25th Entrance
Father Kevin Dyer
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1999
First profession: 2001
Final profession: 2021
Ordination: 2010
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1996
Master’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 2004
Master’s in divinity, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, 2010
Service in the archdiocese: None
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado, 2004-07, 2011-14
Associate pastor, St. Peter Claver Parish, Punta Gorda, Belize, 2011
Chaplain and theology teacher, Jesuit High School, New Orleans, 2015-21
Chaplain and vice president of collegiate outreach, Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), Denver, 2019-present
About Father Kevin Dyer: A St. Louis-area native, Father Kevin Dyer, SJ, is the national chaplain and vice president of collegiate outreach at the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). His journey as a Jesuit priest has been marked by a zeal for souls, a passion that continues to guide his life and work. “I feel very much a Jesuit in the mission of evangelization,” Father Dyer said. While the early Jesuits evangelized people who had not heard the gospel, FOCUS is a ministry of the “new evangelization.” “We are mainly located in places where the seeds of the Gospel have already been planted, but they’re growing weak or forgotten. We are reaching people who are either in danger of losing the faith, have already lost the faith, or have never been given the faith,” he said. Reflecting on his time in the Society of Jesus, Father Dyer says he is filled with gratitude. “I appreciate most the way that God has shaped my soul through the life that I’ve lived these 25 years. The way that God’s led me, the people that he’s put into my life, and the opportunities to serve fill me with a tremendous amount of gratitude, and it’s increased my zeal for souls. Time is short in life. We don’t know how much of it we have, and there are a lot of people who need to know Jesus. I think being a Jesuit has increased that zeal in my heart,” he said.
Father Anthony Wieck
Birthplace: Enterprise, Oregon
Entrance: 1999
First profession: 2001
Final profession: 2017
Ordination: 2010
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, University of San Francisco, 1990
Bachelor of sacred theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, 1999
Master’s in pastoral studies, Saint Louis University, 2003
Licentiate in sacred theology, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 2009
Service in the archdiocese: Retreat director and spiritual director, White House Jesuit Retreat, 2017-24
Spiritual director, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 2020-24
Professor, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 2020-21
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, 2003-06
Campus ministry, theology teacher, residence life, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, 2006-07, 2009-11
Minister, theology teacher and vocation promoter, Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas, 2011-14
Teacher and campus minister, Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston, Houston, 2014-17
Retreat ministry, Grand Coteau Retreats, Louisiana, 2024-present
About Father Anthony Wieck: Father Anthony Wieck, SJ, a Jesuit of the USA Central and Southern Province, spent more than a decade serving in Jesuit high schools and colleges before being missioned in 2017 to the White House Jesuit Retreat Center in St. Louis to direct group retreats. He was simultaneously assigned to provide outreach and spiritual direction to diocesan seminarians through his assignment at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. He guides more than 20 future parish priests and pastors on an Ignatian path to recognizing the depth of God’s love. “It’s amazing to be a Jesuit,” he said. “I love to share the truths offered by Ignatius. People have their eyes opened. Ignatius’ careful guidance in discernment, in practical, helpful ways speaks to the heart of the Church.” Father Wieck was recently given a new assignment to lead retreats at the Jesuit retreat centers in Grand Coteau, Louisiana.
