1987.
New Province Assistants Appointed
Mary Baudouin, who has been the provincial’s assistant for
social ministries in the New Orleans Province since 2003, will extend
her work to include the social ministries of the Missouri Province
when the two provinces are united next
summer. Baudouin also handles the New
Orleans Province’s socially responsible
investment program and the annual
Ministry of Management seminar for
Jesuits and lay leaders of Jesuit works.
She worked for 14 years in social justice
ministries with Catholic Charities and
the Office of the Social Apostolate of the
Archdiocese of New Orleans.
John Fitzpatrick has been chosen as the provincial’s assistant
for advancement of the New Orleans and Missouri Provinces. He
will direct the advancement staffs in both
provinces and oversee the ongoing work
of unifying the two operations by 2014.
Fitzpatrick was president of Summit
Philanthropy, a fundraising consulting
company in St. Louis. He is the former
chief development officer at Wyman Center
and founding director of development for
Mercy Hospital, both in the St. Louis area.
New Leadership at Spring Hill College
The Spring Hill College Board of Trustees announced a new
leadership structure in November. Former president and current
chancellor Fr. Gregory Lucey will assume the presidency of Spring
Hill College in December. He will be joined
by John Barter who has been named chief
operating officer. Barter will oversee daily
operations of the college and lead the
college’s cabinet. Fr. Richard Salmi, who has
served as the college’s 38th president since
June 2009, will step down at the end of the
academic semester to pave the way for this
new structure.
Jesuit Guiding Students
in Space Station Experiment
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston is
one of three schools in the nation selected by the Center for the
Advancement of Science In Space to participate in a program to
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design and execute experiments
on the International Space
Station. Fr. Brian Reedy is
teaching the two classes in
experimental design and
engineering in which students
will build a micro-laboratory
that will house the experiment,
write the computer code that
will guide its automated robotic execution and remotely
control the experiment as it circles Earth next April.
KUDOS
Br. Ferrell Blank was
recently recognized for his
52 years of service to Spring
Hill College when its trustees
named a campus road in his
honor. Br. Blank has served
as the college plant engineer
and befriended many students
over the years, some of whom
have established a scholarship in his name. He continues
his work at Spring Hill College and is a member of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary, Knights
of Columbus and the Men of St.
Joseph.
Fr. Flavio Bravo professed
final vows as a Jesuit on
September 17 during Mass
at Strake Jesuit College
Preparatory in Houston, where
for 12 years he has worked as a teacher, chaplain and the
director of pastoral ministry.
Scholastic Kevin Cormier
successfully defended his thesis
and completed requirements for
his doctorate in biochemistry
at the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at
Dallas. The title of his doctoral
dissertation was “Exploration
of Chemical and Biochemical
Mechanisms of Catalysis.” In September he began
theology studies at Regis College in Toronto, Canada.
Fr. Michael Gallagher was
one of four alumni inducted
into the Nolan Catholic High
School Hall of Fame in Fort
Worth, Texas. Fr. Gallagher,
who is the United Nations
representative for Jesuit Refugee
Service, spoke about his work
during presentations to faculty
and students.
TRANSITIONS
Fr. Donald Bahlinger is
providing pastoral assistance to
immigrants in El Paso, Texas,
at Sacred Heart parish. He
spent the summer working with
Hispanic migrants in Mobile,
Six Jesuits Ordained to the Diaconate
In preparation for priestly ordination next year, six Jesuits were
ordained to the diaconate in October at Masses in Chestnut
Hill, Mass., and Santa Clara, Calif. Archbishop of Boston,
Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., ordained Robert
Murphy and Michael Rozier who are completing theological
and ministerial training at the Boston College School of
Theology and Ministry. In studies at the Jesuit School of
Theology at Santa Clara University are Nathan O’Halloran,
Quang Tran, Dong Vo and Christopher Schroeder, who were
ordained as deacons at Santa Clara University’s Mission Church
by Auxiliary Bishop Robert McElroy of San Francisco.
Robert Murphy
Nathan O’Halloran
Michael Rozier
Christopher Schroeder
Quang Tran
Dong Vo
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Ala. Fr. José Mesa, who left
his post as parochial vicar
of St. Augustine Church in
Gainesville, Fla., is assisting
with hispanic ministry for the
Archdiocese of Mobile.
Fr. Warren Broussard
will be installed as pastor
of Immaculate Conception
Church in Albuquerque, N.M.
at the end of the year. Current
pastor Fr. Rafael Garcia will
move to Kansas City, Mo.,
where he will serve as pastor of
St. Francis Xavier parish.
Replacing Fr. Broussard
as the provincial’s assistant for
pastoral and retreat ministry
is Fr. Mark McKenzie who
assumes the post after 12 years
as pastor of St. Matthew the
Apostle Parish in St. Louis, Mo.
Fr. Stephen Rowntree is an
associate pastor of Holy Name
of Jesus Church in New Orleans.
He has been a philosophy
professor for more than 25 years
and recently worked at Loyola
University’s Office of Mission
and Ministry.
in memoriam
Fr. Thomas Griffin
Father Thomas A. Griffin passed from this life on
September 29, 2013, at Our Lady of Prompt Succor
Nursing Home in Opelousas, La. He was 95 years of age,
a Jesuit for 66 years and a priest for 55 years. A funeral
Mass was celebrated at St. Charles College in Grand
Coteau, La., and he was buried in the Jesuit cemetery at
the college.
Fr. Griffin was born on August 14, 1918, in
Youngstown, Ohio, and raised in New Mexico. He
attended St. Mary’s School in Albuquerque and after high
school worked on the Navajo Reservation for the U.S.
Indian service in New Mexico and Arizona. He served
in the U.S. Army for three and half years during World
War II, for two years in the Persian Gulf Command in
Iran with the 334th Engineer Regiment and as a sergeant
major at the prisoner-of-war camp in Lordsburg, N.M.
He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Charles College
in Grand Coteau, La., on July 30, 1947, and pronounced
first vows on July 31, 1949.
Fr. Griffin attended Spring Hill College in Mobile,
Ala., earning a B.A. in philosophy in 1954. He studied
theology at St. Mary’s College
from 1955-1959 and was
ordained a priest at Spring Hill
College on June 18, 1958.
He began a long career
in pastoral ministry, serving
in a variety of assignments in
Tallahassee, Fla., Miami and
Lafayette, La. In 1968, he was
assigned as chaplain at Jackson
Memorial Hospital, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and at
the Dade County Jail in Miami. For 37 years he attended
to the spiritual needs of the hundreds of patients.
Fr. Griffin noted in a reflection on the occasion of
his 50 years in the priesthood that his was a rewarding
apostolate, that it “was common to anoint twenty people
in a day,” and that he was grateful his good health allowed
him to walk through the “twenty-nine floors in eight
buildings.”
In 2011 he was missioned to Ignatius Residence in
New Orleans to pray for the Church and Society; he
moved to St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, La., in
May 2013.
