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28 Jesuit Colleges in the US, and some of their Alumni

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28 Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the US
The 28 Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the US are listed here with the date they were established, their website address, comments from their website, and a few of the graduates. Graduates are in every and all fields imaginable. Again, only a few of the graduates have been mentioned.

California Province

Loyola Marymount University, 1911, Los Angeles, CA lmu.edu/
“…the university’s Jesuit and Marymount traditions have as one of their hallmarks an abiding concern for the education of the whole person…

“…Loyola Marymount…university places a premium on ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. All religions are taken seriously, and a genuine welcome is extended to faculty, staff, and students of diverse faith traditions…

Loyola Marymount University Almni

Gilligan’s Island

The Simpsons

7th Heaven

Hill Street Blues

Santa Clara University, 1851, Santa Clara, CA scu.edu/
As a Jesuit, Catholic university, we are committed to faith-inspired values and educating leaders…

Campus Ministry: opportunities for students to explore various faith traditions. SCU Christian Fellowship, Hillel (Jewish Student Union), Muslim Student Association.

Santa Clara University Alumni

University of San Francisco, 1855, San Francisco, CA usfca.edu/
The core mission of the University is to promote learning in the Jesuit Catholic tradition that views faith and reason as complementary resources…and that
welcomes persons of all faiths or no religious beliefs as fully contributing partners to the University…

University of San Francisco Alumni

Chicago Province

Loyola University Chicago, 1870, Chicago, IL luc.edu/
We are Chicago’s Jesuit Catholic University—a diverse community seeking God in all things and working to expand knowledge in the service of humanity through learning, justice and faith.

Loyola University, Chicago Alumni

Jay Barnes

President of Bethel University

Norman Geisler

Xavier University, 1841, Cincinnati, OH xavier.edu/

Xavier University Alumni

Detroit Province

John Carroll University, 1886, Cleveland, OH jcu.edu/
The university’s core values include…An environment of inquiry which em-
braces Jesuit Catholic education as a search for truth where faith and reason complement each other in learning…the university welcomes the perspectives and participation in our mission of faculty, staff, students, and alumni, of all faiths and of no faith.

John Carroll University Alumni

University of Detroit Mercy, 1877, Detroit, Michigan udmercy.edu/

University of Detroit Mercy Alumni

Norman Geisler

Maryland Province

Georgetown University, 1789, Washington, DC georgetown.edu/
Georgetown University is the nation’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit university.
Click here for a few Georgetown University Alumni.
 
Loyola College in Maryland, 1852, Baltimore, MD loyola.edu/

Loyola College, Maryland Alumni

Black Hawk Down

St. Joseph’s University, 1851, Philadelphia, PA campaign.sju.edu/
Saint Joseph’s U…transformation of place, of people, and of experience…There are over 50,000 living alumni of Saint Joseph’s living in all 50 states and 59 countries.

St. Joseph’s University Alumni

University of Scranton, 1888, Scranton, PA matrix.scranton.edu/newhome2.shtml

University of Scranton Alumni

Wheeling Jesuit University, 1954, Wheeling, WV wju.edu/
Wheeling Jesuit University is founded upon the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence and service to others. We educate the whole person…

Wheeling Jesuit University Alumni

Missouri Province

Regis University, 1877, Denver, CO regis.edu/
…Standing within the Catholic and United States traditions…We seek to provide value-centered undergraduate and graduate education…

Consistent with Judeo-Christian principles…We encourage the continual search for truth, values and a just existence…we examine and attempt to answer the question: “How ought we to live?”

As a consequence of Ignatius Loyola’s…Spiritual Exercises…We further encourage the development of the skills and leadership abilities necessary
for…the improvement and transformation of society.

Regis University Alumni

Rockhurst College, 1910, Kansas City, MO rockhurst.edu/
Learning, Leadership and Service in the Jesuit Tradition.

Rockhurst College Alumni

St. Louis University, 1818, St. Louis, MO slu.edu/index.xml
…we believe in educating “the whole person”—mind, body, heart and spirit.

The campus ministers of Saint Louis University serve the needs of students, faculty and staff from many faith backgrounds. Working within the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic spirituality, we seek to accompany everyone on her or his own way to God…

Saint Louis University…is dedicated to leadership in the continuing quest for understanding of God’s creation, and for…integration of the values, knowledge and skills required to transform society…As a Catholic, Jesuit university, the pursuit is…guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideals of the Society of Jesus.

Saint Louis University Alumni

New England Province

Boston College, 1863, Chestnut Hill, MA bc.edu/
Boston College, home to the world’s largest Jesuit community, is committed to maintaining and strengthening the Jesuit, Catholic mission of the University—especially…to integrating intellectual, personal, ethical, and religious formation…

Campus spiritual activities are open to all…and include Catholic liturgies as well
as religious services in various Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist…

Boston College Alumni

George Barna

John McLaughlin

The McLaughlin Group

Sports Illustrated

Boston Globe

Batman Forever, Fried Green Tomatoes

Notable Boston College faculty
Radu Florescu, distinguished Romanian historian,
author of successful works on Vlad Dracula.
Thomas O’Connor, Boston historian, best-selling author.
Peter Kreeft, author, noted conservative authority on
Thomas Aquinas, Socrates, and C. S. Lewis.
Vanessa Rumble, president, The Søren Kierkegaard Society…

College of the Holy Cross, 1843, Worcester, MA holycross.edu/

College of the Holy Cross Alumni

Hardball

The Chris Matthews Show.

The Selling of the President, Fatal Vision

Fairfield University, 1942, Fairfield, CT fairfield.edu/
Fairfield University, founded by the Society of Jesus, is a coeducational institution of higher learning…As a Catholic university it welcomes those of all beliefs and traditions who share its concerns for scholarship, justice, truth and freedom…

Fairfield University Alumni

Next Iron Chef

The Christian Citizen

New Orleans Province

Loyola University, 1912, New Orleans, LA loyno.edu/

Loyola University New Orleans Alumni

Spring Hill College, 1830 Mobile, AL shc.edu/
The Jesuit College of the South
Rooted in its Catholic heritage and continuing the 450-year-old Jesuit tradition of educational excellence, Spring Hill College forms students to become responsible leaders in service to others.

Through informed dialogue with the world’s cultures, religions and peoples, we promote solidarity with the entire human family.

Spring Hill College Alumni

New York Province

Canisius College, 1870, Buffalo, NY canisius.edu/

Canisius College takes pride in being a college in the Catholic, Jesuit tradition that seeks to educate the whole person by caring for the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical life of the individual. This tradition promotes Catholic intellectual life, spiritual development, and service to others—the true traits of great leadership.

Cansius College Alumni

Bureau Chief, Paris

New York Times

Fordham University, 1841, Bronx, NY fordham.edu/
Guided by its Catholic and Jesuit traditions, Fordham fosters the intellectual, moral and religious development of its students and prepares them for leadership in a global society.

As a Jesuit University…Fordham draws its inspiration from the dual heritage of Christian Humanism and Ignatian Spirituality, and consequently sees all disciplines as potential paths to God.

People who have attended Fordham University

Le Moyne College 1946
Syracuse, NY lemoyne.edu/index.asp

LeMoyne College Alumni

Forrest Gump, Boiler Room, Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Men in Black, Holes

St. Peter’s College, 1872, Jersey City, NJ spc.edu/pages/1.asp

Saint Peter’s College, founded in 1872, is a Jesuit, Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts college…which seeks to develop the whole person in preparation for a lifetime of learning, leadership and service in a diverse and global society.

St. Peter’s University Alumni

The Story of Civilization

Oregon Province

Gonzaga University, 1887,Spokane, WA gonzaga.edu/
Gonzaga University Develop Your Total Self
Gonzaga’s educational philosophy is based on the 450-year Ignatian model that aims to educate the whole person—mind, body and spirit—an integration of science and art, faith and reason, action and contemplation…

Gonzaga School of Law law.gonzaga.edu/
… providing an excellent legal education informed by our humanistic, Jesuit and Catholic traditions and values. At Gonzaga School of Law we educate the whole person…

Gonzaga University Alumni

Michael Farris

Seattle University, 1891, Seattle, WA seattleu.edu/

Seattle University is dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world. We treasure our Jesuit Catholic ethos and the enrichment from many faiths of our university community.

We seek to develop responsible leaders committed to the common good…we identify ourselves as a university that welcomes and promotes free dialogue among persons of diverse religious and intellectual traditions.

Notable alumni and attendees from Seattle University

The Seattle Times

Wisconsin Province

Creighton University, 1878, Omaha, NE www2.creighton.edu/
Creighton is a Jesuit university, rooted in the Catholic tradition…In the Catholic intellectual tradition, we celebrate our diversity, we learn through dialogue, and
we pursue the truth in all its forms.