25th Ordination
Father Mark Bosco
Birthplace: Chicago
Entrance: 1990
First profession: 1992
Final profession: 2014
Ordination: 1999
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Cardinal Glennon College, 1987
Master’s in English, Saint Louis University, 1995
Master’s in divinity, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 1998
Doctorate in theology and literature, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, 2003
Service in the archdiocese: None
Service outside the archdiocese: Theology teacher, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado, 1992-94
Special studies, St. Agnes Parish and Ignatian Spiritual Life Center, San Francisco, 1998-99
Associate professor of English and theology, Loyola University Chicago, 2003-17
Director, The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage, Loyola University Chicago, 2012-17
Vice president for mission and ministry, Georgetown University, 2017-present
About Father Mark Bosco: In 2024, Father Mark Bosco, SJ, a Jesuit of the USA Central and Southern Province, celebrates the 25th anniversary of his priestly ordination. A native of St. Louis, Father Bosco entered the Jesuit novitiate in Denver in 1990. Father Bosco’s academic interests focus on the intersection of religion and art, especially the 20th century Catholic literary tradition. He has published five books and over 20 articles and book chapters on authors including Graham Greene, Flannery O’Connor, Susaku Endo, and Hans Urs von Balthasar. In 2019, he co-wrote and co-directed the documentary film Flannery, which won the first ever Ken Burns Library of Congress Award for best documentary film. In his role at Georgetown, Father Bosco shares the university’s Catholic, Jesuit heritage with students, faculty and alumni through teaching undergraduate courses in theology and English and offering seminars, immersion programs and retreats. He is also responsible for campus ministry and pastoral care at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
50th Ordination
Father Michael Harter
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas
Entrance: 1961
First profession: 1963
Final profession: 1985
Ordination: 1974
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1967
Master’s in English, Saint Louis University, 1970
Master’s in divinity, Regis College, Toronto, Canada, 1974
Service in the archdiocese: English teacher, Saint Louis University High School, 1968-71
Director of province publications and editor of Jesuit Bulletin, 1982-85
Communications work, Studio J Communications and Review for Religious, 1991-94
Socius to provincial, assistant for communications and superior of provincial staff community, 2004-10
Editor, Review for Religious, 2011-12
Image digitization assistant, Slavery, History, Memory and Reconciliation Project, 2021-23
Minister and Jesuit healthcare partner, St. Ignatius Hall, 2023-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Socius to master of novices, Kostka House Novitiate, Kansas City, Missouri, 1974-75
Socius to master of novices, Jesuit Novitiate, Denver, 1975-76
Director, Ministry Training Services, Superior, Denver, 1976-82
Managing editor, America magazine, New York, 1985-89
Retreat director, Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House, Staten Island, New York, 1989-90
Consultant for SJ magazine, Melbourne, Australia, 1990
Novice director and superior, Jesuit Novitiate of St. Alberto Hurtado, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1994-2003
Assistant USA tertianship director, Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, Portland, Oregon, 2012-16
About Father Michael Harter: Father Michael Harter, SJ, a Jesuit for 63 years, celebrates the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination in 2024. Father Harter has served in both Jesuit formation and communications-related ministries. He is also the author of “Hearts on Fire,” a book of prayers composed by memorable Jesuits illustrating important aspects of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, published by Loyola Press and available in multiple languages. “I have accompanied young men testing their call to become Jesuits and worked with others struggling with their wounds and other limitations. Each assignment I have received has been an opportunity to meet and learn from new people and cultures, to make a contribution, and to learn again and again to let go and move on to new places and opportunities,” said Father Harter.
Father Thomas J. Melancon
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1961
First profession: 1963
Final profession: 1979
Ordination: 1974
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1967
Master’s in Latin, Saint Louis University, 1968
Master’s in divinity, Saint Louis University, 1976
Master’s in social work, Saint Louis University, 1997
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, Saint Louis University High School, 1975-84
Director, Province Pre-Novitiate Program, 1975-80
Associate pastor, St. Francis Xavier College Church, 1992-94
Director, Fusz Pavilion of Jesuit Hall Community, 2007-14
Pastoral minister, Jesuit Hall Community, 2015-22
Pastoral minister, St. Ignatius Hall, 2023-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri, 1968-71, 1984-88
Associate pastor in training, St. Joseph Church, Pueblo, Colorado, 1988-89
Associate pastor and administrator, Holy Family Church, Security, Colorado, 1989-91
Associate pastor, Corpus Christi, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1991-92
Addiction therapist, Chestnut Health System, Alton, Illinois, 1997
Minister, Weston Jesuit Community, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1997-2000
Associate pastor, Trinidad Area Catholic Community, Colorado, 2001-06
Associate pastor, Most Holy Trinity Parish, Trinidad, Colorado, 2002-06
About Father Thomas J. Melancon: Father Thomas Melancon, SJ, spent the years of his active ministry as an educator and in pastoral ministry. He now resides at St. Ignatius Hall in Florissant, where he ministers to senior Jesuits and prays for the Society and the Church. He celebrated 60 years as a Jesuit in 2021 and this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. He served as director of the Jesuits’ senior care facility in St. Louis from 2007-14, and continued as a pastoral minister to the Jesuit Hall Community through their move to St. Ignatius Hall in 2023.
