Celebrating Ordinations 2013 “He is a member of a Society founded chiefly for this purpose: to strive especially for the defense and the propagation of the faith and for the studio in New Orleans, Fr. progress of souls in Christian life . . .” Butterworth relocated to Seattle and explored life as a The Jesuit Constitutions, St. bartender before accepting a position in the telecommunications industry. After recovering from a serious illness, he moved to rural China to teach English. Through it all, he was actively discerning God’s call to the fullness of life and how best to integrate desires for creativity and service into a life of meaningful love. In 2001, he entered the Against the extraordinary backdrop of the election of the first Jesuits after finding poetic Jesuit , the welcomed sixteen new priests Fr. Glen Butterworth, S.J., 42, resonance with the Northwest in June of 2013. At ceremonies held at Fordham University in was born in Germany and grew Jesuits. After the novitiate, Fr. the Bronx, New York; Holy Name of Jesus Church in New up traveling the world. The son Butterworth was missioned to Orleans; Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Los Angeles; of intelligence officers, Fr. Fordham University in New York, and Madonna della Strada Chapel at Loyola University Butterworth moved many times where he earned a master’s Chicago, these men were ordained to priestly ministry in the before graduating high school in degree in philosophy while Society founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540 “to serve suburban Washington, D.C., in studying conflict resolution at the Lord alone and the Church, His spouse, under the Roman 1988. Fr. Butterworth studied Columbia University. For pontiff . . . “ art history at John Cabot regency, he was assigned to University in Rome and then manage student conduct and In the Jesuit Constitutions, St. Ignatius provides his vision of a returned to the U.S. to attend discipline at Seattle University life in service, one in companionship with Jesus, grounded in Frostburg State University in and later served as vocation love of others, particularly those at the margins. This is the Western Maryland, earning a promoter. Fr. Butterworth mantle now accepted by the sixteen Jesuit ordinands as they bachelor’s degree in earned a Master of Divinity begin their work in the vineyard of the Lord. international economics in 1993. degree at the Jesuit School of A diverse group, the ordinands hail from across the United Recruited by the Clinton Theology of Santa Clara States. Before entering the Society of Jesus, some worked in administration, he served as a University in Berkeley, biomedical research, nonprofit community service, state governmental relations officer California, while serving as government and the arts, and several taught in high schools but later returned to art and deacon at Most Holy Redeemer and colleges. Their call to priestly ministry is as varied as their moved to Santa Fe, New Church in San Francisco’s hometowns and former occupations, but they have one thing Mexico, where he worked in a Castro neighborhood. in common: a desire to dedicate themselves to the Jesuit Native American gallery and Following ordination, he will mission of serving the Roman where the powwow supply shop while return to Seattle and the people need is greatest. exploring graduate studies. of St. Joseph Parish. (Oregon After a stint at a glass blowing Province)

Front Cover: 2012 ordination Mass, Fordham University, N.Y. Photo: Wendell J. Laurent Inside and rear covers: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Photo: Doris Yu School in Middle Village, New during his time in Washington, York. From 1993 through 2004, where he came to know and Fr. Donovan taught chemistry, work with Jesuit priests. His biology and earth science at discernment led him next to a Garden City High School in New teaching position at Bishop York, serving for the last four McNamara High School in years of his tenure as chair of the Forestville, Maryland, and in school’s science department 2003 he entered the Society of while earning a certificate of Jesus. Following two years at advanced studies in school the Jesuit novitiate, Fr. Folan administration from Hofstra was missioned to Fordham University. In 2004, Fr. Donovan University in New York, where entered the Society of Jesus. he earned a master’s degree in Following the novitiate, he was philosophy in 2008. For his missioned for philosophy and regency assignment, Fr. Folan theology studies at