Take a guided Ignatian Advent meditation by podcast, organized by the Jesuit Collaborative. Listen online or download it to your iPod or music device and have a mini Advent retreat anytime you want! Listen or download >

The New England Province of Jesuits is transitioning to a nation-wide Jesuits logo and graphic identity. During this transition there may be instances where our website or social media sites will be unavailable or the transition not seamless. See the new logo >

Fr. Anthony SooHoo, SJ reflects on Advent giving meaning to the waiting in our everyday lives as well as our spiritual waiting. Read more >

Deepen your Advent experience with spiritual resources from the New England Province of Jesuits and other online sources to prepare for Christmas. Our podcasts of Advent homilies and reflections offer perspectives and suggestions from Jesuits on enriching your Advent. Listen to, read, click through, and share with friends and family these 2012 Advent podcasts and resources >

View online or download a copy of the Fall 2012 JESUITS magazine issue just released. It features stories and news from the New England, New York, and Maryland Provinces. Read or download >

Fr. Provincial Myles Sheehan, SJ offers a special Thanksgiving message to all of our friends, benefactors, and collaborators in the Provincial's Corner.

A special prayer for vocations to the Society of Jesus during National Jesuit Vocations Month, including a downloadable prayer card. Read the prayer >

On November 15, 2012, Fr. Charles Frederico, SJ, Director of Vocation for the New England, New York and Maryland Provinces of the Society of Jesus, held vocation classes at Cheverus High School. During these classes students learned about opportunities for direction, received information and participated in discussions about Jesuit vocations. Read more >

Fr. Robert Keane, SJ (CAPT, Chaplain Corps, USN, Ret) offers a special video prayer for Veterans Day in honor of all those who serve and have served in the Armed Forces. Watch the prayer & message from Fr. Keane and read more about his Life in Service.

Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Seán O'Malley, OFM.Cap., ordained nine men to the order of the diaconate on October 6th at the Jesuit parish, St. Ignatius of Loyola in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Among the nine ordinands, eight were Jesuits including one Jesuit from the New England Province: Bret Stockdale. Read more & view photos >

Fr. Mark Scalese, SJ, professor of visual and performing arts at Fairfield University pronounced final vows in the Society of Jesus on September 30, 2012, in the Egan Chapel. Read more & see photos from the event >

Fr. Chuck Frederico, SJ, vocation director for the Maryland, New England and New York Provinces of the Society of Jesus, appeared on The Busted Halo Show with Fr. Dave Dwyer on August 21 to discuss his vocation story, Jesuit formation & spirituality and other topics. Listen to the show & read more >

Join Fr Myles Sheehan, SJ — a former physician who earned his undergraduate degree and doctorate in medicine at Dartmouth College with postdoctoral studies at Harvard Medical School and a former professor of medicine at Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine — for a five-part miniseries addressing the needs & concerns of the aging and those who care for them. Read more & see the schedule >

37 Jesuits are celebrating jubilees ranging from 25 to 75 years of service in the priesthood or in the Jesuit Order this year. The Jesuits will be recognized at a Mass and reception to be held at Boston College High School. Read more about each the jubilarians >

After two years of Jesuit formation, which includes living in community and making the Spiritual Exercises in a 30-day retreat, this month second-year U.S. Jesuit novices pronounce their first vows—perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Read more & watch their video reflection >

Over 400 Jesuit educators from 61 countries gathered in Boston at the first-ever International Colloquium on Jesuit Secondary Education (ICJSE) hosted by Boston College High School and held at Boston College. Read more & see the photos.

More than 100 people took part in the 3rd biennial Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN) conference at Fairlfield University from June 12 to 15, offering participants global perspectives on humanitarian action. Read more.

Fr. Myles Sheehan, Jesuit priest, provincial of the New England Province of the Society of Jesus, and trained as a physician with certification in internal medicine and geriatrics, offers 4 short videos about the role spirituality can play in aging in a series of LifeLines segments from CatholicTV. Watch the videos >

New England Province Jesuit, Fr. John E. Brooks, SJ, the longest serving president of the College of the Holy Cross, died on Monday, July 2, 2012, at UMass Memorial Hospital—University Campus in Worcester, after complications from lymphoma. He was 88. Read additional articles and watch his 2011 GALA honoree video and recent Today Show interview.