Father Edward (“Father Edd”) Salazar
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
Entrance: 1962
First profession: 1964
Final profession: 1986
Ordination: 1974
Education: Bachelor’s in Spanish, Spring Hill College, 1968
Master’s in Spanish and Latin American literature, Universidad Iberoamericana, 1971
Master’s in divinity, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 1975
Certified physician executive, Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas, 1995-97
Service in the archdiocese: Priest chaplain, SSM Health Care System, St. Louis, 2014-20
Pastoral minister, Jesuit Hall Community at Saint Louis University, 2020-23
Pastoral and hospital minister and praying for the Church and the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Hall, Florissant, 2023-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Jesuit High School, El Paso, Texas, 1968-71
Minister to Portuguese immigrants, St. Clare’s Parish, Santa Clara, California, 1973-75
Associate pastor, St. Joseph Church, Houston, 1975-79
Regional director, PADRES (Priests Associated for the Religious, Educational and Social Rights) of Mexican Americans, 1977-79
Assistant pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, El Paso, Texas, 1979-80
Superior and pastor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and Shrine, San Antonio, Texas, 1980-86
Retreat director, Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Atlanta, 1987-88
Episcopal vicar for Hispanics, Archdiocese of Atlanta, 1988-91
Founding president, National Association of Hispanic Priests, USA (ANSH, EEUU), 1989-92
Hispanic outreach, Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, 1991-94
Chaplain, Christus Spohn Hospitals, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1997-2006
Retreat and spiritual director, ministry to Hispanics and Brazilians, Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center, Atlanta, 2007-11
Retreat and spiritual director, ministry to Hispanics and Brazilians, Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House, Lake Dallas, Texas, 2011-14
About Father Edward Salazar: Father Edward Salazar, SJ, is a Jesuit priest who has served in ministry to Hispanics and hospital chaplaincy. Throughout his years as a Jesuit, he has focused his ministry on parish-based community organizing, the advocacy and defense of immigrants and the poor and preaching a faith that does justice. Father Salazar’s lifelong engagement in Hispanic ministry included co-founding the National Association of Hispanic Priests, USA (ANSH EEUU). He has most recently served as a chaplain in St. Louis-area hospitals in the SSM Health system. In April 2023 he began celebrating Friday Mass at Saint Louis University hospital and monthly parish Mass for the Brazilian community at St. Joseph Church in Manchester.
Father John Warner
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia
Entrance: 1962
First profession: 1964
Final profession: 1986
Ordination: 1974
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1968
Master’s in directing, Goodman School of Drama, 1978
Service in the archdiocese: Pastoral minister, Jesuit Hall Community at Saint Louis University, 2021-22
Pastoral minister, St. Ignatius Hall Community, Florissant, 2023-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Director, Teatro La Fragua, Yoro Mission, El Progreso Yoro, Honduras, 1979-2021
About Father John Warner: Father John (Jack) Warner, SJ, is celebrating 50 years as a priest in 2024. Father Jack devoted more than 60 years to serving the people of Honduras by providing employment and opportunities for artistic expression. The founder of the Teatro La Fragua theater company at the Yoro Mission in El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras, he served as director for 42 years, from 1979 to 2021. He professed his final vows in El Progreso in 1986. Since 2021 he has served as a pastoral minister at the Jesuit Hall Community at Saint Louis University and now at St. Ignatius Hall, a community of senior Jesuits in Florissant.
