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This page includes webcast vocation stories and Lenten podcasts.

Scroll down to read entries for:

  • Rev. Charles Rodrigues, S.J.
  • Rev. Michael Conley, S.J.
  • Rev. Pat McGrath, S.J.
  • Rev. Dave Meconi, S.J.
  • "Journey Through Lent" with Rev. Pat McGrath, S.J.

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Rev. Bill Murphy, S.J.
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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)

 

Rev. Charles Rodrigues, S.J.
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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)

 

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Rev. Michael Conley, S.J.
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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)

 

Rev. Patrick McGrath, S.J.
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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)

 

 


 

Rev. David Meconi, S.J.
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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)

 

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Journey Through Lent with Pat McGrath, SJ

Rev. Patrick McGrath, S.J.

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Ash Wednesday

Podcast: Who am I in God's Eyes?

Scripture Reading: Click Here

   
1st Sunday of Lent
4th Sunday of Lent

Podcast: Tempted to Deny My Truest Self

Podcast: Seeing Christ More Clearly

Lenten Reading: Click Here

Lenten Reading: Click Here
   
2nd Sunday of Lent 5th Sunday of Lent
Podcast: Christ Plays in 10,000 Places Podcast: What Do You Need to Be Freed from and For
Lenten Reading: Click Here Lenten Reading: Click Here
   
3rd Sunday of Lent 6th Sunday of Lent
Podcast: Hope Does Not Disappoint Podcast: Palm Sunday and Holy Week
Lenten Reading: Click Here Lenten Reading: Click Here

 

 

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