Donations in memory of Fr. Griffin may be made to the Senior Jesuits Fund of “The Jesuits,”
710 Baronne St., Ste. B., New Orleans, La., 70113 or at www.norprov.org.
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jubilee
Jubilarians concelebrate Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans
A Celebration of Service
2013 Jesuit
Jubilee
T
wenty-two Jesuits celebrated milestones of
service within the Society of Jesus and the
Catholic Church at the Jesuit Jubilee on July
28, the Sunday closest to the feast day of founder of
the Society, St. Ignatius of Loyola.
The honors began with a special Mass at Holy
Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans followed by a
jazz reception at Loyola University where more than
400 guests offered congratulations.
Together, these Jubilarians celebrated a total of
1,085 years of service as priests and Jesuits:
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70 Years in the Society
Fr. J. Niel Jarreau, SJ,
retreat director, Ignatius
Retreat Center – Atlanta,
Ga.
60 Years in the Society
Fr. W. Peter Bayhi, SJ,
praying for the Church
and Society, Fusz
Pavilion – St. Louis, Mo.
Fr. Ernest J. Jacques, SJ,
praying for the Church
and Society, Our Lady of
Wisdom – New Orleans,
La.
Fr. Marvin Kitten, SJ,
campus minister, Spring
Hill College – Mobile,
Ala.
Fr. Louis Lambert, SJ,
associate pastor, Sacred
Heart Church – El Paso,
Texas
Fr. Edmundo
Rodriguez, SJ, retreat
and spiritual director,
Montserrat Retreat
House – Lake Dallas,
Texas
50 Years in the Society
Fr. Alfred Kammer, SJ,
director of the Jesuit
Social Research Institute,
Loyola University New
Orleans
Fr. David Lawrence, SJ,
parochial vicar, St.
Bonaventure Catholic
Community – Concord,
Cal.
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Fr. Clyde LeBlanc, SJ,
assistant to the director,
St. Alphonsus Rodríguez
Pavilion – Grand
Coteau, La.
Fr. Joseph Nasser, SJ,
parish administrator,
St. Pius I Church –
Hemphill, Texas
25 Years in the Society
Fr. Bernard Barry, SJ,
treasurer – New Orleans
Province
Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ,
novice master, St.
Charles College – Grand
Coteau, La.
60 Years in the Priesthood
Fr. Oren Key, SJ,
associate pastor,
Immaculate Conception
Church – Albuquerque,
N.M.
Fr. Rodney Kissinger, SJ,
writer and online retreat
director, St. Alphonsus
Rodríguez Pavilion –
Grand Coteau, La.
Fr. Charles Leininger, SJ,
trustee of the Jesuit
Dallas Museum, Jesuit
College Preparatory
School of Dallas
Fr. John Schroder, SJ,
praying for the Church
and Society, St.
Alphonsus Rodríguez
Pavilion – Grand
Coteau, La.
50 Years in the Priesthood
Fr. David Borbridge, SJ,
professor of theology
and history, Spring Hill
College – Mobile, Ala.
Fr. John Stacer, SJ,
professor, Arrupe
College – Harare,
Zimbabwe
Fr. Andrew Whitman, SJ,
writer in residence, St.
Alphonsus Rodríguez
Pavilion – Grand Coteau,
La.
25 Years in the Priesthood
Fr. Warren Broussard, SJ,
provincial’s assistant
for pastoral and retreat
ministry, New Orleans
Province
Fr. James Goeke, SJ,
socius to the novice
master, St. Charles
College – Grand Coteau,
La.
Fr. Gregg
Grovenburg, SJ,
campus minister,
Loyola University New
Orleans
Notes of congratulations and
honorary gifts to
the Jesuit Seminary Fund
may be sent to
The Jesuits
710 Baronne St., Ste. B
New Orleans, La., 70113,
or via www.norprov.org.
(Above) Jesuit Fathers David Lawrence, Joseph Nasser, Jim Goeke, Oren Key, Mark Thibodeaux, Niel Jarreau, Fred Kammer, Clyde LeBlanc, Gregg
Grovenburg, Barney Barry, John Stacer, Louis Lambert and Warren Broussard gather before the Jubilee Mass.
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DISCERNMENT RETREATS
December 16-20, 2013  January 2-6, 2014
St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
WHO IS INVITED?
Any man, whether young or middle-aged, considering a vocation to ministry in the Church – especially anyone considering
the Jesuit way of life as a possible choice.
WHY ATTEND?
To learn more about the Jesuit way of life. To meet and live with Jesuit novices and other men in the discernment process.
To spend some time in prayer, reflecting upon the call to priesthood or brotherhood.
COST
No costs other than travel. (Some financial assistance is available for those whose budgets are limited.)
FORMAT OF RETREAT
Each man attending will be assigned a Jesuit director with whom he will meet daily in private direction for guidance
through this silent experience of prayer. The discernment retreat also includes time for meeting and socializing with Jesuit
novices and Jesuits in formation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fr. Paul Deutsch, SJ
Vocation Director
4511 West Pine Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
314-361-7765
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www.beajesuit.org
Fr. Drew Kirschman, SJ
Coordinator for Vocation Promotion
4511 West Pine Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
314-650-3259
[email protected]
formation
Experiences and grace
lead novices to first vows
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ine novices concluded the introductory two-year schools, and the kids so desperately want good teachers
and good role models to help show them how to live the
phase of Jesuit formation in the novitiate at St.
Charles College with the profession of first vows. Christian life.”
David Kiblinger, a 27-year-old physics and math
In preparation for a vowed life of poverty, chastity
diplomate, was also on experiment in Central America.
and obedience, the nine Jesuits have spent the last two
During a prayer service for newly-elected Pope Francis at
years living in community, studying and completing the
a parish in rural Guatemala, he had the fantastic revelaSpiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, taking pilgrimages and
tion that he was part of something much larger than his
performing ministerial “experiments” to test their vocanovice class.
tions.
“During the service, I noted that gathered together to
Now Jesuit scholastics in first studies, the second
praise God were the Mayan people, a Spanish Jesuit, two
phase of formation, they have begun two years of graduate study in philosophy and theology at universities in St. Louis,
“I don’t know what my future in the Jesuits holds, but I feel as
Chicago, New York or Toronto.
Tucker Redding, 29, from
though I’ve been adequately prepared to spiritually labor for
Corpus Christi, Texas, said the
the good of the world and bring others to Jesus Christ.”
experiments revealed a breadth
of Jesuit ministries that will
inspire his studies.
“With each new experience,
I have found that instead of
being drawn to a particular field
or ministry my interests have
only grown wider and deeper. I
look forward to spending my life
in the Jesuits, discovering new
interests and talents and using
them for the greater glory of
God.”
Chris Kellerman’s teaching
experiment took him to a Jesuit
high school in Belize, where the
28-year-old Texas native made a
conscious effort to be fully present to his sophomore students. The nine novices surround the altar during the vow Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Grand Coteau, La.
“I felt like it was the
Guatemalan Jesuits and two U.S. Jesuits. It was an overmoment in which all of the graces of novitiate came
whelming display of the true Catholicity of the Church.”
together to help me be completely devoted to serving
Kiblinger said that revelation encourages and
others,” he said.
strengthens his desire to live out the Jesuit ideal of availIt sparked Kellerman’s interest in teaching. ability to serve anywhere the Church has need.