50th Entrance
Father William Oulvey
Birthplace: Fairview Heights, Illinois
Entrance: 1974
First profession: 1976
Final profession: 1994
Ordination: 1985
Education: Bachelor’s in chemistry, Rockhurst University, 1974
Master’s in chemistry, Saint Louis University, 1979
Master’s in divinity, Regis College in Toronto, 1985
Bachelor’s in sacred theology, Regis College, Toronto, 1985
Master’s in sacred theology, Regis College, Toronto, 1986
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, De Smet Jesuit High School, 1979-82
Vocation director, Province of the Society of Jesus, St. Louis, 1994-2001
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, St. John’s College, Belize, 1986-92
Parish ministry, St. Peter’s Parish, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1992-93
Superior, Jesuit Community of Belize, 2001-06
Regional secretary to USA assistant, Curia of the Society of Jesus, Rome, 2006-10
Rector, Rockhurst Jesuit Community, Kansas City, Missouri, 2010-16
Superior, St. Ignatius Loyola Parish Jesuit Community and Regis University Jesuit Community, Denver, 2016-22
Retreat director, Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House, Sedalia, Colorado, 2023-present
About Father William Oulvey: Reflecting on his diverse assignments, Father Oulvey said, “It’s always been an adventure as a Jesuit. Internally, it has been and continues to be a call to greater trust in God. It has also been an adventure to meet new people from various parts of the world. All of this continues to be a source of grace and life for me.” Ministering to others and being a “sympathetic listening ear,” both to laypeople and brother Jesuits at the beginning of their vocations or at the end of their lives has left an enduring impression. “To be entrusted with their stories, that’s been a powerful gift,” he said. Father Oulvey has found that these relationships have made obedience and availability for mission come easily. “My superiors, my provincials know me, and they’ve listened to what I’ve said, my dreams and desires, and used that knowledge in my assignments. And that is the bottom line after 50 years of this life,” he said. “We are known, we are loved, and therefore we can be sent.”
Father Patrick Quinn
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1974
First profession: 1976
Final profession: 2007
Ordination: 1988
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1979
Bachelor’s in computer science, Washington University in St. Louis, 1984
Bachelor’s in electrical engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 1985
Master’s in divinity, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 1988
Master’s in theology, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 1990
Master’s in computer engineering, Marquette University, 1993
Service in the archdiocese: Student teacher, St. Louis University High School, 1979
Campus minister, Saint Louis University, 2004-05, 2006-13
Associate pastor and pastor, St. Matthew the Apostle Church, 2013-18
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado, 1979-81
Systems manager, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri, 1989-91
Coordinator of information systems and adjunct professor, Wheeling Jesuit College, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1994-97
Computer information systems and systems librarian, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, 1997-2004
Mission coordinator for staff outreach, Regis University, Denver, 2018-20
Associate pastor, St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Denver, 2020-23
About Father Patrick Quinn: Celebrating 50 years as a Jesuit in 2024, Father Patrick Quinn, SJ, is a pastor at heart. “There has always been something special to me about parishes,” he said. “Everything happens there, from marriages to funerals, from baptisms to first Communion and confirmations, from Christmas pageants to the candlelit Easter Vigil. It is in parishes that I really came to see the presence of what Pope Francis calls ‘ordinary saints.’” Father Quinn has come to value service as the core of his Jesuit vocation, though it began in a setting far from the parishes where he has most recently ministered: university campus computer systems. “There’s a certain satisfaction of having fixed a problem or solved a dilemma to make things all of a sudden come back to life. But there’s a greater satisfaction from simply being with people,” Father Quinn said. He has carried this into his own ministry with humility and understanding. “When I go to a hospital and I cannot fix it, but I can be there, that teaches me that I’m bringing God in a different way. It’s different to be with than it is to be alone, and to recognize that difference and how much of a difference it does make in people’s lives changes the way in which we do ministry,” he said.