A Few Creighton University Alumni

 
Marquette University, 1881, Milwaukee, WI marquette.edu/
Today Marquette University continues the tradition of Catholic, Jesuit education by inviting students to grow in mind, heart and spirit. Our goal is to graduate students who are transformed by their education and who will transform the world…”

Students, faculty and staff of every religious tradition are invited to engage in conversations…

Marquette University Alumni

Kathleen Abernathy, 1982, former FCC Commisioner.
Don Ameche, 1929, “Dapper” actor, in Trading Places…
John Barron, Chicago Sun-Times, executive editor.
Felix Perez Camacho, current governor of Guam.
Joy T. Bennett Kinnon, senior editor, Ebony (magazine).
Edward Brennan, retired chairman of Sears, Roebuck and Company.
Richard A. Burke, co-founder and chairman, Trek Bicycle Corporation.
Steven J. Douglass, retired pres., CEO, Payless Shoesource.
Chris Farley, comedian and Saturday Night Live star.
Patrick Eugene Haggerty, founder of Texas Instruments.
Bob Harlan, president and chief executive officer, Green Bay Packers.
James H. Keyes, Retired President and CEO of Johnson Controls.
Michael Krutz, Vice President of Motorola.
Mel Lawrenz, author, speaker, and senior pastor of Elmbrook Church.
Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator, Republican.
Pat O’Brien, Actor.
Bill Rudolphsen, former CFO, now CRO & Sr. VP of Walgreens.
James A. Runde, former vice chairman of Morgan Stanley.
Wayne Sanders, former chairman and CEO of Kimberly-Clark Corp.
John Solomon, executive editor of the Washington Times.
Mike Van Handel, CFO, Manpower Inc.
Charles M. Williams, Chief Administrative Officer, Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America.

Graduates of Jesuit schools not in US

René Descartes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Author, Creator of Sherlock Holmes,
Stonyhurst (Lancastershire).

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, Director and actor,
St. Ignatius College (London).

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A few Georgetown University Alumni

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A Few Georgetown University Alumni
SFS—Walsh School of Foreign Service (undergraduate)

United States Presidents
Bill Clinton, SFS 1968, 42nd President of the United States, 1993–2001.

Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States, briefly attended in 1934.

Ambassadors from 1944 to the present
About 80 are listed.

Heads of State, Leaders, and people of other countries
King Abdullah II of Jordan ibn al-Hussein, MSFS 1987, 1999-present.

Ziad Abu Amr, 1980, 1986, Foreign Minister,
Palestinian National Unity Government, March-June 2007.

Prince Naef Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, 1995.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, SFS 1968, President of the Philippines, 2001-present.

José Manuel Barroso, MSFS 1998, Prime Minister of Portugal, 2002-2004;
President of the European Commission, 2004-present.

Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, 1988-1989.

Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias, MSFS 1995, Crown Prince of Spain.

Alfredo Cristiani, 1968, President of El Salvador, 1989-1994.

Mohammed Gulam Dewji, 1998,
Member of Parliament, Tanzania, 2005-present.

Stéphane Dujarric, SFS 1988, Chief Spokesman for the United Nations;
U.N. Secretary-General, 2005-2006.

Francis Escudero, 1996, Philippine Senator, Philippines, 2007-present.

Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, SFS 1959-1963, (did not graduate), Iranian Foreign Minister, 1979–1980, during Iran hostage crisis. Later arrested and executed.

Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, SFS 1987.

Saad Hariri, 1992, Lebanese political leader and billionaire businessman.

Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan, SFS 2005.

John Lynch-Staunton, SFS 1953, Canadian politician, first leader of the
Conservative Party of Canada.

Samuel Lewis Navarro, 1979, Foreign Minister, 1st Vice President of Panama.

Galo Plaza, SFS 1929, President of Ecuador, 1948-1952;
President, Organization of American States, 1968-1975…

Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark, MSFS 1995.

Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, SFS 2008.

Prince Talal Muhammad of Jordan, SFS 1989, 1989.

Princess (Ghida Salaam) Talal of Jordan, SFS 1986, 1986.

James C.Y. Soong, 1974, Chairman of Taiwan’s People First Party.

Bruno Stagno Ugarte, SFS 1991, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Republic of Costa Rica, 2006-present.

Ong Keng Yong, 1983, Secretary-General,
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 2003-present.

Željko Komšić, SFS 1982, Tripartite President of Bosnia, 2006-present.

US Governors (20 are mentioned)
Mitch Daniels, 1979, R-Indiana, 2005-present.

John Lynch, 1978, D-New Hampshire, 2005-present.

Luis Muñoz Marín, 1915, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1949-1965.

Jim McGreevey, 1981, D-New Jersey, 2002-2004.

People whose work is/was related to the US Government
Jack Abramoff, 1986, Former lobbyist and businessman, central figure in
a series of high-profile political scandals.

Gary Bauer 1973, Conservative activist and Reagan Administration official.

Patrick Joseph “Pat” Buchanan, 1961, advisor to presidents Richard Nixon,
Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan; nationally syndicated political pundit; a
regular on The McLaughlin Group.

John Dean, 1965, White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon during
the Watergate affair, 1970-1973.

John Dingell, 1949, 1952, D-Michigan, current Dean, House of Representatives.

Robert F. Drinan, S.J., 1949, 1951, D-Massachusetts, 1971-1981
(first Roman Catholic priest to serve as a voting Member of Congress);
Georgetown Law professor, 1981-2006 (deceased).

Frank Gaffney, SFS 1975, President and Founder, Center for Security Policy.

Robert M. Gates, 1974, Secretary of Defense, 2006-present;
Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1991-1993.

Mark D. Gearan, 1991, Director, Peace Corps 1995-1999.

Alexander Haig, 1961, Secretary of State in the Reagan Administration; Supreme Commander of NATO; White House Chief of Staff; CEO, United Technologies.

Leonard Hall, 1920, Chairman, Republican National Committee, 1953

Philip A. Hart, 1934, D-Michigan, (deceased).

Henry Hyde, 1947, R-Illinois, former Chairman,
International Relations and Judiciary Committees (deceased).

Michael P. Jackson, 1985, Deputy Secretary,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 2005-2007.

Tina W. Jonas, 1995, Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and
Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense, 2004-present.

Lane Kirkland, SFS 1948, President, AFL-CIO, 1979-1995.

Patrick Leahy, 1964, D. Vermont Senator for nearly 30 years;
chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Mike McCurry 1985, Press Secretary to President Clinton, 1995-1998.

George Mitchell, 1961, D-Maine, U.S. Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995; chairman, Walt Disney Company, March 2004 until January 2007,
Chancellor of the Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Joseph Montoya, 1938, D-New Mexico (deceased).

Marc Morial, 1983, President and CEO, National Urban League, 2003-present; Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994-2002.

Paul Pelosi, SFS 1962, investor; husband of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S.
House of Representatives. Three of their children are Georgetown grads.

Dan Pfeiffer, 1998, Deputy Communications Director, Obama ’08.

John Podesta, 1976, Chief of Staff to President Clinton, 1998-2001.

Michael Powell, 1993, Chairman,
Federal Communications Commission, 2001-2005.

Charles O. Rossotti, 1962, Commissioner,
Internal Revenue Service, 1997-2002.

Antonin Scalia, 1957, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1986-present.

Douglas H. Shulman, 1999, Commissioner,
Internal Revenue Service, 2008-present.

Charles Schultze, 1948, 1950, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers in the Carter administration.

John Sears, 1963, political strategist, managed Ronald Reagan’s first two presidential campaigns.

John Sirica, 1926, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District
of Columbia, 1971-1974; Time magazine “Man of the Year” 1973.

George Tenet SFS 1976, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1997-2004.

John Tuck, SFS 1967, Under Secretary,
Department of Transportation, 1989-1992.

Military
General George William Casey Jr., SFS 1970, Chief of Staff,
U.S. Army, 2007-present; Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq, 2004-2007.

Maj. Gen. John L. Fugh, SFS 1957, Chairman, The Committee of 100 (US);
Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, 1991-1993;
the first Chinese-American to become a general officer in the U.S. Army.

Lt. Gen. John D. Gardner, 1986, Deputy Commander,
NATO Land Component, Heidelberg.

Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration (Ret.), 1988, Senior Military and Foreign Policy Advisor to Sen. Barack Obama.

General James L. Jones, SFS 1966, Chairman, The Atlantic Council of the United States, 2007-present; Commander of U.S.-European Command and the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, 2003-2006; Commandant, United States Marine Corps, 1999-2003.

Vice Admiral Michael A. McDevitt, 1975, Commandant, National War College
(of the National Defense University), 1995-1997.

Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett, 1982, Director, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, 2006-present; Director, Naval Intelligence, 2005-2006.

Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Georgetown University honors with Presidents’ medal.

General David H. Petraeus, SFS Fellow,
Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 1994-1995,
Commander, United States Central Command (Middle East, East Africa, Central Asia), 2008-present; Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq, 2007-2008.

Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau, 1982, Director, Navy Staff, 2005-2006.

Donald Henry Rumsfeld attended a few months in 1957,
former United States Secretary of Defense.

Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Speakes, 1986,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, U.S. Army, 2006-present.

Lt. Gen. Michael Spigelmire, 1962, Commander, VII Corps, Stuggart, 1991-1992.

Vice Admiral William D. Sullivan, 1990, U.S. Military Representative to NATO, Brussels, 2006-present.

Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III, 1987, Commander, U.S. Army Military District of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region, 2005-2007.

Lt. Gen. George H. Sylvester (Ret.), 1956, Vice Commander, Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, 1979-1981.

Religion, non-profit, and education
Kirby Anderson, National Director of Probe Ministries,
Host of Point of View radio talk show.

Kendall L. Baker, 1966, 1969, 10th President, Ohio Northern University, 1999-present; 9th President, University of North Dakota, 1992-1999.

Robert L. Barchi, 1968, 1969, 4th President, Thomas Jefferson University, 2004-present; Provost, University of Pennsylvania, 1999-2004.

Thomas B. Curran, O.S.F.S. 1985,
14th President, Rockhurst University, 2006-present.

Deborah Dingell, SFS 1975, SSCE 1998, President, General Motors Foundation.

Edward Djerejian, SFS 1960, Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, 1993-present.

Maria Solandros Eite, 1988, President, Nike Foundation, 2004-present.

Jan Karski, 1952, Polish diplomat, World War II Polish resistance leader, scholar; taught at Georgetown 40 years.

Sharon Kugler, 1997, University Chaplain, Yale University, 2008-present; University Chaplain, Johns Hopkins University, 1993-2008.

Sister Kathleen Ross, 1971,
founding President, Heritage College, Toppenish, Washington.

Stacey Davis Stewart, 1985,
President and CEO, Fannie Mae Foundation, 1999-present.

Barry Sullivan, 1953, Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
University of Chicago, 1989-1992

William B. Walsh, 1943, founder, Project HOPE.

B. Joseph White, SFS 1969, 16th President, University of Illinois, 2005-present.

Business
Yousef Al-Essa, SFS 1994, CEO, Addax Bank, Bahrain.

Joseph R. Baczko, SFS 1967, president and CEO, Blockbuster Entertainment, 1991-1993; founder and president, Toys R Us-International, 1983-1990;
CEO, Max Factor-Europe, 1979-1983.

Charles E. Bunch, SFS 1971, chairman and CEO, PPG Industries; chairman, National Association of Manufacturers, 2007-2008 term.

Charles Cawley, 1962, chairman and CEO, MBNA Bank of America (now Bank
of America) (retired).

Mary Callahan Erdoes, 1989, CEO, JPMorgan Private Bank, 2004-present.

James D. Farley, SFS 1950, vice chairman, Citigroup, Inc. (retired).

Thomas W. Farley, 1997,
president and CEO, New York Board of Trade, 2007-present.

James A. Firestone, SFS 1976, president, Xerox North America;
EVP, Xerox Corporation.

Gail (Giblin) MacKinnon, 1985,
EVP and chief government relations officer, Time Warner Cable.

Philip Marineau, 1968, president and CEO, Levi Strauss and Co.

William J. McDonough, 1962, vice chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., 2006-present; president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1993-2003.

Gary Perlin, SFS 1972,
chief financial officer, Capital One Financial Corporation, 2003-present.

Charles O. Prince, 1983, chairman and CEO, Citigroup, 2003-2007.

Michael A. Todman, 1979, president, Whirlpool North America, 2007-present.

Entertainment, media, and culture
Pearl Bailey, 1985, noted singer, actress, entertainer.

Bruce Bartlett, 1976, economist and Wall Street Journal columnist.

John Barrymore, 1898, actor.

Joan Biskupic, 1993, Supreme Court reporter, USA Today, 2000-present; Supreme Court reporter, Washington Post, 1992-2000.

William Peter Blatty, 1950, author of The Exorcist.

Robert J. Collier, 1894, publisher of Collier’s Weekly magazine.

Deroy Murdock, 1986, columnist, Scripps Howard News Service.

Jonathan Nolan, 1999, co-writer of screenplay for The Dark Knight.

Glenn O’Brien, 1970, nonfiction writer and Style Guy for GQ Magazine.

Walter H. Pincus, 2001, Washington Post national security journalist.

Carl Reiner, SFS 1943, actor, director, film producer…

Chris Sacca, SFS 1997, 2000, Google’s head of special initiatives.

Maria Shriver, 1977, NBC-TV news commentator and wife of Governor
of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Kate Snow, MSFS 1990, co-anchor,
weekend edition of ABC News Good Morning America.

Will Tanous, 1992, Warner Music Group executive.

Anthony Thomopoulos, SFS 1959,
former president ABC Entertainment and ABC Broadcast Group.

Science and medicine
John O. Agwunobi, MBA 2000, Assistant Secretary for Health, US Dept. of Health and Human Services; Admiral, US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 2006–7; Sr. VP and President for the Professional Services Division for Wal-Mart, 2007-present.

John-David F. Bartoe, 1974, 1976, Astronaut and Astrophysicist;
Research Manager, International Space Station, NASA Johnson
Space Center, 1995-present.

Pascale Cossart, 1971, Professor and Head of the Unité des Interactions
Bactéries Cellules at the Pasteur Institute of Paris.

George V. Coyne, S.J., 1962, Astronomer
Director of the Vatican Observatory, 1978-2006.

Mark R. Dybul, 1985, M 1992, Global AIDS Coordinator,
US Department of State, 2006-present.

Andrew von Eschenbach, 1967, Director, Food and Drug Administration, 2006-present; Director, National Cancer Institute, 2002-2005.

Thomas Parran, Jr. 1915, 6th Surgeon General of the United States, 1936-1948.

John J. Ring, 1949; M 1953, former President, American Medical Association.

Sports
Mark Abbott, SFS 1986, president, Major League Soccer.

Bill Bidwill, 1960, Arizona Cardinals owner.

Alex Buzbee, 2007, professional football player, Washington Redskins.

Andrew Campbell, SFS 2006, sailor, 2008 US Olympic Sailing Team.

Robert H. Castellini, 1963, CEO, Cincinnati Reds.

Othella Harrington, 1996, professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls.

Roy Hibbert, 2008, professional basketball player, Indiana Pacers.

Arlen Kantarian, 1975, chief executive, professional tennis, US Tennis Assoc.

Frank McCourt, Jr., 1975, owner and chairman, Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jamie McCourt, 1975, vice chairman and president, Los Angeles Dodgers.

Alonzo Mourning, 1992, professional basketball player, Miami Heat.

Paul Tagliabue, 1962, commissioner, National Football League, 1989-2006.

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Georgetown University, Georgetown Law, Mission and Ministry

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Georgetown University
Georgetown University, in the historic Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., was founded in 1789, by John Carroll, a Jesuit, and cousin of Charles Carroll, the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. Georgetown University is the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest Jesuit University in the United States and is home to fifty-eight members of the Society of Jesus.

Georgetown’s most notable alumni, such as former U.S. President Bill Clinton, have served in various levels of government in the United States and abroad.
Click to see a few of the alumni.

School of Foreign Service
The School of Foreign Service is the largest school of international relations
in the world and the oldest in the United States. Research institutes include
the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and Woodstock Theological Center
and Library.

Georgetown University Law Center (law.georgetown.edu/)
Georgetown University’s law school (Georgetown Law), the first law school
established in the United States by a Jesuit institution of higher learning,
was begun in 1870. It is the second largest law school in the U.S. Since it
is located in Washington, D.C., Georgetown Law is close to federal govern-
ment agencies, courts, and the Supreme Court.

Student Life
Less than 60 percent of Georgetown’s student body is Catholic. Georgetown
has a Buddhist clergyman and a full-time rabbi. It was the first U.S. college
to have a full-time imam, to serve the over four-hundred Muslims on campus.

The student body is generally religious and volunteer minded, and more than
four-hundred freshmen and transfer students attend a nonreligious Ignatian
retreat annually.

Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit Identity explore.georgetown.edu/

The Core Curriculum.

The Mass, the Sacraments, and Other Religious Services
The Georgetown community celebrates the beginning of each new school
year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit…

The Mass is celebrated two times a day during the week in Dahlgren Chapel, and daily and on Sundays at the Medical Center’s Hospital Chapel and the Law Center’s St. Thomas More Chapel. In addition, daily Mass is celebrated three times a week in the Medical School’s St. Ignatius Chapel. Daily Mass is televised throughout the Georgetown Hospital…

Crucifixes and Religious Symbolism.
The University has placed a wide variety of crosses and crucifixes, with descriptions…in all Main Campus classroom buildings, with the exception
of the Bunn Intercultural Center, where there are rotating symbols of the
various faith traditions represented on campus.

Interfaith and Ecumenical Liturgies.
The Office of Campus Ministry provides opportunities for interfaith prayer and dialogue throughout the school year.

Events include interfaith dialogues, Hallelujah Shabbat, Interfaith Seder, an interfaith art exhibit, and the Inter-faith Baccalaureate Service.