“There is so much value to a Jesuit presence at our
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The notion of availability
attracted Thomas Croteau to
explore a Jesuit vocation. The
24-year-old Denver native cites
the saints’ heeding of Jesus’ call
to “Go sell all that you have,
give it to the poor and come follow me” as a great influence.
“Their example made me
want to follow Jesus that closely,
too,” he said. “By offering my
vows to the Lord I hope to grow
in union with Jesus and service
to His Church.”
Fr. Mark Thibodeaux (left) and Fr. Jim
Goeke (right) with second-year novices
(in collar, l to r) Brendan Love, Michael
Killeen, Sean Ferguson, Aric Serrano and
Gregory Overbeek. New first-year novices
(l to r) Nicholas Courtney, Jonathan
Calloway, William McCormick, Daniel
Everson, Michael Mohr and Colten Biro
2013 Novitiate Vow Class
Thomas Croteau, 24
Hometown: Denver
B.A., Classics and Early Christian
Literature and Philosophy
Ave Maria University
In studies at Saint Louis University
Christopher Farrell, 26
Hometown: New Orleans
B.A., French
B.S., Public Accounting
Washington and Lee University
In studies at Regis College at
University of Toronto
James Erler, 28
Hometown: St. Louis
B.A., History
University of Chicago
In studies at Loyola University Chicago
Jonathon Polce, 26
Hometown: New Haven, Conn.
B.A., History
University of Dallas
In studies at Regis College at
University of Toronto
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Tucker Redding, 29
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
B.S., Political Science
Texas A&M University
In studies at Saint Louis University
While novices generally navigate their individual
vocations with the guidance of novitiate staff, an important component of the novitiate experience is living and
working as a community.
On one experiment in Kansas City, Kan., the novices bunked in cramped quarters, juggled carpool plans,
prepared meals together and worked at a dozen different community apostolates, including hospitals, shelters,
schools and a prison.
James Erler, 28, said this experiment revealed the
value of the community experience, both within and outside of his novice class. “At the very end, when we invited people from all
of the places where we worked, it was clear that we had
reached a lot of people through our work, and it was
wonderful to take it all in,” he said.
Bonds created with the communities they served and
the solidarity nurtured within his novice class brought a
new dimension to his 30-day retreat.
One evening while sitting in the novitiate chapel,
Erler had the sensation of being a part of something
Christopher Kellerman, 28
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
B.A., Political Science and Music
Texas Tech University
M.A., Theology
University of Dallas
In studies at Saint Louis University
beyond himself and his own particular circumstances. He
realized he was praying the same prayers as St. Ignatius
Loyola, St. Francis Xavier and other notable Jesuits.
His thoughts spread to his Jesuit teachers at St. Louis
University High School and other Jesuits that he had
come to admire.
“I’ve never forgotten that spirit of camaraderie, and it
has only grown to include my own community,” he said.
“For me, first vows have meant a much closer acceptance of that reality…so that I can go out and set the
world on fire in the same way that other Jesuits have
before me,” Erler explained.
“I don’t know what my future in the Jesuits holds, but
I feel as though I’ve been adequately prepared to spiritually labor for the good of the world and bring others to
Jesus Christ.”
Occupying the former rooms of the newly-vowed
scholastics are six new novices who entered the novitiate
the day prior to vow day. They join the new second-year
novices at St. Charles College on the path to first vows.
David Kiblinger, 27
Hometown: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
B.A., Physics
B.S., Mathematics
Truman State University
M.A., Theology
Villanova University
In studies at Saint Louis University
To support Jesuits on the path to priesthood or brotherhood,
donate online at www.norprov.org, or call 1-800-788-1719.
Juan Ruiz, 25
Hometwon: Baltimore
B.S., Business Administration
Saint Louis University
In studies at Loyola University Chicago
Brian Strassburger, 29
Hometown: St. Louis
B.S., Mathematics
Saint Louis University
In studies at Fordham University
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renewal
Renewing a Sacred Place:
Jesuits restore novitiate, senior
community and spirituality center
at St. Charles College
By Brooke A. Iglesias
S
ince this summer, the common sight at St. Charles
College has been Fr. Rodney Kissinger, 98, taking
his brisk walk down the pine-lined drive, not far
from retreatants easing into Adirondack chairs under
nearby oaks or from the Jesuits in formation who buzz
through the college corridors. It’s the fruit of a two-year
$16 million renovation that has formed the 104-yearold college into an anchor of Ignatian spirituality in the
southeastern United States.
With the spring addition of Fr. Kissinger’s senior
community of 28 Jesuits, St. Charles College is home to
43 Jesuits assigned to five different apostolates, said Fr.
Jim Bradley, rector of St. Charles College.
“This is one of the more complex Jesuit communities
in the province, maybe in the country,” he said. “We are
one Jesuit community serving five different ministries:
the senior pavilion, the on-site Jesuit Spirituality Center,
the neighboring Jesuit parish and retreat house, and our
novitiate.”
Ten of the residents are Jesuits beginning formation
at the novitiate. There is a complementarity in the unification of the novices and senior men under one roof.
The “granddads,” as one novice affectionately calls the
Bishop Michael Jarrell blesses the new cornerstone during a September renewal Mass.
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senior Jesuits, share in the formation of the novices and can aid with
retreats. Novices are learning from
an earlier generation of religious in
preparation for their own ministry,
and retreatants have no shortage of
Jesuits for spiritual companionship.
The mission of St. Charles
College has continuously adapted
since it was established in 1837,
when the Bishop of New Orleans
asked Jesuits of the Lyons Province of
France to establish a Catholic school
for boys in Louisiana.
Fire destroyed the original
90-year-old structure in 1907. What
stands today is its 104-year-old
replacement, a sturdy brick structure
with high ceilings, long corridors,
transoms and open spaces described
by architects as a gem of symmetry
and proportion.
The novitiate moved to St.
Charles College in 1921 when its
home in Macon, Ga., burned to the
ground. Then in 1972, on the heels
of Vatican II, the Jesuit Spirituality
Center was established at the college.
In 2005, the college adapted
yet again when Hurricane Katrina
forced province office operations
to St. Charles College, and where
many Jesuits, province staff and their
families took shelter, some staying for
several months. It was a particularly
stressful event for the senior community who endured a twelve-hour evacuation from New Orleans to Grand
Coteau, normally a three-hour drive.
Three years later, during
the building’s 2009 centennial
celebration, the first joint novitiate
class of the New Orleans and
Missouri provinces entered in
August, a decision made by the two
provinces in anticipation of their
unification into the Central and
Southern Province in 2014.
Fr. Mark Lewis, provincial of
the New Orleans Province, began a
province-wide discussion with Jesuits
and lay colleagues about the college’s future. It was in dire need of
basic improvements and safety code
updates, but he knew it had plenty
of space to accommodate additional
retreatants and an expanded Jesuit
community.
