Province News

Chuck Thompson Named Director of Ignatian Programs
Monday, June 11, 2001

The Chicago Province recently appointed Mr. James M. (Chuck) Thompson as its Director of Ignatian Programs. Chuck (in photo, left, with Jim Stoeger, SJ) currently in his sixth year of teaching religious studies at Loyola Academy, will begin serving in this newly created post in mid-August, 2001 He has graduate degrees in religious education and English.

As Director of Ignatian Programs, Chuck will help develop and implement programs dealing with Ignatian spirituality and Jesuit identity for the faculties, staff members and others serving in the Chicago Province's five high schools. This new effort is an added emphasis on two of the province's priorities: assuring the Ignatian character of our schools and strengthening the Jesuit partnership with its lay colleagues. In addition to complementing existing programs, Chuck will also begin new ones, including a program for Ignatian leadership development. He will also serve as a resource person for those high school personnel currently responsible for Ignatian formation.

While Chuck will initially work with the province high schools, in time he will support initiatives and help design programs for the province universities, retreat centers, parishes, the Loyola Press and other province services.

Chuck will be working out of the province office under the direction of James Stoeger, SJ, province assistant for secondary education and pastoral ministries.