Retreat Programs.
Georgetown’s nationally recognized retreat programs…with specific retreats available to students of Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, and Jewish faiths. Programs range from overnight experiences…to Five-Day Ignatian retreats.

Mission and Ministry of Georgetown University
Each year the Office of Mission and Ministry orients new faculty, staff, students and Board members to the Catholic and Jesuit character of the University and offers a variety of seminars and programs to promote our religious mission…
Some of the University’s values: (missionandministry.georgetown.edu/)

Contemplation in Action

Educating the Whole Person
St. Ignatius…promoted the development of the spiritual, intellectual, artistic, social and physical aspects of each person…

Faith and Justice 
In 1965, following the 31st General Congregation of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits made a significant institutional commitment to “the service of faith
and the promotion of justice.”

Women and Men for Others 
…the impressive commitments of our graduates to serve in organizations such as the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps International, Teach for America, and the Peace Corps. 

Interreligious Understanding 
Reflecting themes from the Second Vatican Council, the 34th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus made a significant commitment
to ecumenical and interreligious engagement and understanding.

As the Georgetown University community comprises a wide variety of religious traditions, our Office of Campus Ministry supports Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish and Muslim chaplaincies, a variety of affiliated ministries, and numerous interreligious events and services.

In addition, the University sponsors the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding; the Program for Jewish Civilization; the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; the Catholic Studies Program…

Community in Diversity 
The University supports the diversity of our community through a variety of resources that include the Diversity Action Council, the Center for Minority Educational Affairs, the Patrick F. Healy Fellows Program, the Coordinator
for LBGTQ Community Resources and a wide array of student cultural and performance groups.

Campus Ministry (campusministry.georgetown.edu/)
Upcoming events Summer 2008
Jul 31, 12:10pm-1pm: Feast of Saint Ignatius/Celebration of Final Vows
Aug 24, 9am: New Student Orientation Mass
Aug 24, 9am-11am: NSO Protestant Worship Service and Breakfast
Aug 24, 10am-12pm: MSA Welcome Freshman Brunch
Aug 26, 12pm: Mass of the Holy Spirit

Jesuit Heritage Week (jesuitweek.georgetown.edu/)
January 27th – February 2nd
Sunday, January 27, Opening Mass
Monday, January 28, Spiritual Exercises talk, Rev. John O’Malley, S.J.
Tuesday, January 29, Daily Mass with the Jesuits
Wednesday, January 30, Guided Meditation with Rev. Tom King, S.J.
Thursday, January 31, Daily Mass with the Jesuits, Guided Meditation…
Friday, February 1, 24-Hour Eucharistic Adoration
Spend time in prayer during Eucharistic Adoration, co-sponsored by the Georgetown Knights of Columbus.

Some People involved in the discussions of faith and religion on Georgetown’s campus in recent years:
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, archbishop of Washington
Fr. Gerald O’Collins, S.J., Gregorian University
Anglican Bishop Kenneth Cragg
Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama of Tibet
E.J. Dionne Jr., Columnist, The Washington Post, Sr. Fellow, Brookings Inst.
Dr. Dorothy Height, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
Sister Helen Prejean, Death Penalty Activist, author of Dead Man Walking
Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I., archbishop of Chicago
Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, secretary for relations with states, Vatican City
Archbishop Pedro Meurice Estiu, Santiago, Cuba
Patriarch Alexei II, Russian Orthodox Church
Rev. John O’Malley, S.J., author of The First Jesuits
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome
Msgr. George G. Higgins, Pontifical Council on Justice and Peace
Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Muslim American Spokesperson
Fred Kammer, S.J., president, Catholic Charities USA
Antonin Scalia, 1957, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Georgetown in the news:
Diversity; Social Justice and Ignatian Spirituality

Catholic Georgetown University to Fully Fund Campus Gay Center
Co-president of GU Pride, Scott Chessare, responded by exclaiming “We won!”
By Hilary White Washington, DC October 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com)

Jesuit spirituality, Social Justice Priorities for Georgetown’s lay president

“…In the three years since he was chosen to become head of the nation’s oldest Catholic university, DeGioia, the first lay person to take on the task, has been an indefatigable advocate of Catholic identity and Ignatian spirituality…

“DeGioia believes the Washington-based Georgetown University is in a unique position to place before students, faculty and the wider social-political arena Roman Catholicism’s unyielding demands for human rights and social justice.

“These are at the core, he says, of Ignatian spirituality.

“Jesuit Fr. Julio Giulietti, director of the Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Boston College and formerly on the faculty at Georgetown, said flatly: “DeGioia knows the Spiritual Exercises
[of Ignatius] from his soul.”

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Ignatian Worldview and Jesuit Education

Posted on August 28, 2008 | Leave a comment

Go Forth and Teach: The Characteristics of Jesuit Education
By the International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education

Ratio Studiorum (The Jesuit plan of studies)

Characteristics of Jesuit Education

Ratio
Studiorum

Go Forth and Teach

This post includes excerpts from Go Forth and Teach: The Characteristics
of Jesuit Education which I have placed into categories.

Purpose of Go Forth and Teach: The Characteristics of Jesuit Education

“…The purpose is rather to describe…the inspiration, values, attitudes and style which have traditionally charac-
terized Jesuit education, which must be characteristic of any truly Jesuit school today wherever it is to be found, and that will remain essential as we move into the future.

Go Forth and Teach

Subjects to be taught in a Jesuit Education
The priorities in the formation of Jesuits became priorities of Jesuit education:
a stress on the humanities, to be followed by philosophy and theology, 105…repetition of the material and active involvement of the students in their own education. 107 Much time should be spent in developing good style in writing. 108 The role of the Rector, as the center of authority, inspiration and unity, is essential. 109

Jesuit education also includes a careful and critical study of technology together with the physical and social sciences

(28)…Jesuit education includes opportunities …for all students to come to an appreciation of literature, aesthetics, music and the fine arts.

(29) …Jesuit education…develops traditional skills in speaking
and writing and also helps students to attain facility with modern instruments of communication such as film and video…

(31) …Jesuit education…includes a well-developed program of sports and physical education…

(39) Jesuit education is adapted to meet the needs of the country and the culture…this adaptation, while it encourages a “healthy patriotism”
is not an unquestioning acceptance of national values…

(54) …the “Christian humanism” of Jesuit education, emphasizes
the happiness in life that is the result of a responsible use
of freedom…

Critical thinking
(26) A thorough and sound intellectual formation includes mastery of basic humanistic and scientific disciplines…[and] includes a growing ability to reason reflectively, logically and critically.

(77) In a Jesuit school, the focus is on education for justice. Adequate knowledge joined to rigorous and critical thinking…

(53) In a Jesuit school, a framework of inquiry in which a
value system is acquired through a process of wrestling with competing points of view is legitimate.

Jesuit Pedagogy (teaching methods) and the Spiritual Exercises

Ignatius insisted that Jesuit schools should adopt the methods of the University of Paris (“modus Parisiensis”) because he considered these to be the most effective in achieving the goals he had in mind for these schools.

The methods were tested and adapted by Jesuit educators in accordance with their religious experience in the Spiritual
Exercises and their growing practical experience in education.

Many of these principles and methods are still typical of
Jesuit education because they are still effective in implementing
the characteristics described in the previous sections.

(160) 6. There are analogies between methods of the Exercises
and traditional Jesuit teaching methods, many of which were incorporated into the Ratio Studiorum…

B. A few examples of directives from the constitutions and ratio studiorum:
(161) 1. The curriculum is to be structured carefully: in daily order, in the way that courses build on material covered in previous courses and in the way courses are related to one another. The curriculum should be so integrated that each individual course contributes toward the overall goal of the school.

(162) 2. The pedagogy is to include analysis, repetition, active reflection, and synthesis; it should combine theoretical ideas
with their applications.

(163) 3. It is not the quantity of course material covered that is important but rather a solid, profound, and basic formation.

Formation of each student:
Intellectual and Spiritual Formation; Values

“…Jesuit education…is concerned with the total formation of each student…

(107) In Jesuit education…the aim is the fullest possible development of every dimension of the person, linked to the development of a sense of values and a commitment to the service of others which gives priority to the needs of the poor and is willing to sacrifice self-interest for the promotion of justice…

(28) In Jesuit education, particular care is given to the…creative dimensions of each student in all courses of study…They are essential in the formation of the whole person and are a way to discover God as He reveals Himself through beauty…

(34) …Religious and spiritual formation is integral to Jesuit education…

(93)…The aim of Jesuit education is the formation of principled, value-oriented persons for others…

(51) Jesuit education includes formation in values, in attitudes, and in an ability to evaluate criteria; that is, it includes formation of the will…

(52) Personal development through the training of character and will…is all aided by the necessary and fair regulations of the school…

“We…challenge you and try to inspire you to put into practice…the values that you cherish, the values that you have received in your formation.” 34

Developmental stages
(73) …Jesuit education—in progressive stages that take into account the developmental stages of growth, and…assists in the formation of men and women who will put their beliefs and attitudes into practice throughout their lives.