“We had a responsibility to
adapt,” said Fr.
Lewis. “We needed to eliminate
evacuations of
our senior men,
and we needed
to renew the college to serve the
Church today and
tomorrow.”
With the help
of tax credits,
private donations
and contributions from Jesuit
communities,
century-old electrical and plumbFr. Tom Madden is one of four retreat directors at the Jesuit Spirituality
Center.
ing systems were
replaced, and fire
Jan Tate leads a women’s day of reflection at St. Charles College.
As the college community
expanded, decaying plumbing and
unstable wiring began to interrupt
ministry and required frequent
repairs. Also outmoded were dormitory-style bathrooms that limited
retreats to one gender in the college’s Jesuit Spirituality Center wing.
Other corridors of the building were
empty, yet unfit to house Jesuits and
retreatants.
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safety mechanisms
were installed. The
assisted living pavilion
was created on the second and third levels of
the eastern wing, complete with a nurses’
station and its own
elevator. Additional
rooms were added in
the novitiate corridor
to accommodate the
larger novice classes.
New rooms were
added in the retreatant
corridor and outfitted
with private baths to
accommodate guests
of both genders.
The two-year
project was completed
in phases to minimize
Novices lead music during a renewal Mass and cornerstone blessing in September.
disruptions of programs and residents.
“The directors and staff are so
men and appreciate hearing their
Senior Jesuits joined the St.
welcoming and always are available
perspectives on their many years of
Charles Community in May, and the
service in the Church in many differ- when I need them,” she said. “I find
Jesuit Spirituality Center reopened
it to be my favorite place to find the
ent parts of the world and in a much
with a full schedule of programs in
silence and peace that I need.”
different era,” said Fr. Jim Goeke,
July. In August, six new men were
Trent Angers is a long-time
novice formation assistant.
welcomed to the novitiate by the sec“And, they have a lot of fun chat- retreatant and the author of “Grand
ond-year novices, forming a class of
Coteau: The Holy Land of South
ting with them on a regular basis,
10 men, the first to share the college
enjoying observing some of the free- Louisiana.” He identifies St. Charles
with the senior Jesuits in the renoCollege as a peace center for the
dom that comes with old age to say
vated college.
southeastern United States.
and do things without worrying so
The novices and senior Jesuits
“The college and its surroundmuch how they might be received.”
share a pre-dinner social every
While veteran and novice Jesuits ing area have been visited by several
Monday and have most meals togeth- are pioneering these new formation
people venerated by the Church,
er with the rest of the Jesuit comincluding Katherine Drexel, Rose
relationships, retreatants are returnmunity. They enjoy watching football ing to St. Charles College for spiritual Philippine Duchesne, Cornelia
games together, and the more melodic direction in the Ignatian tradition.
Connelly and an apparition of John
novices lead music at Sunday mornLuz Restrepo of Arlington, Texas, Berchmans at nearby Academy of the
ing Mass in the pavilion chapel.
recently completed a five-day directed Sacred Heart,” said Angers.
Novice Director Fr. Mark
“This holy ground is an ideal
retreat at the renewed spirituality cenThibodeaux paired each novice with
place for prayer and contemplation,
ter, her fourth visit to the college. As
a senior Jesuit, a “spiritual grandfaan employee of the Jesuits’ Montserrat where the beauty of God’s handiwork
ther” who prays for that novice and
is easily observed and where God’s
Retreat House in Lake Dallas, Texas,
provides advice and support.
she prefers to make retreats elsewhere presence is unmistakably felt.”
“The novices are edified by the
This inviting sanctuary creates
to avoid distractions.
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a prayerful opportunity, something
retreat and spiritual director Jan
Tate says is particularly important as
technology increasingly intrudes on
quiet time for reflection in everyday life. She has participated in and
given retreats at St. Charles College
for more than 30 years.
“I’m afraid we are losing the
ability to listen to the voice of God
inside of us because of all the dings
and pings we hear,” she said. “There
just aren’t too many places that
you can go to and find that kind
of beauty, silence, reflective atmosphere, and standing on the wisdom
and presence of others who have
gone before us.”
Fr. Mark Lewis said that wisdom and tradition will be shared
continuously with Jesuits and
retreatants who come to St. Charles
College.
“St. Charles College, in its
renewed mission, holds both the
harvest and the seeds, the history
and the future of what will soon be
the Central and Southern Province,”
he said.
He noted an interesting historical point: St. Charles College,
though founded from the New
Orleans Mission, passed to the
Missouri Province and then back to
its original jurisdiction.
“So in a real sense we share a
history through St. Charles College,”
he said. “Now, as our provinces
reconfigure, we share a future with
our many colleagues in ministry.”
More information on St. Charles
College and its renovation can be
found at www.norprov.org, or by
contacting Michael Bourg at
1-800-788-1719 or
[email protected].
Playing the Back Nine
at St. Charles College
By Fr. Paul Schott, SJ
R
ecently, a friend sent me an email comparing the last years of life
to playing the back nine holes of golf. It struck a chord with me. I
am literally playing the back nine of my life here at our new home
in Grand Coteau, designed and constructed for all of us who are playing this last nine together. And what a beautiful course it is! Of course,
the front nine of life was a good round, in fact, a magnificent round. But
God seems to have saved the best for last.
The community and spectators are a great support. With the staffs
of the spirituality center, the parish, the retreat house and the novices,
we are one big family – the youngest 20, the oldest 98. And all of us are
served kindly and efficiently by a dedicated lay staff of nurses, aides,
chefs and housekeepers.
To us who began the front nine 70 or 60 years ago, the novices are
a special gift. They are the grandchildren we never had; they are the future Society we will never see. But their goodness, intelligence, zeal and
enthusiasm assure us that things will be in good hands when we finish
the game. They will be the pros who will perform as well or even better
than we have. God has blessed us with these men, and the gifts he has
given them are many.
Nor do we forget you, our benefactors who line the course and
cheer us as we walk toward the eighteenth green. None of this would
be possible without you. But so much of what we have here as we play
the back nine will remain for generations of players to follow us. May
God bless you abundantly and help you to play your back nine with as
much joy and gratitude as we play ours.
Fr. Paul Schott with novice Brendan Love
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spirituality
Preparing for the Alpha and Omega
By Fr. Donald Hawkins, SJ
W
ell before the celebration of the Christmas
feast, Yuletide decorations and gifts have
made their appearance on store shelves. Even
before Trick or Treat, merchants endeavor to entice the
public with visions of turkeys and cranberries.
Major celebrations in the Church calendar have similar periods of anticipation and preparation. Easter, our
principal liturgical day of the Church year, only arrives
after the penitential Lenten preparation. Our secondranking liturgical feast of Christmas is only celebrated
after the prayerful anticipation of Advent.
There is more to Advent, however, than serving as a
time to prepare for the Christmas
celebration of the birth of the Lord
Jesus. Advent—the word means
“coming”—not only refers to
the Lord’s coming in the flesh at
Bethlehem but also his coming as
king at the end of history.
