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PARTNERS
Magazine is published three times a year for family, friends,
benefactors, and Jesuits of the Chicago Province of the Society
of Jesus. To request a free subscription to PARTNERS, please visit
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page. Below you'll find the current issue of PARTNERS. You can also
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E A T U R E S
Letter
from Tim Freeman
(view story)
Ordination 2006
Mission to Translate
(Cover Story)
On Saturday July 29, Patrick E. McGrath, SJ, was ordained for priestly
ministry. Find out why this native of Chicago's South Side and graduate
of Notre Dame joined the Jesuits, how his ordination made history,
and what he plans to do in his priesthood.
(view story)
Q&A:
The Society of Jesus in the United States and Beyond
Fr. Bradley M. Schaeffer, SJ, the former president
of the Jesuit Conference discusses what the Conference does and
how the Society of Jesus is serving the needs of the Church, maintaining
Jesuit identity in its institutions, and partnering with lay people
to accomplish its
mission. (view
story)
Xavier:
Student, Companion, Missionary
To continue the celebration of the Jesuit Jubilee Year, Partners
features the life and legacy of St. Francis Xavier. Fr. Mark A.
Lewis, SJ, sets the stage by exploring how Xavier's life as a student
at the University of Paris in the 16th century and his emphasis
on friendship resonates with students and the mission of Jesuit
institutions today. (view story)
The
Legacy of St. Francis Xavier Is Alive and Well in Cincinnati
In this Jubilee Year, three Cincinnati-based ministries
named for St. Francis Xavier are celebrating milestones of their
own. Karl Hauck and Mark Motz of St. Xavier High School and Dr.
Roger Fortin of Xavier University detail how their schools have
been educating students in the Jesuit tradition for 175 years. Fr.
Eric Knapp, SJ, pastor of St. Xavier Church, shows how the "Church
in the Marketplace" has served thousands in the Ignatian tradition
for 161 years. (view story)
Helping
the Helpless
St.
Xavier Social Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal, has been serving the homeless,
drug addicted, and disabled since it was founded in 1970 by American
Jesuit Fr. Thomas E. Gafney, SJ. What began as an effort to help
homeless boys has grown into a multifaceted center that includes
outreach programs in the war-torn rural areas of Nepal. (view
story)
D
E P A R T M E N T S
News
from the Province
The Province News section includes a feature on the
feasibilty study for a new Cristo Rey school on the west side of
Chicago, a lay partner profile on Gloria Jacobson, new assignments
and upcoming events (view story)
Celebrating
the Eternal Life of...(view
story)
News
from the Development Office (view
story)
Ignatian
Spirituality (view
story)
In
Gratitude for the Partnership (view
story)
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