(42) …the educational process recognizes the developmental stages of intellectual, affective and spiritual growth…the curriculum is centered on the person…

Each student develops at his own pace
Each student is allowed to develop and to accomplish objectives at a pace suited to individual ability…(42)

Spiritual Aspects of a Jesuit Education

Ignatian Spirituality, Spiritual Exercises

Making the Spiritual Exercises

is encouraged as a way of knowing Christ better

the vision of Ignatius, which is the spirit that lies behind Jesuit education…

(153) …lay people need to have an understanding of Ignatian spirituality, of Jesuit educational history and traditions and
Jesuit life…

(155) 1. …the quality of the relationship between the guide of the Spiritual Exercises and the person making them is the model for the relationship between teacher and student…

(157) 3. The progression in the Exercises is one source of the practical, disciplined, “means to end” approach that is characteristic of Jesuit education. 78

Eucharist and sacraments

the Roman Catholic Church, the instrument through which Christ is sacramentally present in the world…

(68)…For Catholics, the Eucharist is the celebration of a faith community centered on Christ. All adult members of the community are encouraged to participate in these celebrations, not only as an expression of their own faith, but also to give witness to the purposes of the school.

(69) Catholic members of the educational community receive
and celebrate the loving forgiveness of God in the Sacrament
of Reconciliation.

Depending on local circumstances, the Jesuit school prepares students (and also adults) for the reception of other Sacraments.

(102) For Catholic students Jesuit education offers a knowledge
of and love for the church and the sacraments, as privileged opportunities to encounter Christ.

Imitating Jesus

Members of various faiths and cultures are a part of the educational community in Jesuit schools today; to all, whatever
their beliefs, Christ is proposed as the model of human life

Everyone can draw inspiration and learn about commitment from the life and teaching of Jesus…Everyone can imitate him in an emptying of self…

(62) …To be “Christian” is to follow Christ and be like him: to share and promote his values and way of life as far as possible. 26

(64) …Students encounter the person of Christ as friend and guide; they come to know him through Scripture, sacraments, personal and communal prayer, in play and work, in other persons; they are led to the service of others in imitation of Christ the Man for others. [28]

Prayer/worship and community of faith

Jesuit education offers a progressive initiation to prayer

(68) …the educational community in a Jesuit school…is a community of faith, and expresses this faith through appropriate religious or spiritual celebrations.

(95) Jesuit education…is faithful to the teachings of the church, especially in moral and religious formation.…

(125) The Jesuits will be more effective…if they live in service and inspiration to one another, forming a true community in prayer and in life…

Service founded on a Faith Commitment

Service is founded on a faith commitment to God; for Christians this is expressed in terms of the following of Christ.

(63) Pastoral care…enables the seeds of religious faith and religious commitment to grow in each individual by enabling each one to recognize and respond to the message of divine love…then responding to this discovery through a commitment to service within the community…

(71) …Ignatius asks for the total and active commitment of men and women who, “to imitate and be more actually like Christ,” 32 will put their ideals into practice in the real world of the family, business, social movements, political and legal structures, and religious activities. 33

Teachers and administrators, Jesuit and lay are guiders of intellectual, moral and spiritual development of every student

helping each one to develop a sense of self-worth

the adult members of the educational community guide students in their development of a set of values…

(45) …The task of the teacher is to help each student to become an independent learner, to assume the responsibility for his or her own education.

Training Leaders

A traditional aim of Jesuit education has been to train “leaders”: men and women who assume responsible positions in society

Instructors at Jesuit schools to cooperate with other schools and agencies

(115) The teachers and directors in a Jesuit school cooperate with other schools and educational agencies…

Teachers in the Jesuit Schools Help Out Parents

Teachers and directors in a Jesuit school cooperate closely with parents

frequent communication and ongoing dialogue between the home and the school

Parents are offered support and opportunities for growth in exercising their role as parents…parents are helped to fulfill their right and responsibility as educators in the home and family and they in turn contribute to the work of education going on in the school. 71

(133) There is consistency between the values promoted in the school and those promoted in the home. At the time their children first enroll in the school, parents are informed about the commitment of Jesuit education to a faith that does justice…

Life long learning instilled in children and adults

Since education is a life-long process,

it is much more important to learn how to learn, to desire to go on learning all through life.

(48) “...the adult members of the educational community are encouraged to continue to mature in all of these areas, and programs of ongoing formation are provided to assist in this growth. 21

(152) …all adult members of the educational community need to take advantage of opportunities for continuing education and continued personal development—especially in professional competence, pedagogical techniques, and spiritual formation. The Jesuit school encourages this by providing staff development programs in every school…

Faith and Justice

the service
of faith, of which the promotion of justice is an absolute requirement

This service of the faith that does justice is action in imitation of Christ…Justice does not reach its interior fullness except in charity…Justice without charity is not evangelical.” 37

Goal of faith and justice

The goal of the faith that does justice and works for peace is a new type of person in a new kind of society

Eccumenism an dialogue for betterment of society

Jesuit education promotes dialogue between faith and culture—which includes dialogue between faith and science.

(76) …But all members of the educational community, including those who do not share Christian faith, can collaborate in this work…working together in the promotion of justice and can become the beginning of an ecumenical dialogue which sees justice as intimately tied to faith.

(94) …The purposes and ideals of members of other faiths can be in harmony with the goals of the Jesuit school and they can commit themselves to these goals for the development of the students and for the betterment of society.

(100) The Jesuit school community encourages collaboration in ecumenical activities with other churches and is active in dialogue with all men and women of good will.

Ignatian Worldview and the Kingdom of God

Jesuit schools are a part of the apostolic mission of the church in building the Kingdom of God…

(110)…the goal of Jesuit education in today’s understanding of the Ignatian worldview is not to prepare a socio-economic elite, but rather to educate leaders in service…to work with others for the good of all in the service of the Kingdom of God.

(127) …Jesuits are available to provide…discussions, workshops, and retreats, which can enable others in the school community to come to a better knowledge and appreciation of the world view of Ignatius.

(139)”…Since the worldview of Ignatius is the basis on which a common vision is built, the director is guided by this worldview

and is the one responsible for ensuring that opportunities are provided through which the other members of the community can come to a greater understanding of this worldview and its applications to education…

(132) As far as possible, parents should understand, value and accept the Ignatian worldview that characterizes the Jesuit school.

The school community…provides opportunities by which parents can become more familiar with this worldview and its applications to education.

The Jesuit “system” of schools, agents of change in the World
which needs transformation

Jesuit schools still form a network, joined…by a common vision with common goals;

teachers and administrators in Jesuit schools are again sharing ideas and experiences in order to discover the principles and methods that will provide the most effective implementation of this common vision.

(149) …The broader the interchange on the regional level, the more fruitful the interchange among Jesuit schools can be on an international level.

(150) To aid in promoting this interchange of ideas and experiences an exchange of teachers and students is encouraged wherever possible.

57) …Jesuit education emphasizes the need to be in contact with the world…that is in need of transformation without being blind to the essential goodness of creation.

(78) 1. …Teachers try to become more conscious of [justice issues], so that they can provide students with the intellectual, moral and spiritual formation that will enable them to make a commitment to service—that will make them agents of change…

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Jesuit High Schools

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Jesuit Secondary Education Association jsea.org/s/342/index.aspx

Georgetown Preparatory School, connected with the University when it started, was the first Jesuit secondary school in the U.S.

Jesuit high schools in the United States

Arizona
Brophy College Preparatory (Phoenix) 1928

California
Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose) 1851
Cristo Rey High School (Jesuits one of three sponsoring religious congregations)
Loyola High School (Los Angeles) 1865
Jesuit High School (Sacramento) 1963
St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco) 1855
Verbum Dei High School (Los Angeles) 1962
Xavier College Preparatory (Palm Desert) 2006

Colorado
Arrupe Jesuit High School (Denver) 2003
Regis Jesuit High School (Aurora) 1877

Connecticut
Fairfield College Preparatory School (Fairfield) 1942

District of Columbia
Gonzaga College High School (Washington, DC) 1821

Florida
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School (Miami) 1854
Jesuit High School of Tampa 1899

Illinois
Loyola Academy (Wilmette) 1909
St. Ignatius College Preparatory School (Chicago) 1870
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Chicago) 1996

Kentucky

Indiana
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (Indianapolis) 1962

Louisiana
Jesuit High School (New Orleans) 1847

Maine
Cheverus High School (Portland) 1917

Maryland
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Baltimore) 2007
Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda) 1789
Loyola Blakefield (Towson) 1852

Massachusetts
Boston College High School (Boston) 1863

Michigan
Loyola High School (Detroit) 1993
University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy (Detroit) 1877