60th Ordination
Father Donald Cunningham
Birthplace: Vandalia, Illinois
Entrance: 1951
First profession: 1953
Final profession: 1990
Ordination: 1964
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy and letters, chemistry and physics/math, Saint Louis University, 1957
Licentiate in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1958
Bachelor’s in sacred theology, Saint Louis University, 1966
Master’s in guidance and counseling, Loyola University Chicago, 1968
Doctorate in educational testing and research, Loyola University Chicago, 1975
Service in the archdiocese: Director of premedical and predental studies, Saint Louis University, 1977-81
Retreat and spiritual director, White House Jesuit Retreat Center, 2001-09
Pastoral and retreat ministry, Jesuit Hall Community, 2009-23
Pastoral ministry, praying for the Church and the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Hall, 2023-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, St. John’s College, Belize, 1958-59
Chaplain and guidance counselor, Boys Industrial School, Topeka, Kansas, 1962-65
Chaplain and counselor, Alvernia High, Chicago, 1966-72
Lecturer in educational testing and research, Loyola University Chicago, 1967-69
Assistant to vice president, Loyola University Chicago, 1969-75
Assistant dean, Foster McGaw Graduate School, National College of Education, Chicago, 1975-77
Assistant director of accreditation and educational measurements, American Dental Association, Chicago, 1982-85
Superior, pastor and treasurer, St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, Denver, 1986-90
Associate pastor in Colorado and Illinois, 1990-92
Treasurer and business manager, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, California, 1992-95
Associate pastor, St. John the Baptist Church, Winfield, Illinois, 1995-97
Pastor, St. Patrick Parish, Pana, Illinois, 1997-2000
About Father Donald Cunningham: Father Don Cunningham, SJ, a priest of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province, celebrates the 60th anniversary of his priestly ordination in 2024. After years of service in Jesuit education and pastoral ministry, Father Cunningham now resides at St. Ignatius Hall, a community of senior Jesuits, praying for the Church and the Society of Jesus. Born and raised in central Illinois, Father Cunningham entered the St. Stanislaus Seminary in the former Missouri Province after completing high school in 1951. Beginning in 1967, he held several administrative roles in Jesuit higher education as well as in the administration of medical and dental education programs. In 1986, he moved into pastoral ministry in Colorado and Illinois, which he continued through Jesuit retreat ministry at the White House Retreat Center in St. Louis from 2000-09.
Father Louis Oldani
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1951
First profession: 1953
Final profession: 1980
Ordination: 1964
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1957
Licentiate in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1959
Master’s in English, Saint Louis University, 1962
Bachelor’s in sacred theology, Saint Louis University, 1966
Doctorate in English and American literature, University of Pennsylvania, 1972
Service in the archdiocese: Pastoral minister, Jesuit Hall Community at Saint Louis University, 2016-22
Pastoral minister, praying for the Church and the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Hall, 2023-present
Service outside the archdiocese: English teacher, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri, 1959-61
English and American literature teacher, Rockhurst University, 1971-85
Mellon senior fellow, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1979
Professor of English, Rockhurst University, 1985-2011
Professor emeritus of English, Rockhurst University, 2011-16
About Father Louis Oldani: Father Louis Oldani, SJ, this year celebrating the 60th anniversary of his priestly ordination, has been a member of the Society of Jesus for over 70 years. Born in St. Louis in 1933, he graduated from St. Louis University High School in 1951. He entered the Jesuit novitiate at St. Stanislaus Seminary in the former Missouri Province that same year. Father Oldani spent his academic career on the faculty of the English department at Rockhurst University for over 40 years. He has written and edited publications on theater, particularly Jesuit theater.