Fordham taught philosophy for two years Fr. James T. Donovan, S.J., University, where he also worked Fr. Peter M. Folan, S.J., 34, is a at the in 48, was born in Brooklyn, New part-time in hospital ministry at native of Massapequa Park on Pennsylvania. In 2010, he was York, and grew up on Long Island. Calvary Hospital in the Bronx Long Island, New York. A 1996 missioned to the Boston College Fr. Donovan’s Catholic education and tutored at Cristo Rey New graduate of Chaminade High School of Theology and Ministry, dates back to grammar school York High School in Harlem. For School in Mineola, New York, where he earned a Master of at School regency, Fr. Donovan taught Fr. Folan attended the University Divinity degree as well as a in his hometown of Malverne, chemistry and theology at of Notre Dame and earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology. New York, followed by Maria Regis High School in Manhattan. bachelor’s degree in the Program During his years of formation, Regina Diocesan High School During his years of formation, of Liberal Studies and German in Fr. Folan spent a summer in in Uniondale. A graduate of Fr. Donovan also directed 2000. Following graduation, Notre India, helped run the “Six Le Moyne College in Syracuse, retreats at the Jesuit Retreat Dame nominated Fr. Folan for Weeks a Jesuit” program for New York, Fr. Donovan earned a Center in Los Altos, California, a job with the United States men considering a vocation bachelor’s degree in biology in and completed intensive Conference of Catholic Bishops and served as a liaison to Jesuit 1986. After graduation, training in spiritual direction. in Washington, D.C., where he Volunteer Corps communities in Fr. Donovan began his teaching Ordained a deacon in 2012, he served for one year as a research New York City and Boston. career at St. Francis Prep in Fresh has served at St. Leo’s Church in associate in education and public Starting this summer, Fr. Folan Meadows, New York, where he Oakland, California, and San policy. Although Fr. Folan had will serve as an associate taught biology and chemistry for Quentin State Prison while considered a vocation to the pastor at Holy Trinity Church in three years. In 1991, he earned earning his Master of Divinity priesthood earlier in his life, he Washington, D.C. (Maryland a master’s degree in education degree at the Jesuit School of began actively discerning again Province) from Fordham University in New Theology of Santa Clara York and then joined the faculty University in Berkeley, at Christ the King Regional High California. (New York Province) accomplished vocalist, he also Chicago, where he earned a studied at the Manhattan School master’s degree in philosophy. of Music, earning a bachelor’s For his three-year regency degree in voice. For his regency assignment, Fr. Gilger worked assignment, Fr. Ganir taught at the Indian School, music, English and theology at founded by the Jesuits in 1888 Jesuit High School in Sacramento, to serve the families on South California. Asked to help in Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian developing the choral program Reservation. In addition to at the school, Fr. Ganir, who teaching English, Fr. Gilger ran started singing in his home Red Cloud’s volunteer program, parish at the age of 7, helped his which places recent college students discover God through graduates in multi-year all types of music—from the assignments at the school every Beach Boys to Bach. In 2010, year. Missioned in 2010 to the Fr. Ganir was missioned to the Jesuit School of Theology of Fr. Phillip A. Ganir, S.J., 36, Jesuit School of Theology of Fr. Patrick L. Gilger, S.J., 32, Santa Clara University in Berkeley, was born in Seattle and raised Santa Clara University in Berkeley, was raised in New Orleans until California, Fr. Gilger earned a in Hawaii. The son of Filipino California, where he earned a the age of 12, when his family Master of Divinity degree while immigrants, Fr. Ganir attended Master of Divinity degree while moved to Salem, Oregon. After serving as a deacon at Damien Memorial School in serving as a deacon at Most graduating from high school in St. Patrick’s Church in Oakland. Honolulu, graduating in 1994. Holy Trinity Church in San Jose. 1998, Fr. Gilger attended He also co-founded The Jesuit At the University of Hawaii, he Throughout his years of formation, in Omaha, Post, a website launched in earned a bachelor’s degree in Fr. Ganir has been engaged in a Nebraska, earning a bachelor’s January of 2012 by a group