Minnesota
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Minneapolis) 2007

Missouri
De Smet Jesuit High School (Creve Coeur) 1967
Rockhurst High School (Kansas City) 1914
St. Louis University High School (St. Louis) 1818

Nebraska
Creighton Preparatory School (Omaha) 1878

New Jersey
St. Peter’s Preparatory School (Jersey City) 1872

New York
Canisius High School (Buffalo) 1870
Cristo Rey New York High School (New York City) 2004
Fordham Preparatory School (New York City) 1841
Loyola School (New York City) 1900
McQuaid Jesuit High School (Rochester) 1954
Regis High School (New York City) 1914
Xavier High School (New York City) 1847

Ohio
St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland (Cleveland) 1886
St. John’s Jesuit High School and Academy (Toledo) 1965
St. Martin de Porres High School (Cleveland) 2004
St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati) 1831
Walsh Jesuit High School (Cuyahoga Falls) 1965

Oregon
Jesuit High School (Portland) 1956

Pennsylvania
Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School (Philadelphia) 1851
Scranton Preparatory School (Scranton) 1944

Puerto Rico
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (San Juan)1952

South Dakota
Red Cloud High School (Pine Ridge) 1937

Texas
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (Houston)1960
Jesuit College Preparatory School a.k.a. Jesuit Dallas (Dallas) 1942

Washington
Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, Washington) 1928
Gonzaga Preparatory School (Spokane, Washington) 1887
Seattle Preparatory School 1891

Wisconsin
Marquette University High School (Milwaukee) 1857

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Some People who attended a Jesuit High School

William Bennett
Former U.S. Secretary of Education,
Gonzaga College High, Washington D.C., 1961

Pat Buchanan
Former Senior White House Advisor who served Nixon, Ford, and Reagan,
Gonzaga College High, Washington, DC 1956.

Will Clark
Baseball player with the San Franciso Giants and Texas Rangers,
Jesuit High School in New Orleans.

Christopher Connor
CEO of Sherwin Williams, Walsh Jesuit High, 1974.

Bing Crosby
Singer and actor, Gonzaga High School.

John, James, and Leon Gorman
Owners of L.L. Bean, Ceverus High School, 1949,’50,’52.

Robert Kennedy
Attorney General and Senator, Georgetown Prep (DC).

Bill Murray
TV, movie actor and comedian of Saturday Night Live,
Loyola Academy, Wilmette.

Chris O’Donnell
Actor: Batman Forever, Fried Green Tomatoes, Circle of Friends, and Scent of a Woman, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, 1988.

Joe Paterno
Head coach of Penn State University, Brooklyn Prep (recently closed).

Tim Russert
NBC News Senior VP and moderator of “Meet the Press”,
Canisius High, Buffalo, 1968.

Antonin Scalia
Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Xavier High School New York, 1953.

Rusty Staub
Former major league baseball player for the Houston Astros and radio announcer for the New York Mets, Jesuit High School, New Orleans.

Spencer Tracy
Movie Actor, Marquette High School, Milwaukee.

George Wendt
TV and movie actor, starred as Norm in Cheers,
Campion Jesuit High, 1966.

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The training to become a member of the Jesuits—The Society of Jesus (SJ)

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Jesuit formation (Training to become a Jesuit)
Formation for Priesthood normally takes up to 14 years. Final vows are
taken several years after that.

The Spiritual Exercises
The Spiritual Exercises were a required component of the Jesuit novitiate training program. The exercises usually take place during the first year of
a two year novitiate.

After taking the First Vows, there is a choice between Scholastic Mister
(entering the path of priesthood) or a Jesuit brother.

Scholastic Mister—the usual course of studies
First Studies
First Studies is the period when the scholastic begins his academic training. Depending on his prior education it will last 2–4 years. At the end of that time period, there has been a good grounding in philosophy and the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in the US. It may also introduce the study of theology or some other specialized area may have been introduced.

Master or Doctoral Degree
As Jesuits serve on the faculties of high schools and universities, and in a wide variety of other positions, the Jesuit scholastic or Jesuit priest often earns a master or doctoral degree on some area—Theology, History, English, Chemistry, Educational Administration, Law, etc. In which case, a Jesuit may spend another few years earning a graduate degree beyond the bachelor’s.

Regency
Regency is the next stage, wherein the scholastic lives and works in a typical Jesuit community (as opposed to the “formation communities” he has lived insofar). He is engaged full-time in ministry (an Apostolate), which is traditionally teaching in a secondary school, but it may be any ministry
Jesuits are engaged in. Regency lasts for 2–3 years.

Theology
Theology precedes ordination. By universal canon law, every candidate for priestly ordination must complete four years of theology studies. This will includes a Bachelor degree and usually a second (masters level) degree in a specialized area related to theology. Ordination follows…

Ordination
The ordained Jesuit priest will either be chosen for profession as a “spiritual coadjutor,” taking the usual perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, or for profession as a “professed of the four vows.”

Fourth Vow
…the Fourth vow, unique to Jesuits, of special obedience to the pope in matters regarding mission, promising to undertake any mission laid out in the Formula of the Institute the pope may choose.

Jesuit Brother
Today, the formation of a Jesuit brother may take many forms, depending on his aptitude for ministry.

He may pursue a highly academic formation which mirrors that of the scholastics such as serving as a university professors.

Or he may pursue more practical training in areas such as pastoral counseling
or spiritual direction (some assist in giving retreats, for instance), or he may continue in the traditional “supporting” roles in which so many Jesuit brothers have attained notable levels of holiness (as administrative aides, for example).

Jesuit formation is meant to form men who are open and ready to serve whatever is the Church’s current need. Today, all Jesuits are expected to learn English, and those who speak English as a first language are expected to learn Spanish.

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Excerpt about Jesuits from “Sweet Land of Liberty” by Charles C. Coffin (1879)

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“…Ignatius Loyola, who founded the society of the Jesuits…
inspired others with his own lofty zeal.

“The members of the society went forth to convert the world,
to thread the jungles of India, traverse the deserts of Africa and
the steppes of Asia; uphold the Cross on the banks of the Amazon,
and plant it upon the peaks of the Andes; to rear churches amidst the fertile vales of Mexico;

“make their home in a palace or the hut of a savage; brave every danger, suffer every hardship; endure every privation; to die of hunger, thirst, cold or heat, disease or violence; to labor without reward except that which the Virgin Mary would extend to them, through their sacrifices to save souls from the clutches of the devil.

“They were to persuade men where persuasion was available; employ force where force was possible.

“It was their province to spy out the actions of men—meddle in all their affairs; fathom the secrets of human hearts; interfere in households, in cabinets, in halls of justice and legislation; set father against son, and son against father; stir up strife between husband and wife, mother and daughter.

“All earthly relations, all human considerations, all the ties which men deem sacred, were subordinated to the idea that baptism into the Church was of more value than anything else; that they were commanded by the Virgin to rescue men from perdition.

“To bring about that end by any means were justifiable. Each member was to watch every other member; report their faithful-
ness or unfaithfulness. They had one watch word—’Obedience.’

“With a zeal such as the world had never before witnessed, the Jesuits went forth upon their missions.

“Their history is interwoven with that of every nation—a record of self-denial, hardship, suffering, martyrdom; of burning zeal, fiery energy, tireless activity, unquenchable ardor; of religious devotions, worldly wisdom, benevolence, and charity; deceit, falsehood, hypocrisy, cruelty, and despotism.

“If they have been charitable and kind, they have also blackened history by the darkest of crimes. If they have lifted men to higher and nobler lives, they have also sent myriads to prison, and burnt hundreds of thousands at the stake.

“Time has not quenched their zeal; and though three hundred and fifty years have passed since their organization, they are still making their power felt in every country, controlling the consciences and actions of men.

“The tomahawk and scalping-knife, at the bidding of the Jesuits, will do bloody work from the Penobscot to the Ohio, and the lurid light of burning dwellings will illumine the midnight sky…” [ p. 49–51]

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Ignatian Spirituality and the Spiritual Disciplines

Posted on August 23, 2008 | Leave a comment

“I will believe that the white that I see is black if the hierarchical Church so defines it.”

Spiritual Exercises/Ignatian Spirituality
Ignatius and the Jesuits who followed him believed that the reformation of the
Church had to begin with the conversion of an individual’s heart.

Instead of teaching people that the only way one’s deceitful and desperately wicked heart can be changed is through the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Jesuits taught conversion through the Spiritual Exercises, the cornerstone
of Ignatian Spirituality.

Ignatius of Loyola wrote the Spiritual Exercises at least 16 years before the Society of Jesus was officially formed in 1540. They were published in Rome
in 1548, with the approval of the pope.

The Exercises, with distinctly Roman Catholic aspects, are a set of meditations, prayers and mental exercises designed to take place in the setting of a secluded retreat for a month. They are intended “to conquer oneself and to regulate one’s life in such a way that no decision is made under the influence of any inordinate attachment.”