Father John Waters
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Entrance: 1951
First profession: 1953
Final profession: 1972
Ordination: 1964
Education: Bachelor’s in history, Saint Louis University, 1957
Theology studies at St. Mary’s College, 1964
Pontificia Universidad Católica, Bogotá, Colombia, 1965
Clinical pastoral education program, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1984-85
Service in the archdiocese: Assistant for pastoral apostolates, Province of the Society of Jesus, St. Louis, 1985-87
Rector and director of Fusz Pavilion, St. Louis, 1987-92
Praying for the Church and the Society, Fusz Pavilion and St. Ignatius Hall, St. Louis, 2020-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, St. John’s College, Belize, 1958-61
Missionary, Colombia, 1966-71
Secretary to USA assistant, General Curia of the Society of Jesus, Rome, 1971-75
Pastor and superior, St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Denver, 1975-78
Associate pastor and pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Belize, 1978-80
Associate pastor and refugee work, Belmopan, Belize, 1980-84
Hispanic ministry, Denver, 1993-94
Associate pastor, Hispanic ministry, St. Mary’s Parish, Garden City, Kansas, 1996-97
Superior and pastor, Mount Carmel Parish, Pueblo, Colorado, 1997-2001
Chaplain, St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, 2002
Pastoral ministry, Denver, 2002-20
Jesuit superior, Denver, 2003-09
About Father John Waters: Father John Waters, SJ, a Jesuit priest who has dedicated his life to pastoral ministry in Belize and the United States, this year celebrates the 60th anniversary of his ordination. He spent over a decade of his Jesuit ministry in Belize and as a missionary. He has also served at the Jesuit Curia in Rome, as well as in Hispanic ministry in Kansas and Colorado. He currently resides at St. Ignatius Hall in Florissant, where he prays for the Church and the Society of Jesus.
60th Entrance
Father Thomas Hoffman
Birthplace: Bronx, New York
Entrance: 1964
First profession: 1966
Final profession: 1983
Ordination: 1976
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy and sociology, Loyola University New Orleans, 1970
Master’s in divinity, Regis College in Toronto, 1976
Bachelor’s in sacred theology, Immaculate Conception, Montreal, 1976
Master’s in theological studies, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, 1978
Service in the archdiocese: Praying for the Church and the Society of Jesus at St. Ignatius Hall, Florissant, 2023-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida, 1970-73 and 1983-84
Retreat director in U.S. and Canada, 1974-77
Director of campus ministries, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, 1977-83
Teacher and chaplain, Jesuit High School of New Orleans, 1984-2000
Parish assistant, St. Joseph Church, Long Beach, California, 2001-02
Pastor, St. Thomas the Apostle, New Orleans, 2002-08
Director, University of New Orleans Newman Center, New Orleans, 2002-08
Associate pastor and pastor, St. Jude Parish, Alamogordo, New Mexico, 2008-15, 2015-21
Praying for the Church and the Society of Jesus, Grand Coteau, Louisiana, 2021-23
About Father Thomas Hoffman: Born on January 21, 1945, in the Bronx, Father Thomas Hoffman this year celebrates 60 years of Jesuit service. A graduate of Jesuit High School of Tampa in 1963, Father Hoffman has devoted his ministry to Jesuit secondary education, campus ministry and pastoral ministry. Ordained a priest in 1976, he taught theology and served as chaplain at Jesuit High School of New Orleans for over 15 years. In addition, he directed campus ministry at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, and the Newman Center at the University of New Orleans. From, 2008-21, Father Hoffman was associate pastor and then pastor of St. Jude Parish in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He professed his final vows as a Jesuit in 1983. Father Hoffman resides at St. Ignatius Hall in Florissant, where he prays for the Church and the Society of Jesus.