of political science and Asian number of ministries, including degree in philosophy in 2002. young Jesuits. Aimed at a studies in 1999. Shortly after hospital and prison chaplaincy His time at Creighton played a generation known more for its graduation, Fr. Ganir entered and spiritual direction. In addition meaningful role in Fr. Gilger’s devotion to pop culture than to the Society of Jesus. His vocation to conducting choirs at the high discernment regarding his religion, the goal of The Jesuit was in part inspired by the school, college and parish vocation. At Creighton, he met Post’s blogs, essays, photos and selfless actions of Jesuits who levels, he has performed and Jesuits who were interested in videos is to draw the connection supported what came to be produced a variety of religious social justice and philosophy, between contemporary culture known as the Philippine “People music, including a vocal recital and that combination of and spirituality using a language Power” Revolution of 1986. of Jesuit-themed music. intellectual and spiritual pursuits and tone that engages young Following the novitiate, Fr. Ganir Following ordination, Fr. Ganir lit a spark in Fr. Gilger. After adults. Since the site’s launch, it completed philosophy studies will serve as associate pastor at entering the Society of Jesus in has experienced tremendous at Fordham University in New St. Ignatius Loyola Church in 2002 and spending two years at growth and received positive York, earning a master’s degree in Sacramento. (California the novitiate, Fr. Gilger was feedback. (Wisconsin Province) philosophy in 2004. An Province) missioned to Loyola University From left to right: Frs. Matthew Kunkel, Raul Navarro, Glen Butterworth, Patrick Gilger, James Donovan, William Noe, Joseph O’Keefe and Phillip Ganir at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, Berkeley, California. Photo: Barbara Ries he graduated from college, he New York’s Fordham University, entered the Society of Jesus Fr. Magree earned a master’s and made first vows in Portland, degree in philosophy in 2007. Oregon, in 2004. Missioned to Fr. Magree spent his regency Saint Louis University, he studied assignment teaching high school philosophy, theology and studio religion and Latin at St. Joseph’s art. For his regency assignment, Preparatory School in Fr. Kunkel taught religion and Philadelphia, where his years of church history at St. Andrew experience as a choral vocalist Nativity School in Portland. In proved valuable when he also 2009, he was missioned to the assumed responsibility for the Jesuit School of Theology of school’s choir. In 2010, Santa Clara University in Berkeley, Fr. Magree was missioned to California, where he earned a the Boston College School of Master of Divinity degree. Fluent Theology and Ministry, where in Spanish, Fr. Kunkel studied in he earned a Master of Divinity Fr. Matthew J. Kunkel, S.J., Colombia during the summer Fr. Michael C. Magree, S.J., degree and served as a deacon 33, was born and raised in of 2008. Last summer he 35, was born and raised in at St. Raphael’s Church in West Bremerton, Washington. He participated in a five-week Columbus, Ohio. A 1996 graduate Medford, Massachusetts. During attended Our Lady Star of the journey along the migration of St. Charles Preparatory his years in formation, Fr. Magree Sea Catholic grammar school corridor, the Central American School, a Catholic high school has enjoyed working with and South Kitsap Public High route typically traveled by those in his hometown, Fr. Magree prisoners at Boston’s Suffolk School, graduating in 1998. For fleeing poverty and seeking enjoyed singing with his church County House of Corrections two years, Fr. Kunkel studied at opportunity in the United States. and school choirs from a very and directing the 19th a local community college in During his years of formation, early age. At Ohio’s Franciscan annotation of the Spiritual Bremerton, washing dishes and Fr. Kunkel also traveled to University of Steubenville, Exercises through The Jesuit waiting tables to pay the bills Indonesia for a three-week Fr. Magree first encountered Collaborative, a ministry of lay before transferring to Gonzaga immersion program and taught the Society of Jesus and began and religious men and women University in Spokane, Rite of Christian Initiation of discerning a vocation. After partnering to share the gift of Washington. At Gonzaga, he Adults (RCIA) classes to those earning a bachelor’s degree in Ignatian spirituality. After a trip earned a