As the Season of Ordinary
Time draws to a close, the focus of
the readings changes to a consideration of the end times. On the
Thirty-third Sunday, the gospel
reading from Luke speaks of “wars
and insurrections” and also of the
persecution of the Christian community connected with the end
time. In fact, such persecutions have
already occurred in New Testament
times: Stephen, James, Peter, and
Paul, among others, have already died for witnessing to
Jesus.
The Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the
King on the following Sunday during which the emphasis
is on the reign of Jesus Christ as universal king, a role
that he will assume at the end of time. That day’s second
reading from the Letter to the Colossians paints a picture
of Christ as one who has already taken his seat at the
right hand of God.
The First Sunday of Advent is reluctant to abandon
the theme of the Second Coming of the Savior. The first
reading from the prophet Isaiah announces the time of
justice and peace that will occur when Jesus returns. The
gospel of Matthew speaks of the last days of the “Son of
Man,” thus offering a climax to the consideration of the
end times.
With the Second Sunday, attention turns to the
preparation for the birth of the Lord. No figure is better
suited for center stage than John the Baptist. A fearsome
figure dressed in clothing made of camel’s hair, straight
from a sojourn in the desert, John confronts his hearers
with a baptismal call for the acknowledgement of their
personal sinfulness. He denounces the Pharisees and the
Sadducees for their refusal to reform their ways.
On the Third Sunday Jesus himself testifies to the
greatness of John the Baptist. John is often characterized as the last prophet of the Old
Testament and, in a sense, the first
prophet of the New Testament.
John’s disciples bring him Jesus’
message, allowing John to meet,
although indirectly, the one whom
he has prophesied. Jesus then reacts
by reflecting on John’s role in salvation.
The birth of the Messiah
is central to the Fourth Sunday
of Advent as we move closer to
Christmas. The reading from the
prophet Isaiah points to the virgin
birth of “Emmanuel.” Matthew’s
gospel repeats Isaiah’s message in
an account of a dream that Joseph,
Mary’s betrothed, experiences.
Joseph follows the angel’s command, and the stage is set for the birth of the Messiah.
While the Sundays preceding and during Advent
illuminate the second coming of the Lord at the end
of time and the first coming of the Lord in history, the
focus of our preparation is to create in invitation to our
Lord to come into our own hearts. We can observe that
kind of advent by our own personal prayer and reflection
as we await the Christmas celebration. After all, the Lord
is always willing to come into our hearts, but we must
be open to him. Advent is a good time for that kind of
openness of heart and life.
…the focus of our
preparation is to
create in invitation to
our Lord to come into
our own hearts.
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message from the executive director
“A stone that has been tested,
a precious cornerstone as a
sure foundation; he who puts his faith in
it shall not be shaken.” — Isaiah 28:16b
Dear Friends in Christ,
These words of Isaiah ring
true. What God has built by
grace in Grand Coteau has
been renewed by his continued blessings. The renewal of
St. Charles College has been
a testament of God’s blessing
on us throughout the years
of planning, building and
renovation. Blitch Knevel
Architects created the plan
to bring the Jesuits’ vision – a fully modern facility that
honors its century old heritage – to life. Then there were
bankers from Whitney, Capital One and First NBC and
attorneys who assisted us with putting together a complex but secure funding structure utilizing historic and
new-market zoning tax credits.
A true grace for us has been our contractor – J.B.
Mouton, LLC. These men of Acadiana brought a devotion to their craft and a respect for the history and mission of this space that shows through in the finished
product – taking our 100 year-old building and making
it a “sure foundation” for the Jesuit presence in the South
and Southwest. Their skills have renewed this sacred
place.
Overseeing this work has been Br. Lawrence Huck,
SJ, the province’s representative for the restoration. Br.
Huck has completed the project on budget and ahead
of schedule while also caring for the craftsmen. In both
managing this project and ministering to those involved,
the Jesuits owe a debt of gratitude to Br. Huck for his
sure-handed leadership.
Mrs. Evangeline Vavrick has worked tirelessly to rally
volunteers and benefactors. She led the effort to raise $3
million towards our $5 million goal. The blessings of so
many generous friends of the Jesuits are yet another sure
foundation that has made the renewal possible. I ask you
to review the listing of those who have supported the
campaign, starting on page 21.
If you have not yet supported the Renewing a Sacred
Place Campaign, I urge you to visit our website, www.
norprov.org, to find out how you can help us reach our
goal, view the remarkable renovations and consider the
remaining naming opportunities.
I wish to mention one other “sure foundation” – our
Jesuit Companions listed on the following page. These
folks bless the Jesuits with their prayerful and financial
support year in and year out. This close association
between the Jesuits and the laity is one that aids our
vocations work, cares for our elder Jesuits and supports
our international ministries.
We recognize so many of you as the foundation
which God has placed beneath our feet. Thank you.
Peace,
Michael Bourg
Executive Director for Advancement
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companions
Jesuit Companions
(This report reflects gifts from July 2012-June 2013. Gifts made afterward will appear in the next report.)
Anonymous (3)
Sisters of Mercy
Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Ackels
Mrs. Irene A. Adolph
Mr. and Mrs. Jose L. Aguilar
Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd J. Aguillard, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P.
Albrecht, Jr.
Mr. Seth Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Amos
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B.
Anderson, Jr.
Ms. Mary H. Arroyo
Ms. Martha A. Ashley
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Ballenger
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Barbas
Mr. Al R. Barbosa
Mr. Juan M. Barona
Dr. Robert P. Blereau
Mr. Thomas R. Blum
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Borey
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Borst
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P Borst
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Brandt
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Buras
Mrs. Mary Kay H. Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael F. Calderon
Ms. Gloria B. Callais
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Capitano, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Carpio, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles P. Cavaretta
Dr. and Mrs. Francis T.
Cazayoux, Sr.
Rev. James F. Chamberlain
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Charbonnet
Mrs. Rose Mary Charbonnet
Mr. and Mrs. R. Preston Cifreo
Mrs. Loretta C. Clark
Mrs. Gail C. Clerc
Mr. C. J. Collins, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Combe, Jr.
Mr. Robert Concha
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Coney
Dr. Charles L. Conlon
Mrs. Maria G. Daly
Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Danna, III
Miss Alice T. Davis
Mrs. Jane E. Deas
Mr. Ronald J. Deck
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. DePaepe
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Ms. LuAnn DeVoe
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Diaz
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dooley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Dorsey
Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Dressel
Mrs. Norma B. Duffy
Ms. Carol A. Dumond
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Ecuyer, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Elliot, III
Mrs. Julia E. Enriquez
Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Espenan
Mr. John F. Ewens
Mrs. Cecil S. Fermanis
Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Fitzsimmons, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Flusche
Mr. and Mrs. Michael I. Flynn
Mrs. Nancy S. Fontenot
Mrs. Antoinette Galarneau
Mr. Emilio F. Garcia
Dr. and Mrs. James S. Garrison
Mr. and Mrs. Felix A. Gaudin
Ms. Joan E. Gaulene
Ms. Ellen Isabel Geheeb
Ms. Julia H. Geheeb
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Greene
Mrs. Vance T. Greene, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Gunn
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Halsema
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Robin W. Hanemann
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Harris, III
Mr. George Hebbler
Mr. J. Ronald Hinze
Mr. Hillman R. Holland
Mr. and Mrs. Roberto J. Iglesias
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Jackson, Jr.