In current retreats, one undergoes a series of directed meditations on the life of Christ, and usually spends the time in silence, with up to 5 hours of prayer a day. A Jesuit spiritual director helps with the understanding of a call or message “God” had given during the time of meditation.

The importance given to one’s own “discernment” [a Jesuit concept] in deciding their own path to glorify God, results in an emphasis on the mystical experience of the “believer.” Mysticism is a major part of the Spiritual Exercises as the three-step path to mysticism of John Cassian and the Desert Fathers greatly influenced Loyola.

John Cassian’s Path to mysticism, Purgatio–Illuminatio–Unitio

Purgatio

the flesh

In the Illuminatio step, the monk learned the paths to holiness revealed in the “Gospel”…tended the poor as much as meager resources allowed, and continued his life of humility in the Spirit of God with a stoic acceptance
of suffering…Many monks died never having moved past this period.

Lastly, the Unitio, was a period when the soul of the monk and the “Spirit of God” bonded together in a union often described as the marriage of the Song of Solomon. Elderly monks often fled into the deep desert or into remote forests to find the solitude and peace that this level of mystical awareness demanded…

Perhaps it was during this last mystical step when Ignatius Loyola levitated. He is said to have not only raised several feet but became luminous in the process.

Ignatius’ innovation was to make this style of contemplative mysticism available to all people in active life, and to use it as a means of rebuilding the spiritual life of the Church. The Exercises became both the basis for the training of Jesuits themselves and one of the essential ministries of the order: giving the exercises to others in retreats.

The Ignatian ideal has the following characteristics
Excerpts from “Ignatian Spirituality”, Pinard De La Boullaye.
Bible verses and comments added by AYA.

God’s greater glory—The “First Principle and Foundation”
“Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God Our Lord and by this
means to save his soul.” Ignatius declared, “The goal of our life is to live
with God forever…Our own response of love allows God’s life to flow into
us without limit…Our only desire and our one choice should be: I want and
I choose what better leads to the deepening of God’s life in me.”

We can not save our own soul. If we could, then Jesus didn’t need
to die on the cross and shed His blood. There is nothing good in us.

There is none that understandeth, there is none that
seeketh after God.”—Romans 3:11

Union with Jesus
Ignatius emphasized an ardent love for the Saviour. In his Exercises, he devoted the last weeks to the contemplation of Jesus: from infancy and public ministry,
to his passion and lastly his risen life.

The Spiritual Exercises, in 104, sum this up in a prayer: “Lord, grant that I may see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, follow thee more nearly.”

These are the exact words from a song sung in “Godspell.”

There is a great emphasis on the emotions in Ignatius’ methods, and a call for
the person to be very sensitive to the emotional movements that shape them.

“Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not…My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish…My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all…

“I and my Father are one.”—John 10:25, 27–30

“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”—1 John 5:20

Self-awareness
Ignatius recommends the twice daily examen—a guided method of prayerfully reviewing the events of a day to awaken an inner sensitivity to one’s own actions, desires, and spiritual state through each moment reviewed…

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”—Titus 3:5

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”—Matthew 16:24

Spiritual direction
Meditation and contemplation, and the aforementioned examen, are best guided by an experienced person, according to Ignatius. Jesuits, and those following Ignatian spirituality, meet with their spiritual director on a regular basis (weekly or monthly) to discuss the fruits of their prayer life and be offered guidance…

If the director is a priest, spiritual direction may or may not be connected with the Sacrament of Penance. Ignatius counseled frequent use of the Sacrament of Penance.

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”—1 Timothy 2:5

“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you…”—1 John 2:27

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”—1 John 1:9

Effective love
…True and perfect love demands sacrifice, the abandonment of tastes and personal preferences, and the perfect renunciation of self…according to Loyola.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”—John 3:16

“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”—Ephesians 5:2

“We love him, because he first loved us.”—1 John 4:19

Detachment
Ignatius emphasized detachment, or “indifference.”

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know
my thoughts:”—Psalm 139:23

Devotion to the Sacred Heart, the Eucharist, and our Lady
The Jesuits particularly promoted the devotion to the Sacred Heart whose modern origins can be traced to nun Marie Alacoque whose spiritual director was Jesuit, Claude de la Colombière.

Influenced by The fourth book on the Eucharist of Thomas a Kempis’ Imitation of Christ, Ignatius counseled people to receive the Eucharist more often…at least monthly, emphasizing communion not as reward but as spiritual food (“frequent communion” meaning weekly or daily).

The Jesuits were long promoters of the Sodality of Our Lady and encouraged frequent attendance at Mass, reception of communion, daily recitation of the Rosary, and attendance at retreats in the Ignatian tradition of the Spiritual Exercises.

“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
—Matthew 22:37

“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.”—John 4:34

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”—John 14:6

Zeal for souls
The purpose of the Order…is “not only to apply one’s self to one’s own salvation and to perfection with the help of divine grace but to employ all one’s strength, for the salvation and perfection of one’s neighbor.”

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”—Acts 4:12

“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”—Matthew 4:19

Finding God in All Things
According to Ignatius, God offers himself to humankind in an absolute way through the Son, and humankind responds in an absolute way by a total self-donation…the Christian will “love God in all things—and all things in God.” Hence, Jesuits have always been active in the graphic and dramatic arts, literature and the sciences.

“But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.”—Psalm 115:3

“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:”—Romans 7:18

“When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
—Luke 5:8

Service and humility
Part of Jesuit formation is the undertaking of service specifically to the poor and sick in the most humble ways…

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.”—Isaiah 64:6

Spiritual Exercises are Popular
Beginning in the 1980s, Protestants have had a growing interest in the Spiritual Exercises. There are recent (2006) adaptations that are specific to Protestants that emphasize the exercises as a school of contemplative prayer.

Spiritual Exercises in both of its main forms are popular also among
lay people in the Catholic Church all over the world, and lay organizations
like the Christian Life Community (CLC) place the Exercises at the center
of their spirituality.

The Exercises usually are undertaken with the help of a trained spiritual guide and can be done individually or in group that meets regularly to discuss how the process is going and various issues.

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Ignatius Loyola and the “Society of Jesus”

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Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556)
As a young man, Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), was devoted to the military. During a battle in 1521, the bone in his right leg
was shattered by a musket ball and was badly set. With no anesthetic, the leg
was reset; some sources say the protruding bone was sawn off.

During the time his leg was healing, Ignatius is said to have read a life of Jesus and a collection of the lives of the saints which led to a conversion experience.

One night as Ignatius lay awake,“’he saw clearly the image of Our Lady with the Holy Child Jesus’…which eventually left him with such a loathing of his past sins, and especially for those of the flesh, that every unclean imagination seemed blotted out from his soul, and never again was there the least consent to any carnal thought. His “conversion” was now complete.” [1]

“Throughout the months of recuperation, Ignatius noticed how God led him
to pay attention to the diverse ‘voices’ inside of him—to the movements of consolation and desolation in his heart and spirit…he learned that God was shaping and forming him to be a companion of Jesus. The fruit of these
months of prayer and reflection is contained in his Spiritual Exercises.” [2]

After he recovered from his battle wounds, Ignatius visited the Dominican monastery of Montserrat and hung his military accoutrements before the
image of a black madonna, the Virgin of Montserrat.

On his way back from Montserrat in 1522, Ignatius “…soon entered the monastery of Manresa, “where he practised the most rigorous asceticism with frequent confessions and masses and the performance of the most disagreeable and menial tasks. He is said to have had visions of the Trinity, of the mystery of the creation, of the union of deity and humanity in Christ (in the Eucharist).” [3]

Ignatius Loyola is said to have not only raised several feet (levitated) but became luminous in the process. “The contemplation of any religious act or meditation on any of the great facts of redemption brought before his susceptible mind realistic images of the events concerned. The Virgin became the object of his devotion.” [4]

“Ignatius possibly learned about the spiritual advantages of the practice [taking the Eucharist more often] at Montserrat. By the time he was at Manresa he was receiving the Eucharist every Sunday. At Manresa, moreover, he discovered, The Imitation of Christ…The entire fourth book of the Imitation is on the Eucharist, the fifth chapter of which recommends its frequent reception.” [5]

While in Manresa, Ignatius of Loyola is known to have practiced severe mortifications for which he is praised.

“It was at this time, too, that he began to make notes of his spiritual experiences, notes which grew into the little book of The Spiritual Exercises.

“God also afflicted him with severe sicknesses, when he was looked after by friends in the public hospital; for many felt drawn towards him, and he requited their many kind offices by teaching them how to pray and instructing them in spiritual matters.” [6]

“… Military imagery played a prominent part in his religious contemplations. Before he left Manresa he had wrought out his The Spiritual Exercises, which were to exert a potent influence in the winning and training of converts and in revolutionizing the methods of propagandism in the papal Church; ‘the mill
into which all Jesuits are cast…'” [7]

At age 33, Ignatius learned Latin with the schoolboys in Barcelona. By the time Ignatius entered University of Paris a few years later—1528, for a solid founda-
tion in Catholic theology, he had incurred the censure of the authorities at two Spanish universities he had attended, because of his efforts to win converts among the students by inducing them to subject themselves to courses of
training in the Spiritual Exercises.