bachelor’s degree in interested in converting to philosophy from Franciscan in this summer to Brazil for Latin American studies in 2002. Catholicism. This summer, he 2000, Fr. Magree continued , the Jesuit pastoral Although Fr. Kunkel had begun will serve at St. his studies at The Ohio State program that precedes World considering a vocation as far Parish in Missoula, Montana, and University, where he earned a Youth Day, Fr. Magree will back as high school, his time at return to Berkeley to complete master’s degree in classics in complete his Licentiate in Sacred Gonzaga helped him realize that a Licentiate in Sacred Theology 2001. In 2002, Fr. Magree Theology while serving part-time he was being called to serve as a in the fall. (Oregon Province) entered the Society of Jesus, as a chaplain at St. Joseph’s Jesuit priest. The summer after spending two years at the Preparatory School. (Maryland Jesuit novitiate in Syracuse, Province) New York. Missioned next to positions and earned two more was charged with assessing the degrees: a master’s degree in safety and effectiveness of new education and a Master of medical equipment. While living Business Administration in the nation’s capital, Fr. Noe degree. Along the way, he was began actively discerning a active in campus ministry and religious vocation. Fr. Noe’s volunteered for student retreats association with St. Anselm’s while discerning a Jesuit vocation. Abbey, a Benedictine In 2002, Fr. Navarro entered the monastery in Washington, and Society of Jesus; he spent two his work with Bethlehem House, years at the novitiate in Grand a community formed by Coteau, Louisiana, followed by people with developmental philosophy and theology studies disability and those who share at Loyola University Chicago. As life with them, were foundational part of his regency assignment, to his discernment. At Fr. Navarro taught at Houston’s Bethlehem House, Fr. Noe was Fr. Raul A. Navarro, S.J., 53, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Fr. William A. Noe, S.J., 43, inspired by how concrete faith was born in Mexico City and and helped open Cristo Rey the youngest of eight brothers, can be, and he entered the moved to the United States at Jesuit College Preparatory School is a native of Racine, Wisconsin. Society of Jesus in 2003. After the age of 12. The family of Houston. Following regency, After graduating from Racine’s the novitiate, Fr. Noe was settled in New Orleans, where Fr. Navarro was missioned to Washington Park High School in missioned to Loyola University Fr. Navarro and his three siblings the Jesuit School of Theology of 1988, Fr. Noe studied electrical Chicago, where he earned a attended local schools. After Santa Clara University in engineering at Purdue University master’s degree in applied graduating from Redemptorist Berkeley, California, where he in West Lafayette, Indiana, philosophy while studying High School, Fr. Navarro studied earned a Master of Divinity earning a bachelor’s degree in Spanish in Bolivia during the at Loyola University New Orleans, degree. Among Fr. Navarro’s 1993 and a master’s degree in summer months. Because of earning a bachelor’s degree in memorable formation 1996. Following graduate school, his background in electrical geology in 1983. At Loyola, experiences are his long Fr. Noe moved to Washington, engineering and his fluency in Fr. Navarro first became experiment in Guadalajara, D.C., to conduct biomedical Spanish, Fr. Noe returned to acquainted with the Society of mission trips to Mexico City research in a laboratory of Bolivia for his regency Jesus and also found a place and last year’s trip to the Georgetown University’s School assignment to teach electronics that would become his Philippines, his first visit to his of Medicine. Later, as an at a local technical school. In academic and professional parents’ homeland. Following examiner for the U.S. Patent 2010, Fr. Noe was missioned to home for nearly two decades. ordination, Fr. Navarro will and Trademark Office in the Jesuit School of Theology of After graduating from college, serve at Immaculate Conception Arlington, Virginia, Fr. Noe Santa Clara University in Berkeley, Fr. Navarro worked at Loyola in Church in his hometown of New reviewed applications of those California, where he earned a administrative and accounting Orleans. (New Orleans Province) hoping to protect state-of-the-art Licentiate in Sacred Theology technology. When he moved to while serving as a deacon at the U.S. Food and Drug St. Patrick’s Church in