Mrs. Mary A. Jolley
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Kaley
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Kearney,
Jr.
Mrs. Margaret Keenan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Kegg
Dr. and Mrs. John L. Klause
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Koch
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Kolwe
Mr. and Mrs. J. Matthew Kramer
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne G. LaHaye
Mrs. Thyra M. Layden
Mr. and Mrs. Rene J. Lazare, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Leach
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Leech
Mrs. Eileen M. Light
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Link
Mrs. Mary M. Liuzza
Dr. and Mrs. Santo J. LoCoco
Ms. Barbara Love
Mrs. Irene E. Mackenroth
Mrs. Camille Manion
Dr. and Dr. Gary P. Mayeux
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. McCaffery
Mr. and Mrs. Michael O.
Meador, Sr.
Mr. Rene P. Meric, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Meyer, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Miciotto
Mrs. Beatrice B. Monju
Mrs. Marguerite Montagnet
Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Morris, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank C. Morrone
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Moseley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Mossa
Mr. Wiley L. Mossy, Jr.
Hon. and Mrs. Salvadore T. Mule
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Murphy, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Nicholson
Ms. Amy Odinet
Dr. and Mrs. William O. Oldson
Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Olivier
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Park
Mrs. Vicki C. Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Pavur
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Perret
Mr. and Mrs. Claiborne W.
Perrilliat, Jr.
Mrs. Marie Louise Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Pfister, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Poche
Mr. and Mrs. David Poole
Mrs. Carol M. Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Provenza
Mr. and Mrs. G. Frank Purvis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Raphael J. Rabalais,
Jr.
Mrs. Marie C. Rabieh
Mr. Mitchell J. Radycki
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rayer, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Reardon
Dr. Andrew J. Reck
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Redmann
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Regan
Miss Marie R. Rinaudo
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rizzo, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Rolfes
Mr. John Roppolo
Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Ryan
Mrs. Rosemary G. Ryan
Mr. Jules G. Sabrier, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Gary E. Sander
Dr. and Mrs. John B. Sardisco
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Saunders, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Saunders, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Schott
Judge and Mrs. Patrick M. Schott
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Schuster
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Schutte, Sr.
Mrs. Maureen M. Seabury
Ms. Catherine M. Simoneaux
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sivula
Miss Irma M. Stiegler
Mrs. Linda S. Taggart
Mr. Joseph A. Taranto
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Terry
Drs. Elisabeth and Mulry Tetlow
Ms. Patricia A. Thiele
Mrs. Charlotte L. Todd
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Tomich
Mrs. Maria H Torres
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Trochta
Miss Barbara A. Tureaud
Mr. William F. Uber, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C.
Vanderbrook
Rev. James F. Vanderholt
Mrs. Evangeline M. Vavrick
Mr. and Mrs. Joel C. Verbist
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Villalva
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P.
Waguespack
Mrs. and Mr. Henryetta R.
Waguespack
Dr. and Mrs. Roland S.
Waguespack, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. William P. Walsh
Mrs. Lindsay Ward
Mr. David P. White
Ms. Eunice Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Roland J. Wiltz
Mrs. Mary B. Witte
Mrs. Marcelle B. Wolfe
Mrs. Gloria M. Woods
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Zagone
renewal benefactors
Renewing a Sacred Place
— $500,000 & Above —
Anonymous (2)
— $250,000 to $499,999 —
Estate of Mrs. Helen M. Hennan
— $100,000 to $249,000 —
Anonymous (2)
Gloria Dei
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond T. Hyer, Jr.
Estate of Eleanor Jeter
The Mary and Mike Terry Family
In appreciation for all Jesuits
— $50,000 to $99,999 —
Anonymous
In memory of Thomas H.
Stahel, S.J. and Harry Tompson,
S.J.
Strake Foundation
— $25,000 to $49,999 —
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Dumesnil
In memory of Eugene J.
Hebert, S.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Fryer &
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Greene
In memory of Robert & Pauline
Greene
The Harry Longwell Family
In honor of Shirley and Gene
Vilfordi
J. Edgar Monroe Foundation
Estate of Jessie E. Rainey
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Roussel, III
In memory of
Harry Tompson, S.J.
Frank and Paulette Stewart
Elisabeth and Mulry Tetlow
In honor and gratitude for
Jerry Fagin, S.J. and Don Gelpi,
S.J.
— $10,000 to $24,999 —
Anonymous (4)
Anonymous
In loving gratitude for Ken
Buddendorff, S.J., J. Condry,
S.J., Tom Madden, S.J. and
Gerald Fagin, S.J.
Dr. and Mrs. Julio Ruiz
In honor of Mark E.
Thibodeaux, S.J. and Daniel P.
White, S.J.
Stuller Family Foundation
Mrs. Evangeline M. Vavrick
In memory of Anthony and
Victoria Molero
Anonymous
In memory of Mrs. Eva Luke
Anonymous
In memory of Norman C.
Melun
Anonymous
In honor of Michael Wegenka,
S.J. and in memory of Richard
T. Kiser
— $5,000 to $9,999 —
The Barreca and Pitre Families
Mr. Ronald B. Blitch
Edward Carlin and Maureen
Williams
Ms. Mary Childers
Mr. Kerry Dooley
In memory of William H.
Dooley, Sr.
The Alchediak Family
In memory of Margaret
& Mike Alchediak, Sr. and
Michael Alchediak, Jr., S.J.
Mrs. Sally Duplantier
In memory of Adrian
Duplantier
Steve and Schezy Barbas
Mrs. Maedell Hoover Braud
Dr. and Mrs. Emilio D. Echevarria
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Finegan
Joseph and Anne Garcia
Elizabeth and Louis Hall Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Huck
Rev. William C. Hanley
Marianne and Roger Staubach
Stella Roman Foundation, Inc.
Mike and Carmie Winters
In memory of William Crandell,
S.J.
In memory of all my Jesuit
friends
In honor of Br. Lawrence
Huck, S.J. and in memory of Fr.
Joseph Reising, S.J.
In memory of Albert J. Winters,
Sr. and John C. Cummings, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Zagone
In memory of Josephine &
Sam Moscato and Rita & Pete
Zagone
Miriam and Christopher Lykes
Ms. Joan Mann
In memory of John & Ruth
Mann
The Florence Mauboules
Charitable Trust
Dr. and Mrs. Bob Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Murphy, Jr.
In honor of Tom Madden, S.J.
EJ and Marjory B. Ourso Family
Foundation
In memory of EJ & Marjory
Ourso
— $2,500 to $4,999 —
Anonymous (1)
Robert B. and Janet Rivet
Anderson
In honor of R. Bentley
Anderson, S.J.
Ms. Ellen Isabel Geheeb
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. McCaffery
Mr. Rene J. Mouledoux
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Arnold L.
