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Jesuits Being Ordained in 2008

Mr. Bill Murphy, SJ

Audio Podcast Files

How did you come to discover your vocation to the Jesuit priesthood? (3:04)

How has your family reacted to your decision for a Jesuit vocation? (1:30)

When were you first attracted to the Jesuits?(1:12)

What have been the challenges and graces of your Jesuit formation thus far?(1:55)

What have been some of the highlights of your formation as a Jesuit?(1:46)

What have been the graces of your Jesuit formation?(1:05)

Can you tell us something about the other men in your ordination class?(5:02)

Is your Jesuit vocation a challenge to today’s world? In what ways has your Jesuit life been a challenge to others in your life?(1:46)

What has given you hope in the last few years as a Jesuit? How do you see the future of the Society of Jesus?(2:09)

Do you have any advice for someone considering a Jesuit vocation?(2:13)

Mr. Charles Rodrigues, SJ

Audio Podcast Files

Who are you, and how did you meet the Jesuits?(0:38)

What is the story of your vocation? (2:02)

Was there another person, perhaps a Jesuit, who was helpful in your discernment? (0:40)

How did your family react to your decision to consider a Jesuit vocation? (0:58)

What attracted you to the Jesuits? (1:38)

What did you do before entering the Jesuits? (1:01)

What period of your Jesuit formation was the most helpful or challenging? (1:50)

What has it been like living in community as a Jesuit? (1:40)

What helped you in the course of making a decision to enter the Jesuits? (1:45)

What types of Jesuit work do you see in your future? (1:38)

Can you tell us something about the other 4 men with whom you will be ordained? (2:19)

What have you learned about your vocation over the 10-year formation period?(1:00)

What is your prayer as you look ahead to a life of priesthood and service? (1:18)

How are you affected by the support of benefactors and other Jesuit partners? (1:26)

How are you affected by the support of other Jesuits in your life?(1:36)

More Vocation Stories

Fr. Michael Conley, SJ
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How Did You First Hear the Call to Religious Life? (2:01)	How Did You First Hear the Call to Religious Life?
What Attracted You to the Priesthood in the Society of Jesus? (2:14)	What Attracted You to the Priesthood in the Society of Jesus? (2:14)
Why the Jesuits? (3:07)	Why the Jesuits? (3:07)
What was it like to be a candidate for the Society? (2:22)	What was it like to be a candidate for the Society? (2:22)
What did you learn about Jesuit life? (1:55)	What did you learn about Jesuit life? (1:55)
How did you discern that this was the right life for you? (1:13)	How did you discern that this was the right life for you? (1:13)
What is included in Jesuit formation? (2:20)	What is included in Jesuit formation? (2:20)
Can you describe your own Jesuit formation process? (3:47)	Can you describe your own Jesuit formation process? (3:47)
What challenges or tasks face the Society of Jesus today? (3:19)	What challenges or tasks face the Society of Jesus today? (3:19)
What advice do you have for someone considering the Jesuits? (1:39)	What advice do you have for someone considering the Jesuits? (1:39)

Audio Podcast Files

How Did You First Hear the Call to Religious Life? (2:01)

What Attracted You to the Priesthood in the Society of Jesus? (2:14)

Why the Jesuits? (3:07)

What was it like to be a candidate for the Society? (2:22)

What did you learn about Jesuit life? (1:55)

How did you discern that this was the right life for you? (1:13)

What is included in Jesuit formation? (2:20)

Can you describe your own Jesuit formation process? (3:47)

What challenges or tasks face the Society of Jesus today? (3:19)

What advice do you have for someone considering the Jesuits? (1:39)

Fr. Patrick McGrath, SJ
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Answering God's Call (10:10)	Answering God's Call (10:10)
What advice do you have for someone considering the Jesuits? (1:13)	What advice do you have for someone considering the Jesuits? (1:13)

Audio Podcast Files

Answering God's Call (10:10)

What advice do you have for someone considering the Jesuits? (1:13)

Fr. David Meconi, SJ
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Hearing God's Call: Why Become a Jesuit? (4:37)	Hearing God's Call: Why Become a Jesuit? (4:37)
Answering God's Call: Formation in the Jesuit Tradition (3:29)	Answering God's Call: Formation in the Jesuit Tradition (3:29)
A Lifetime of Service in the Society of Jesus (5:28)	A Lifetime of Service in the Society of Jesus (5:28)
A Message to Anyone Discerning a Vocation (1:19)	A Message to Anyone Discerning a Vocation (1:19)

Audio Podcast Files

Hearing God's Call: Why Become a Jesuit? (4:37)

Answering God's Call: Formation in the Jesuit Tradition (3:29)

A Lifetime of Service in the Society of Jesus (5:28)

A Message to Anyone Discerning a Vocation (1:19)

Mr. Andrew Wawrzyn, SJ

Audio Podcast Files

Why did you want to be Jesuit priest?(3:56)

Who inspired you to be a Jesuit?(1:16)

What kind of work attracts you to the Jesuits?(1:30)

What has surprised you about being at Jesuit?(0:38)

What is the process of becoming a Jesuit?(2:27)

What do you remember about telling people of your Jesuit vocation?(1:11)

What are some of the things a Jesuit novice is involved in?(1:12)

To someone in Jesuit formation, how do you relate with benefactors?(2:47)

What have you learned from living in community as a Jesuit?(2:09)

What most brings you joy as a Jesuit priest?(0:39)

What would you say to a young man interested in Jesuit priesthood?(1:33)

What excites you about the future of Jesuit ministry?(1:31)

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