Oakland. Administration in 2000, Fr. Noe (Maryland Province) Boston City Council, Fr. O’Keefe also worked for the Massachusetts Department of Economic Development. While rising through the ranks of state government, Fr. O’Keefe earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Suffolk University in Boston while continuing to discern a vocation. At the Jesuit Urban Center in Boston, he came to know and appreciate Ignatian spirituality and the Jesuits’ multifaceted ministry. In 2006, while serving as chief of staff Fr. E. Joseph O’Keefe, S.J., to the Massachusetts Secretary 48, was born and raised in of Environmental Affairs, Boston. His family belonged to Fr. O’Keefe entered the Society of St. Theresa of Avila Parish in his Jesus. After his time in the home neighborhood of West novitiate, Fr. O’Keefe was Roxbury; he attended the parish missioned to Loyola High grammar school and graduated School of Los Angeles where from Catholic Memorial High he taught AP government and School there in 1982. Fr. O’Keefe, politics from 2008 to 2010. who had considered a vocation to Missioned next to the Jesuit the priesthood from an early age, School of Theology of Santa attended Saint John’s Seminary Clara University in Berkeley, in Brighton, Massachusetts, California, Fr. O’Keefe earned earning a bachelor’s degree in a Master of Divinity degree “By their ordination, Jesuit priests share in the ministerial philosophy in 1990. Even while also pursuing a master’s priesthood by which Christ, through the gifts of the Spirit, before his time in the seminary, degree in education at the unceasingly builds up his Church, guides his people through Fr. O’Keefe began working in University of San Francisco the pastoral office and leads them into the kingdom of his Massachusetts state and serving as a deacon at government, the beginning of a Santa Maria Parish in Orinda, Father.” public policy career he pursued California. Following ordination, 34: Decree 6 with distinction for more than he will serve for the summer at Ministerial Priesthood and Jesuit Identity two decades. In addition to St. Ignatius of Loyola Church at serving as a legislative aide, the Boston College and return to chief of staff for a state senator California in the fall for an and as a senior staff member administrative position at Loyola for the president of the High School. (California Province)

Statue of St. Ignatius, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Photo: Doris Yu the Rosebud Sioux Reservation of the Gesu Parish. For a number in and teaching at of years while discerning a Fairfield College Preparatory vocation to the Society of Jesus, School in Connecticut. Fr. Stayer taught English literature Missioned next to Saint Louis at the college level, including a University, Fr. Rogers earned a position at Texas A&M master’s degree in philosophy University-Commerce. In 2003, while working with campus he entered the Society of Jesus, ministry and the Pax Christi spending two years at the Jesuit group. During these years, he novitiate and another two years was also privileged to travel to at Loyola University Chicago for El Salvador to learn Spanish and philosophy studies. Fr. Stayer’s to work as a chaplain at first year of regency was spent at Georgetown University Hospital. the Universidad Centroamericana, For his regency assignment, the Jesuit university in El Fr. Rogers taught religious Salvador. After months of Fr. Michael J. Rogers, S.J., 32, education at Boston College Fr. Jayme C. Stayer, S.J., 44, intensive language training, he was born in Hartford, Connecticut. High School, where he also is a native of Canton, Ohio. A taught English to university After graduating from Northwest directed orientation for lifelong musician and vocalist, students and to the poor in the Catholic High School in West incoming students and coached Fr. Stayer has performed with mountains near the border of Hartford, he attended the College the junior varsity and varsity the choruses of the Chicago Honduras. The second part of of the Holy Cross in Worcester, tennis teams. Following Symphony Orchestra, the Fr. Stayer’s regency Massachusetts, earning a regency, Fr. Rogers was Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston assignment was spent at John bachelor’s degree in philosophy in missioned to Rome to the Pops and the Boston Symphony Carroll University in Cleveland, 2002. At Holy Cross, Fr. Rogers International College of the Gesù Orchestra. At the University of where he taught literature. In first became acquainted with