Father Thomas (Tom) Rochford
Birthplace: Denver
Entrance: 1964
First profession: 1966
Final profession: 1985
Ordination: 1976
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1970
Master’s in divinity, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 1976
Master’s in communication design, Pratt Institute, 1983
Service in the archdiocese: Director of publications, Province of the Society of Jesus, St. Louis, 1985-94
Superior, Leo Brown Jesuit Community, St. Louis, 1990-94, 2011-15
Provincial assistant for communications,Province of the Society of Jesus, St. Louis, 2009-15
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, St. John’s College, Belize, 1970-73
Teacher, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado, 1977-81
Publication designer, Loyola University New Orleans, 1984-85
Secretary for communication, Jesuit Conference USA, Washington, D.C., 1994-99
Secretary for communications, Curia of the Society of Jesus, Rome, 2000-09
Teacher and chaplain, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado, 2015-present
About Father Thomas (Tom) Rochford: Father Thomas (Tom) Rochford, SJ, a Jesuit teacher, artist and communicator, this year celebrates six decades in the Society of Jesus. A native of Denver, Father Rochford entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant in 1964. He has participated in Jesuit governance at all levels, including at the former Missouri Province office and at the Jesuit Curia in Rome. Since his return to his hometown in 2015, Father Rochford has served as a teacher and chaplain at Regis Jesuit High School. These later years of his Jesuit life have brought Father Rochford back to his roots, teaching art and supporting campus ministry at Regis Jesuit High School, where his paintings of Jesuit figures now grace the walls of Tradition Hall.
70th Entrance
Father Michael Marchlewski
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1954
First profession: 1956
Final profession: 1975
Ordination: 1967
Education: Bachelor’s in French, Saint Louis University, 1960
Licentiate in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1961
Licentiate in sacred theology, College Theologigue Eegenhoven, St. Albert Louvain, Belgium, 1967
Licentiate in sacred theology, Saint Louis University, 1968
Master’s in French, Saint Louis University, 1970
Service in the archdiocese: Religion teacher, De Smet Jesuit High School, 1992-2004
Theology and French teacher, St. Louis University High School, 2004-16
Assistant to the president, St. Louis University High School, 2016-2019
Chaplain, St. Louis University High School, 2019-20
Pastoral minister, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 2020-21
Pastoral minister, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, 2021-22
Senior priest in residence, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, 2022-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri, 1961-64, 1969-83
Teacher, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado, 1984-91
Assistant vice president, Saint Louis University – Madrid Campus, Madrid, Spain, 1991-92
About Father Michael Marchlewski: Father Michael Marchlewski, SJ, has dedicated his life to Jesuit education, spending almost 50 years in the classroom. He entered the former Missouri Province of the Society of Jesus in 1954 after graduating from St. Louis University High School, and served in high schools in Kansas City, St. Louis and Colorado. Known affectionately as “Father Marco” by students, he taught religion at De Smet from 1992 to 2004 and at SLUH from 2004 until 2020, where he also served as assistant to the president and chaplain. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Father Marchlewski transitioned to pastoral ministry to seminarians at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. He regularly ministers, including hearing confessions, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis.
Father Robert O’Toole
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1954
First profession: 1956
Final profession: 1978
Ordination: 1967
Education: Bachelor’s in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1960
Master’s in Greek, Saint Louis University, 1961
Licentiate in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1961
Theology, St. Mary’s Theologate, Kansas, 1967
Licentiate in sacred theology, Saint Louis University, 1968
Licentiate in sacred Scripture, Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1970
Doctor of sacred Scripture, Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1975
Service in the archdiocese: Associate professor of theology, Saint Louis University, 1974-84
Professor of New Testament, Saint Louis University, 1984-91
Adjunct professor of theology, Saint Louis University, 2014-18
Assistant to the Office of Admission, Saint Louis University, 2018-present
Praying for the Church and the Society, St. Ignatius Hall, Florissant, 2023-present.