Punaro
In memory of Frank Benedetto,
S.J., Arnold Benedetto, S.J., and
Michael Kennelly, S.J.
Miss Adele M. Rivet
Estate of Eva B. Rowntree
Mrs. Maureen M. Seabury
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Schettler
In honor of A. Jerry Fineran,
S.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Schnebelen,
Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Tehan
Mrs. Ann Wakefield
In memory of Richard E.
Baudouin
— $1,000 to $2,499 —
Anonymous (2)
Anonymous
In memory of Clarence and
Carolyn Mansell
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Astrab, III
Stephen and Cynthia Backes
Mr. and Mrs. Harold I. Bahlinger,
Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beaud, Jr.
Dr. Robert P. Blereau
Mr. and Mrs. Raynald Bordelon
Mr. Charles J. Boudreaux
In honor of Paul W. Schott, S.J.
Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Elizabeth
Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Caballero
Mr. Joseph H. Campbell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Collmer
Mr. Frank M. Craft
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Crean
Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Crutcher, III
In honor of Paul W. Schott, S.J.
Mrs. Lucile McLean DeLage
In memory of Charles Edward
McLean
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Dr. Leo and Mrs. Elaine Diaz
In memory of Joseph Doyle,
S.J.
Ms. Amy Flyte
Mr. Christopher D. Fryer
Dr. Eric H. Gamble
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gates
Ms. Joan E. Gaulene
Drs. Cheryl and John Hendry
Mr. and Mrs. James Huck
Kemper Construction Company,
Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Kiblinger
Dr. John E. Kidwell
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Krist
Patrick M. Lynch, Jr.
Mrs. Frances L. McCaul
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Mele
Lou and Audrey Munin
In honor of Paul W. Schott, S.J.
Mr. Richard J. Neuenfeldt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rizzo, Jr.
Tony and Zeza Salcido
In memory of Antonio M.
Salcido
Jack and Karen Schroder
In honor of John Schroder, S.J.
Mr. Eric D. Strassburger
Ms. Martha Ueltschey
Mrs. Mary Ann Valentino
Hunter and Julia Wagner
In memory of Nathalie &
Hunter Wagner, Sr., and Austin
Wagner, S.J.
Mrs. Ninette P. Webster
In memory of Joseph Doyle,
S.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Zingaro
— $500 to $999 —
Anonymous (3)
Mr. Henri Bonvin
Ms. D. Chapman
Mrs. Blanche M. Comiskey
In honor of Evangeline Vavrick
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Delatte
In memory of Pat Hunter, SJ
Ms. Annie C. Dombeck
Warren E. and Cynthia A. Duclos
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Eckholdt
Mrs. Nancy S. Fontenot
J. Errol and Karen Gautreau
Mr. John Gautreau, Sr.
Mr. Richard Goddard
Mr. and Mrs. Vance T. Greene, Jr.
Ms. Mary Haile
Cdr. and Mrs. Michael C. Huete
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Kehoe, Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Krentel
Mr. William Landry
Ms. Christine G. Langston
Mr. John Laurent
Mrs. Narcille Lorio
Mrs. Francille McCarthy
In memory of William M.
McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. McVay
Dr. and Mrs. Francis Miranda
Dr. Emilio F. Moran
In memory of Caridad Moran
Eugene and Lois Mossa
In memory of Joseph Doyle,
S.J.
Dial Sullivan Nagle
In memory of Larry Hein, S.J.
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Roux, Jr.
Larry and Sarah Roy
In honor of Stella M. Roy &
Family
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Ruh
In memory of Esther Garza
Sacred Heart Church
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Slattery, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Watts C. Ueltschey,
Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Wischmeyer
Mrs. Margaret Zaunbrecher
— $250 to $499 —
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Ardoin
W.A. Bonnette
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Broussard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dupont
Ernest Cookie Garcia
In honor of Rodney Kissinger,
S.J.
Mr. Daniel B. Houston
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Lewis
Mrs. Irene Mackenroth
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pattarozzi
Mrs. Marie Louise Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Spera
Mr. Jeffery C. Steineck
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Turner
Dr. and Mrs. Paul M. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Zimmer
In honor of O.Kenneth
Johnson, S.J.
— $100 to $249 —
Anonymous
Anonymous
In memory of James Babb, S.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Bahlinger
Mrs. Doris Baril
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Barnard
In memory of Jack Deeves, S.J.
Dr. and Mrs. Hoshall S. Barrett, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Barry
Mrs. Catherine R. Baumer
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon J. Bitterwolf
Michael and Florence Bourg
Dr. and Mrs. Warren R.
Bourgeois, III
Mrs. Joyce Braquet
Ms. Susan Brazan
Mrs. Ruth R. Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Carty, Sr.
Ms. Josette Cassiere
Hon. and Mrs. Philip C. Ciaccio
Dr. and Mrs. Stan P. Cowley, Jr.
and Family
Mrs. Maria Aurora Cuellar
Mrs. Mildred A. Daffron
In memory of Phillip L.
Daffron
Mrs. Patricia J. Davis
Miss Theresa M. Dean
Ms. Rosario DeLeon
Ms. Ranette Dugas
Mrs. Thomas L. Dwyer
Ms. Trudy Eichorn
Mr. Gene Elmore
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Esparza, Jr.
Mrs. Edwina M. Ewell
In memory of Jack Deeves, S.J.
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Flusche
Mr. James S. Gallagher
Mr. Charles Gardella
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Gaudin, Sr.
Ms. Audrey Gipson
Mr. Louis H. Grieshop
Mr. Warren Guidry
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gunther
Miss Jean C. Hecker
Mr. Earl J. and Dr. Janet B. Higgins
Mrs. Jane C. Hogan
Mr. Ernest Huval
Mrs. Irene R. Johnson
Mr. Joseph F. Kelley
Mr. Paul J. Knopp
In memory of Mrs. Margaret
Knopp
Mr. Keith Koehl
Ms. Louizette Labbe
Mr. Alden J. Laborde
Mr. Donald E. Lagarde, Jr.
Bill and Dawn Leach
In honor of Jesus
Rodriguez, S.J.
Ms. Marjorie LeBlanc
Ms. Carolyn Lejeune
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Ludwick
Dr. and Mrs. Emil J. Mateker, Jr.
Mr. Robert Paul Mayeux
Ms. Victoria Mayeux
Rev. Richard C. Maynard
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. McCauley
Mrs. Carol K. McGovern
Mr. James McLelland
Miss Pamela J. Meldrum
Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Melton
In memory of Jack Deeves, S.J.
Servando and Cathy Mendez
In memory of C.J.
McNaspy, S.J.
Mrs. Josephine Mically
Mrs. Mary Anna Miranne
In memory of Hilton L.
Rivet, S.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Modica,
Jr.
Mr. Jose F. Montes
Mr. and Mrs. Maxime J.
Montz, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Mooney
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E.
O’Malley
Mr. and Mrs. Nick F. Parigi
Mr. Peltier
Ms. Ann Peragine
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Q. P.