the to complete his studies at the Notre Dame in South Bend, 2010, Fr. Stayer moved to the Society of Jesus as a founding Pontifical Gregorian University in Indiana, he sang with the Glee Boston College School of member of the college’s vocation preparation for ordination. Club and Chorale. He earned a Theology and Ministry, where discernment group and by Currently the national bachelor’s degree in English he earned a Master of Divinity making the five-day version of the coordinator for MAGIS 2013, literature and music from Notre degree while serving as a deacon Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. the Jesuit pastoral program that Dame in 1990. Following at St. Ignatius Church in Boston. During his college years, will be held this summer in graduation, Fr. Stayer continued Following ordination, Fr. Stayer Fr. Rogers also interned at the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, his studies in English literature has been missioned to John United States Conference of preceding World Youth Day, at the University of Toledo in Carroll University where he will Catholic Bishops in Washington, Fr. Rogers will return to Rome Ohio, earning a master’s degree resume a tenure-track position D.C. In 2002, Fr. Rogers entered this fall to continue his studies in 1992 and a doctorate in 1995. in the English Department and the Jesuit novitiate in Boston, in fundamental theology. (New In Toledo, Fr. Stayer first came work in university ministry. where his experiments included England Province) to know the Jesuits as a member (Chicago-Detroit Province) time at St. Francis Mission on the University of California, Evangelist in Westborough, Berkeley, Fr. Stephan became Massachusetts. While active with the Newman Center working at St. Luke’s Parish, on campus. Following his 2002 Fr. Stockdale enrolled in the law school graduation, Master of Divinity program at Fr. Stephan entered the Society the Boston College School of of Jesus and was missioned to Theology and Ministry, where Loyola University Chicago, his classmates included earning a master’s degree in students preparing to become pastoral studies in 2007. For his Jesuit priests. His conversations regency assignment, Fr. Stephan with the Jesuits, combined taught theology and history for with his work during the one year at Verbum Dei High summer of 2002 at World Youth School, a Cristo Rey school Day in Toronto, convinced Fr. serving boys in the Watts Stockdale that his discernment section of Los Angeles. For was leading him to a vocation Fr. Robert W. Stephan, S.J., the next two years, he taught Fr. Bret J. Stockdale, S.J., with the Society of Jesus. 40, is a native of Cincinnati. history to undergraduates at 37, was born and raised in After two years at the Jesuit The oldest of five, Fr. Stephan Loyola Marymount University Worcester, Massachusetts. novitiate, Fr. Stockdale was attended Covington Latin in in Los Angeles while also A 1993 graduate of St. John’s missioned to Loyola University Kentucky, a small Catholic high teaching a course at the High School in Shrewsbury, Chicago, where he earned a school across the river from his university’s law school. In 2010, Massachusetts, Fr. Stockdale master’s degree in philosophy hometown. At Cincinnati’s Xavier Fr. Stephan was missioned to attended the University of New as well as a master’s degree University, Fr. Stephan earned a the Boston College School of Hampshire, earning a bachelor’s in social work. For his regency bachelor’s degree in history in Theology and Ministry where he degree in political science in assignment, Fr. Stockdale 1995. Although he was baptized earned a Master of Divinity 1997. Although Fr. Stockdale had taught history and theology at Xavier’s Bellarmine Chapel, degree while serving as a begun discerning a vocation for two years at Fairfield Fr. Stephan’s time as a college deacon at St. Mary of the to the priesthood while still in College Preparatory School in student at Xavier was his first Assumption Parish in Brookline, college, he decided to embark Connecticut and worked with real exposure to Jesuits in the Massachusetts. During his time on a business career directly the school’s campus ministry classroom, and seeing that in formation, Fr. Stephan has after graduation. He worked office. Missioned next to combination of vocation and avo- worked with the Ignatian for a year in the mutual fund the Boston College School of cation opened his eyes to a new Spirituality Project, which industry and, realizing he was Theology and Ministry, where