Ignatius remained at the University of Paris over seven years, perfecting his literary and theological education which was deeply influenced by Renaissance humanism, and winning associates. At the University of Paris he narrowly escaped punishment at the hands of the authorities for disturbing the students
by getting them absorbed in the Spiritual Exercises. [8]

Company of Jesus
In Paris, Ignatius and six other men, Peter Faber, Francis Xavier, Alfonso Salmeron, Diego Lainez, Nicholas Bobadilla, and Simon Rodriguez, formed the “Company of Jesus” (as in an infantry company and companions of Jesus). They made a vow to go wherever the pope directed without questioning. Sometime around 1537, the seven men met in Venice and then went to Rome where they “offered their services” to the pope.

The Company of Jesus went to Rome a second time. On the way, Ignatius had a vision in the wayside chapel at La Storta, in which the Trinity appeared. Jesus, bearing his cross is said to have told Ignatius, “It is My will that you serve Us”, and promised to be “propitious to you in Rome.” [9]

Pope Paul III not only received them cordially and accepted their services, but (when the congregation of cardinals finally gave their approval to Loyola’s constituion), confirmed the order through the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae (To the Government of the Church Militant), on September 27, 1540. Ignatius Loyola and his companions were now called, The Society of Jesus.

[The Society of Jesus, often called Jesuits, has also been called, Soldiers of Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope.]

Ignatius was chosen as the first superior-general and continued to develop his Spiritual Expercises. He sent his companions as missionaries around Europe to create schools, colleges, and seminaries. [10]

The Jesuit Constitution written by Ignatius and adopted in 1554, created a monarchical organization and stressed absolute self-abnegation and obedience
to Pope and superiors (“well-disciplined like a corpse” as Ignatius put it). His
main principle became the Jesuit motto: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (“for the greater glory of God”).

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (“For the greater glory of God”)
The phrase, Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (For the greater glory of God), is “designed to reflect the idea that any work that is not evil can be meritorious for the spiritual life if it is performed with this intention…” [11] This interpretation sounds very much like the end justifies the means.

A main thrust of the Jesuits who were rigorously trained in the Spiritual exercises, classical studies, and theology was to stop the Protestant Reformation [by any means, even violent] and convert non-Christians to Catholicism.

As missionary teachers, the Jesuits brought the reformed Catholicism of the Council of Trent to the people of Europe and spread their “Gospel” to every continent. [12]

“The type of academic, psychological, and spiritual education for which the Jesuits became so famous was well worked out before the founder’s death. The tone remained religious; students must hear Mass every day, go to Confession every month, and begin their studies with prayer. Their master should take every fit occasion to inspire them with love of heavenly things, and encourage a fervent habit of prayer.” [13]

Ignatius directed the Society of Jesus for fifteen years. By the time of his death
in 1556, the Jesuits were already operating a large network of colleges on three continents.

The Jesuits are best known in the fields of education (schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, theological faculties), intellectual research, and
cultural pursuits. They are also known in missionary work and direct
evangelization, social justice and human rights activities, interreligious
dialogue, and other ‘frontier’ ministry. [14]

As of January 2008, the Jesuit Order (the largest male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church), has 18,815 members—13,305 priests, 2,295 scholastic students, 1,758 brothers and 827 novices.

Jesuit colleges and universities are located in over one hundred nations around the world and they are engaged in ministries in 112 nations on six continents, the largest number being in India followed by those in the United States, which has 28. Former President Clinton graduated from Georgetown University, the first Jesuit University in the US.

A Few Famous Jesuits

Avery Dulles, American theologian, Cardinal,
professor at Fordham University.

Karl Rahner, German Theologian 20th century.

Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary to China, Linguist,
Initiator of the Inculturation of the Faith movement in China.

Pedro Arrupe, 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

Peter Hans Kolvenbach, 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French paleontologist, theologian/philosopher and spiritual writer.

35 craters on the moon have been named after Jesuits to honor their
work as astronomers and scientists.

Jesuits in the News
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is led by a Superior General, sometimes nicknamed the black pope. General Curia, the headquarters of the Society is in Rome. As of January 19, 2008, the current Superior General is Adolfo Nicolás, a Spanish Jesuit missionary in Japan …

America, the Jesuit Magazine americamagazine.org/
America, a Jesuit magazine…now approaching our 100th year of continuous weekly publication. America is the only national Catholic weekly magazine in
the United States.

Ignatius Press, Jesuit Publisher
Most Jesuit colleges and universities have their own presses which produce
a variety of books, book series, textbooks and academic publications as well. Ignatius Press, staffed by Jesuits, is an independent publisher of Catholic books…

William P. Leahy, President of Boston College, a Jesuit institution
In 2002, Boston College president William P. Leahy, SJ, initiated the Church in the 21st Century program as a means of moving the Church “from crisis to renewal.” The initiative has provided the Society with a platform for examining issues brought about by the worldwide Roman Catholic sex abuse case…

Rosebud Reservation Radio Station owned by Jesuits
“A small group using a loudspeaker demonstrated at KINI Radio in St. Francis recently. The group, led by Alfred Bone Shirt and others, say they want equal access to the airwaves.

“The radio station is owned by the Rosebud Reservation’s Jesuit community, which hires Indians to work at the station. Group members say tribal members are denied access to the airwaves to discuss political issues on the reservation,
as well as Lakota spiritual ideas. The radio station has an eclectic format and broadcasts Christian-related programs.

“Bone Shirt said his grooup will keep coming back to the radio station to protest. “If Lakota people are denied access to promote and discuss Lakota issues and political issues then the Jesuit community should turn the station over to tribal members. We’re not going to take it anymore. Only certain people are allowed access to the airwaves. We’re not going to take it anymore,” Bone Shirt said.”

Sources of information
1. communityofhopeinc.org/Prayer%20Pages/Saints/ignatius.html
2. norprov.org/spirituality/index.htm
3, 4. ccel.org/s/schaff/encyc/encyc05/htm/ii.xiii.v.htm; religionfacts.com/christianity/people/ignatius_loyola.htm
5. The First Jesuits, by John W. O’Malley, p. 152
6. communityofhopeinc.org/Prayer%20Pages/Saints/ignatius.html
7. Cretineau-Joly
8. scu.edu/scujesuits/education.cfm
9. The Jesuits, by O’Malley, Bailey, Harris, Kennedy
10, 11. Jesuit Political Thought: the Society of Jesus and the State,
Höpfl, Harro (2004)
12. consideringpiusx.com/Reform.htm
13. ewtn.com/library/MARY/IGNAITU2.HTM
14. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuit

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Roman Catholic Schools and four conservatives with some Catholic education

Posted on August 22, 2008 | Leave a comment

National Catholic Educational Association

Brief History of the National Catholic Educational Association

Symbolism of the Official NCEA Logo

The base of this stylized lamp of learning represents all Catholic educators. From the witness of their lives emanate the flames of the gospel message, faith community, and Christian service. As they pass the flame of learning to others, they share the warmth and light of Christ. In their ministry, they are constantly gifted and challenged by the Holy Spirit, symbolized by the highest flame. The overall circular design of the logo reflects the universal love of the Father, and the concern of Catholic educational ministers for the entire world community.

A Brief Overview of Catholic Schools in America
Today there are around 8000 Roman Catholic Schools in the US.

A few of the 208 U S Roman Catholic colleges and Universities

Four conservatives who have had some Roman Catholic Education
Bob Jones IV

Another sign of changing times is that Bob Jones IV, son of the
current president, earned a master’s degree in history at Notre
Dame, a Catholic school

Condoleezza Rice

In 1975, she obtained her Master’s Degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame.

Phyllis Schlafly

Phyllis Stewart received a mainly Catholic education, receiving top honors at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, an elite Catholic school. Phyllis transferred from a Catholic college to Washington University in St. Louis in 1942.

In 1972, Phyllis Schafley founded Eagle Forum, a conservative interest group in the United States.

Richard Lee Armitage KCMG (Honorary)

Richard Armitage was the 13th United States Deputy Secretary of State, the second-in-command at the State Department, serving from 2001 to 2005. Armitage attended Saint Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta before enrolling in the United States Naval Academy.

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Monthly Archives: August 2008

28 Jesuit Colleges in the US, and some of their Alumni

A few Georgetown University Alumni

Georgetown University, Georgetown Law, Mission and Ministry

Ignatian Worldview and Jesuit Education

Jesuit High Schools

The training to become a member of the Jesuits—The Society of Jesus (SJ)

Excerpt about Jesuits from “Sweet Land of Liberty” by Charles C. Coffin (1879)

Ignatian Spirituality and the Spiritual Disciplines

Ignatius Loyola and the “Society of Jesus”

Roman Catholic Schools and four conservatives with some Catholic education

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