Petteys
Mrs. Bessie T. Poche
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Poche
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonse J. Preisser
Mr. and Mrs. Charley F. Pride
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Redmann
Paul and Priscilla Reising
In memory of Joseph Reising,
S.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Rowen
Hon. Frank B. Rynd
In memory of Chris Billac, S.J.
Mr. Edwin J. Schafer
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Scheidt
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schuh
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Shidisky
In memory of Charlene
Shidisky
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Shropshire
Ms. Cathy T. Slumber
Ms. Carol Snyder
Mr. Jude Speyrer
Mr. Robert E. Tarcza
Mr. K. Wade Trahan
Mr. William F. Uber, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Veatch
Murray and Pat Viser
In honor of Paul Murff O’Neal,
Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Ferdinando Vizzi
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar G.
Vollenweider
Rev. Ross E. Waggoner
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Wetzel
Dr. Rebecca N. Woodrick
Mr. Young Woods
Dr. Anna Wright
— Up to $99 —
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Jose L. Aguilar
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Alfortish
Mrs. Joan M. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Anderson
Mrs. Lou Wilda S. Andrus
Mr. and Mrs. Jose R. Archuleta
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Armbruster
Ms. Deborah M. Baiamonte
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Ballenger
Mr. and Mrs. August J. Barbier, Jr.
Mr. Robert W. Baugh
Mr. Eduardo F. Bello
Mrs. Marie A. Bellomo
Mrs. Maxine A. Blum
Mr. Dale Edwin Boudreaux
Ms. Renee M. Brinkhaus
Mr. Salvatore H. Brocato
Mr. Doug Brougher
Mrs. Dolores G. Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. William T.
Buelterman
Ms. Mattie Buller
Mrs. Jacqueline M. Burke
Mrs. Louise E. Burnett
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cacciatore
Mr. Joseph M. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carvajal
Mr. and Mrs. Marcel J. Casadaban
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J.
Charpentier
Mrs. Roberta G. Chevis
Mr. Paul Claffey Mr. Charles G. Clary
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Clesi, Jr.
Mrs. Hazel S. Comeaux
Mr. and Mrs. Russell G. Cresson
Ms. Marcia D. Daigre
Mrs. Maria G. Daly
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Daniels
Mrs. Aline W. Dastugue
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Debner
Mrs. Mary C. DeBock
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. DePaepe
Mr. and Mrs. Glen C. Desselle
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Dippel
Mr. Bernard A. Ditta
Mr. Christopher Duenas
Mrs. Julia E. Enriquez
Mrs. Rosalie B. Escuriex
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Falvo
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Fattorini
Mrs. Anne Favret
Mr. John S. Fineran, III
Mr. Walter Lee Fleming, III
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Flores
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Ford
Ms. Audrey B. Fresh
Ms. Elizabeth A. Gallmann
Mr. and Mrs. Felix A. Gaudin
Mrs. Donald E. Gednetz
Mrs. Janice O. Giffin
Mrs. Maureen Gilroy
Ms. Jeanne M. Girsch
Miss Marie C. Godelfer
Mr. William E. Gorton
Mr. and Mrs. C. Leroy Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Nestor Granelli
Mrs. Elise P. Greenwood
Sr. Clairette Grondin
Mrs. Ruth M. Guevara
Mr. Armando Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. E. Douglas Harris
and Family
Mrs. Diane Hayes
Mr. Malcolm J. Hebert
Mrs. Muriel B. Hebert
Mr. Frank Hefter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert U. Henry
Mr. Francisco A. Hernaez
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo A. Hinojosa
Mr. Hillman R. Holland
Mr. Edward Holmes
Mrs. Beverly L. Hopkins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.
Hosemann
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hughes
Mrs. Katherine S. Hymel
Mrs. Marie G. Joffrion
Mr. Alfred S. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford D. Journey
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Kiernan
Ms. Claire F. Killeen
Mr. John Kinabrew, III
Mr. Richard F. King
Mrs. Dorothy D. Klar
Mrs. Patricia O. Knight
Mrs. Mary A. Knoop
Ms. Susana M. Kobritz
Ms. Geraldine Kreamer
Miss Vivian M. Langley
Mrs. Ferdinand L. Larue
Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Lavery
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. LeBlanc
Mr. Bradley Leger
Mr. Michael A. Lewis
Miss Carol A. Long
Miss Katy Lopez
Mrs. Athalie G. MacGowan
Mr. and Mrs. Nickie C. Maggio
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Mansfield
Mr. William J. Marak
Mrs. Ellen Marino
Mrs. Pamela Kirby Marshall
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Marquis
Mrs. Lorraine Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Matsumoto
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Matt
Mr. Philip D. McCaffrey
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McClard
Mrs. Catherine A. McClelland
Ms. Ruth W. McCollum
Mr. Martin R. McCoy, III
Mrs. Margaret F. McGinn
Miss Helen J. McGrenra
Msgr. Enda McKenna
Mrs. Ellen V. McKeon
Mr. Alexander P. McLachlan
Mrs. Lillian N. McTaggart
Mr. Rick Meier
Miss Joan M. Meyers
Mrs. Janice C. Michaelis
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Michaluk
Mr. and Mrs. Rocco R. Miele
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Mixon
Sr. Jeanne Mouledoux
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Murphy
Ms. Julie Nesbit
Mr. and Mrs. Lazaro Olvera
Capt. and Mrs. C. David
Paternostro
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Peragine
Dr. and Mrs. Antonio R. Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Picou
Ms. Marie Pitre
Mrs. Mary H. Pons
Mrs. Rebecca F. Prill
Ms. Charline I. Provenza
Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Provenza
Mr. Mitchell J. Radycki
Mr. Joseph Rampulla
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Reardon
Dr. Andrew J. Reck
Ms. Mary F. Reed
Mr. Martin W. Richard
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Rinker
Mrs. Lorraine S. Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Carrol L. Rogers, Jr.
Ms. Phyllis Roy
Mr. and Mrs. Evelio J. Rueda
Ms. Ann Marie Ruggiero
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Ruffing
Mrs. Mary Safchuk
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Sharp
Mr. David Sharpe
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sheridan
Sisters of the Holy Child of Jesus
Mrs. Hubert Sonnier
Miss Elois L. Soule
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore G. Strenski
Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Stumpf
Mr. James R. Sullivan
Mr. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Vito J. Tenerelli
The Original Homesaver System
Mr. and Mrs. Francis A.
Thibodeaux
Ms. Patricia Thiele
Mrs. Frances L. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Toppino, Sr.
Mrs. Maria H Torres
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Trainor
Ms. Mary Clair Trant
Rev. James F. Vanderholt
Mr. Frank L. Varela
Mrs. Soccorro E. Villalobos
Ms. Gloria Villegas
Ms. Martha E. Walsh
Mrs. Violet Y. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Weathington
Mrs. Patricia W. Whelan
Ms. Alice White
Mr. David P. White
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C.
Williams
Ms. Kathryn Williams
Mrs. Rose T. Williams
Ms. Linda L. Windsor
Mrs. Jane L. Wingerter
Mr. Calvin Woodruff
Mrs. Charlotte P. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Yarsa
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