Fr. Brian Paulson, S.J.
@briangpaulson
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President of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States
Washington, DC
Joined December 2010
Georgetown University has named Eduardo M. Peñalver as its 49th president, effective July 1, 2026. He has served as the 22nd president of Seattle University since 2021 and is a Rhodes Scholar and former dean of the Cornell Law School. https://t.co/q6ANj7AHBg
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On this crossover episode with the Jesuit Border Podcast, Fr. @StrassburgerSJ & @josephnollasj talk with Bishop Michael Pham about how he fled Vietnam as a boy on a small boat & his experience this summer attending immigration court to walk with migrants. https://t.co/FVh3atgZPk
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Jesuit Fr. Matthew Baugh, S.J., explains an innovative new Catholic Studies Program at the University of Texas/Austin which offers classes through St. Louis University. Fr. Baugh teaches in person in Austin. AMDG #Jesuits
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I encourage you to read this moving article about how Fr. Michael Gallagher, S.J.@JesuitRefugee Service provides much needed support and legal advice to migrants in El Paso coming to immigration and asylum hearings, some of whom are arrested by ICE.
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“They’ll never return to the clothes they have on their back.” Each morning, Fr. Michael Gallagher, S.J., walks to court in El Paso to stand beside asylum seekers — offering legal guidance,...
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I am happy to share with you this 6 minute video -- a glimpse of the vocation stories of the five men who were ordained priests for the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus in June. "Drawn to the Lord: Journeys to a Jesuit Vocation" https://t.co/AjnkflVDOS via @YouTube
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I am inspired by several brother Jesuits, along with diocesan priests, religious women and men and lay people who attempted to bring Christ to people held in ICE detention in Broadview, Illinois, about 12 miles west of Chicago. They were denied entry.
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Hundreds of people joined a delegation of Catholic priests and nuns marching to the Broadview detention site to hold communion, but they were turned away with no reason given. A total of 15 protest...
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, a beloved member of the @LoyolaChicago community and chaplain to the Loyola men’s basketball team, died on October 9 at age 106. May she rest in peace.
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The Loyola University Chicago community mourns the passing of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, who died on October 9 at the age of 106.
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Inspiring words from the Holy Father as we celebrate the Jubilee of Consecrated Life drawing on today’s gospel.
“Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you” (Lk 11:9). “To ask,” in fact, is to recognize, through poverty, that everything is a gift from the Lord and to give thanks for it. “To seek” is to open oneself, through obedience,
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Today is the anniversary of St. John Henry Cardinal Newman being received into the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Newman, pray for us!🙏🏼
“From the time that I became a Catholic...it was like coming into port after a rough sea; and my happiness on that score remains to this day without interruption.” —St. John Henry Cardinal Newman
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Pope Leo tells border bishop: The American church needs ‘to be united’ on migration. Please take a moment to read this article from @americamag
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“You stand with me, and I stand with you,” Pope Leo told El Paso’s Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ committee on migration, when he met him and a U.S. delegation in the Vatican today.
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Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation, "Dilexi te," sees the love of Christ incarnated in love for the poor, in caring for the sick, defending women who experience exclusion and violence, accompanying migrants, working for equality, and more.
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Taking up Pope Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and His summons to care for the ...
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We were blessed to welcome 36 Jesuit novices for the U.S., Canada and Haiti in August. Meet our 2025 novices:
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The Society of Jesus in the United States, Canada and Haiti welcomed 36 new Jesuit novices this fall.
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On the new AMDG podcast, Michael Petro, SJ, who works with @JesuitRefugee in Beirut, shares stories about the people he’s met & why it’s so important for the church to keep accompanying migrants & refugees, even when it’s not politically popular to do so. https://t.co/sGyla79Wlo
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I encourage those interested in the noble vocations of lawyers and judges to read this inspiring and challenging homily by Cardinal McElroy at the annual "Red Mass" preceding the start of the Supreme Court's fall term.
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When we think of St. Francis of Assisi, we often think "poverty." But what does "poverty" mean in St. Francis' spiritual vision? Was he celebrating or romanticizing the plight of the materially impoverished? No - the root of "poverty" for St. Francis is Christ's poverty, which
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Today we celebrate the feast of St. Francis Borgia, our third Superior General, who gave up wealth and power to enter the Society of Jesus. https://t.co/dm8nH443Zf
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Focusing on the individual is not enough to face today’s crises. We need collective moral agency. Please take a few minutes to read this thoughtful essay by Fr. Jim Keenan, S.J. from @BostonCollege
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In the field of Catholic theological ethics, the concept of collective moral agency is becoming more and more important. Why?
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As @ArrupeChicago celebrates its 10th anniversary, learn how this two-year Jesuit college is revolutionizing education for low-income students. https://t.co/G9vWauctzE
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The idea behind Arrupe College was to create an environment in which students who might fall through the cracks at traditional four-year universities would have access to layers of support, so that...
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If you are fascinated by astronomy as well as the origins and destiny of the earth within the universe, you will enjoy this interview with Fr. Richard D'Souza, S.J., a Jesuit from India, the new Director of the Vatican Observatory.
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In 1990, the future director of the Vatican Observatory was living in a refugee camp in Jordan.
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