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Celebrating Women of Wisdom and Action

The Women of Wisdom and Action program at the Jesuit School of Theology provided graduate education in theology and on-the-ground networking for women religious across Asia.

George Williams, S.J., pastor at San Quentin, equips students with the skills they need to minister at the margins.

At JST, we work with our heads, hearts and hands. Through the prison ministry practicum developed by George Williams, S.J., students learn about the prison system in the United States and develop necessary skills for prison ministry.

Can the Spiritual Exercises be adapted for other religions? Dr. Erin Cline answers with a resounding, “Yes.”

At the Dean’s Lecture this semester, Dr. Erin Cline shared insights from her new book: A World on Fire: Sharing the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises with Other Religions. Her research shows that it is possible to adapt the full four weeks of the Spiritual Exercises for people of other religions, and the Ignatian charism compels us to do so. 

Christopher Wemp, M.T.S. '18, composes engaging liturgical music.

A spark can start a fire! Such is the case with Jesuit School of Theology alumnus Christopher Wemp, the 28-year-old Director of Liturgy for the San Jose Diocese.  “Going to Mass was pretty boring,” recalls Christopher as he spoke about growing up in Aptos, California.  It wasn’t until junior high that things changed for Christopher when the parish music coordinator asked him to play the piano during Sunday liturgy. Having taken lessons for a few years, young Christopher agreed to give it a try.

Scattered across the world, JST alumni reunited in Nairobi for their friend's priestly ordination.

This past June, a large contingent from JST traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, to see their classmate and friend, Oscar Momanyi, S.J., M.Div. ’17, S.T.L. ’18, be ordained as a Jesuit priest. Scattered across the world, the group descended upon Nairobi for the joyous celebration.

Julie Rubio, Professor of Christian Social Ethics, is preparing students to engage difficult conversations inside and outside the classroom.

This fall, Professor Rubio is teaching an ethics course titled Faith & Politics.  In this course, she encourages students to consider critical questions like: How ought the religious convictions of citizens shape their political views and activity in a pluralistic society? Why are people of faith so divided on political issues? Is there any hope for common ground?