Service outside the archdiocese: Prefect of discipline, Teacher, St. John’s College, Belize, 1961-64
Superior and professor of New Testament, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, 1991-2002
President, Gregorian University Foundation, Washington, D.C., 2003-14
Acting superior, America House Jesuit Community, New York, New York, 2010-14
About Father Robert O’Toole: Father Robert O’Toole, SJ, is a biblical scholar and Jesuit priest this year celebrating 70 years in the Society of Jesus. He has dedicated his life to theological study and Jesuit higher education at Saint Louis University and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Born and raised in St. Louis, Father O’Toole graduated from Saint Louis University High School and entered the Society of Jesus in 1954. Father O’Toole holds multiple advanced degrees in philosophy, ancient languages and Scripture. He is the author or editor of numerous publications, with a focus on Luke-Acts and the Pauline letters.
Father Michael Smith
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1954
First profession: 1956
Final profession: 1975
Ordination: 1967
Education: Bachelor’s in education, Saint Louis University, 1961
Licentiate in philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1961
Service in the archdiocese: Campus ministry, Saint Louis University, 1977-79
Minister, St. Francis Xavier (College) Church, St. Louis, 1979-84
Pastor, St. Matthew the Apostle Church, St. Louis, 1984-89
Executive director, Boys Hope at St. Matthew’s Parish, St. Louis, 1985-86
Pastoral minister, Jesuit Hall and St. Ignatius Hall communities, 2018-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora, Colorado, 1961-64, 1969-71
Retreat ministry, Jesuit Retreat House, Cushing, Oklahoma, 1968-69
Campus ministry, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 1971-73
Campus ministry, Regis College, Denver, 1973-77
Associate pastor, Holy Family Parish, Security, Colorado, 1990-91
Associate pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Colorado, 1991-93
Pastor in Paonia and Fruita, Colorado, 1993-2015
Pastoral minister, Xavier Jesuit Center, Denver, 2015-18
About Father Michael Smith: Father Michael Smith, SJ, celebrates his 70th anniversary as a Jesuit this year. After dedicating his life as a Jesuit to pastoral ministry in parish and campus ministry, Father Smith currently serves in a ministry of prayer for the Church and the Society of Jesus. He served in college campus ministry from 1971-79 at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Regis College (now Regis University) in Denver and Saint Louis University. In 1979, his ministerial focus shifted to parishes. He ministered at St. Francis Xavier (College) Church from 1980-84 and was pastor at St. Matthew the Apostle Parish in St. Louis from 1984-89. He served at multiple parishes in the Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado, from 1990 through 2015 as well as at the Jesuits’ Xavier Jesuit Center until 2018.
Father William Snyders
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1954
First profession: 1956
Final profession: 1972
Ordination: 1966
Education: Bachelor’s of science, Saint Louis University, 1954
Bachelor of arts, Saint Louis University, 1959
Master’s in education, Saint Louis University, 1964
Licentiate in sacred theology, Saint Louis University, 1967
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, De Smet Jesuit High School, 1968-70
Counselor, De Smet Jesuit High School, 1970-81, 1996-2002
Rector, De Smet High Jesuit Community, 1975-81
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri, 1960-63
Teacher, St. John’s College, Belize, 1981-91, 1992-96
Pastor, Caye Caulker, Belize, 1981-96, 2002-19
Pastoral minister, St. John’s College, Belize, 2002-16
Prison minister, Caye Caulker, Belize, 2002-19
Pastoral minister, St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana, 2019-present
About Father William Snyders: Father William Snyders, SJ, has dedicated seven decades to Jesuit education and pastoral ministry in St. Louis and abroad. Born in St. Louis, Father Snyders entered the St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, the novitiate of the former Missouri Province of the Society of Jesus, in 1954. He completed studies at Saint Louis University and was ordained a priest in 1966. He served at De Smet Jesuit High School from 1968-81 and again from 1996-2002, teaching math and religion and as a student counselor. In 1981, Father Snyders was missioned to Belize for the first time, where he taught at St. John’s College in Belize City and serve as a pastoral and prison minister on the island of Caye Caulker. Since 2019, Father Snyders has been in residence at St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, a Jesuit community and retreat center.