way of looking at the provides retreats for homeless called elsewhere, accepted a he had earned his Master of priesthood. Following his men and women, and position in the Office of Youth Divinity degree in 2003, Fr. graduation from Xavier, Contemplative Leaders in Ministry for the Diocese of Stockdale earned a Licentiate in Fr. Stephan studied in Austria and Action, an Ignatian leadership Worcester in his hometown. Sacred Theology while serving earned a master’s degree in program for young professionals. For the next year, Fr. Stockdale as a deacon at St. Luke’s Parish, history from UCLA in 1998. (California Province) organized retreats and special the same church where he While earning a law degree at events for the diocese before worked as a youth minister next accepting a job as a more than a decade earlier. youth minister at St. Luke the (New England Province) Standing left to right: Frs. Jayme Stayer, Peter Folan, Michael Magree and Jeremy Zipple. Seated left to right: Frs. Stephen Surovick and Robert Stephan. Absent from photo: Fr. Bret Stockdale. Photo: John Gillooly Affairs. Fr. Surovick actively entering the Society of Jesus in discerned a vocation to the 2002. During his time in the priesthood through the last two novitiate, Fr. Zipple, who had an positions held, and in 2003 he early and passionate interest entered the Society of Jesus. in film production, worked on After the novitiate, he earned a PBS-aired documentary on a master’s degree in applied the great Jesuit missionary, philosophy in 2008 from Loyola St. Francis Xavier. In 2004, he University Chicago and was was missioned to New York’s assigned to Washington, D.C.’s Fordham University, earning a Gonzaga College High School master’s degree in philosophy for regency. A former high school before beginning a three-year baseball and soccer player, regency assignment with Fr. Surovick coached both sports National Geographic Television at Gonzaga and also taught in Washington, D.C. While European and American history. traveling the world as a writer, Fr. Stephen L. Surovick, S.J., Missioned to the Boston College Fr. Jeremy K. Zipple, S.J., 35, producer and director for 39, grew up in Voorhees, New School of Theology and Ministry is a native of Hattiesburg, National Geographic, Fr. Zipple Jersey. The oldest of three boys, in 2010, Fr. Surovick earned a Mississippi. A 1996 graduate contributed to documentaries Fr. Surovick graduated from Master of Divinity degree and, of Hattiesburg High School, exploring a wide range of Eastern Regional High School in following ordination, will return to Fr. Zipple attended Boston topics—from a lost Mayan 1992 and attended the University Boston to complete a Licentiate College, where he earned a civilization to the elusive quest of Scranton in Pennsylvania, in Sacred Theology and continue bachelor’s degree in economics for King Solomon’s mines. earning a bachelor’s degree in his work as a deacon at Our with a minor in film and music. Since 2010, Fr. Zipple has been political science in 1996. Realizing Lady Help of Christians Parish During his time at Boston College, missioned to the Boston that his true passion was public in Newton, Massachusetts. Fr. Zipple worked in campus College School of Theology and service, he held a variety of Trained in spiritual direction, ministry, played piano for student Ministry where he earned a positions with nonprofit particularly the techniques for liturgies and volunteered at a Master of Divinity degree organizations. Eventually, leading 8-day silent retreats, homeless shelter. He also came while serving as a deacon at Fr. Surovick served as an aide to Fr. Surovick looks forward to to know the Jesuits and to St. Joseph’s Parish in Belmont, the mayor of Cherry Hill, New continuing this work and pursuing appreciate how the Society of Massachusetts. Following Jersey, and later at the state his interest in public service and Jesus offered a unique model of ordination, he will return to level for New Jersey’s academics. (Maryland Province) the priesthood, one that Boston to continue work on Department of Community combined secular pursuits with his Licentiate in Sacred a life of faith. Immediately Theology. His camera always at following graduation, Fr. Zipple the ready, Fr. Zipple hopes to taught math and music to continue making documentaries middle school students at on Jesuit, religious and cultural St. Francis Cathedral School in themes. (New Orleans Province) Metuchen, New Jersey, before

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