Five hundred friends and benefactors of the New England Province attended the second Dowmel Lecture at Boston College High School on June 5, given by Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, author of "Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion" and founder of Homeboy Industries. Read more, see photos from the event, and watch the video.

Looking for inspirational and enlightening books to read this summer? Check out some of the new books published by or about Jesuits in 2012. See the list >>

New England Province Jesuit, Matt Malone, was named as the next (and youngest) Editor-in-Chief of America magazine, a century-old publication which is the only national Catholic weekly magazine in the United States. Read more>>

On June 9, 2012, twelve men burning with love of Christ and his mission will be ordained as Jesuit priests at ceremonies across the country. Among them, New England Province Jesuit Matt Malone will be ordained at Fordham University. Read about Matt and watch the ordination live.

New England Province Jesuit Fr. James Skehan, SJ, professor emeritus at Boston College, was honored for his lifetime of professional work when the university unveiled a bronze bust in his likeness on the occasion of his 89th birthday. Read more>>

New England Province Jesuit Fr. James A. Woods was named Boston College's Person of the Year in honor of his four-decade long service to the university as dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies at BC, a school named in his honor. Read the full story >>

There are 1.4 million Catholic men and women in the US military today. The need for chaplains in just as great as it was in the 1940s and Jesuits from the New England Province continue to respond. We had the opportunity to talk with two chaplains, Fr. John C. Monahan, SJ, and Fr. Robert L. Keane, SJ, from the New England Province about their experiences serving the men and women in today’s military. Read more.

Four Jesuits from the New England Province were honored by several Catholic and Jesuit universities during the 2012 commencement season. Schools invited Jesuits both to give commencement addresses to inspire the graduating students and also to receive honorary degrees in recognition of their accomplishments and work.

Jesuits Fr. Jim Martin, Fr. Joe Appleyard, Fr. Michael McFarland, and Fr. Richard Clifford received honorary doctorates from seven Catholic and Jesuit universities. Fr. Jim Martin also gave the commencement address at three universities. Read the whole story and get photos and video.

Fr. Don MacMillan, SJ, campus minister at Boston College, will be honored by the IgnatianSolidarityNetwork with the Robert M. Holstein: Faith that Does Justice Awardon Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at an award reception at Boston College. Read more

Fr. Myles Sheenan, Provincial, visited the Jesuit Center in Amman, Jordan from March 5 to 11, 2012. Read more and view photos.

The Novena of Grace takes place from March 4 - 12. The first Novena of Grace of Francis Xavier, which is nine days of prayer, is said to have taken place in Goa, India in 1615, when a boy, crippled from birth, was cured. After Francis Xavier was named a Saint on March 12, 1622, the Novena of Grace grew in popularity around the world. It is traditional to pray the Novena for a particular intention: to ask for what you desire from God. Pray for your own needs, those of your loved ones, or the needs of the world.

Download prayer card.

Read reflections by Fr. Francis Xavier Moan, SJ, to accompany the Novena.

Three Jesuits, including Fr. William P. Leahy, SJ, president of Boston College, were among nine people honored at the White House Wednesday as leaders in Catholic education. Read the full story from the Jesuit Conference USA and watch the White House video of the ceremony on YouTube.

New England Jesuit, Dan Corrou, SJ, writes about his regency in Beirut, Lebanon. Read more >>

Young Jesuits have recently begun publishing news and commentary on everything from pop culture and celebrities to Jesus and the Church, called The Jesuit Post. It includes news articles, essays, and regular columns or blogs from several Jesuits.

"...This site is about Jesus, politics, and pop-culture, it’s about the Catholic Church, sports, and Socrates. It’s about making the case for God (better: letting God make the case for Himself) in our secular age," according to Paddy Gilger, SJ, editor in chief of The Jesuit Post.

Distinguished Jesuit historian Fr. Stephen Schloesser to speak at Fairfield University about the young life of the great composer Olivier Messiae. Presented by the University's Center for Catholic Studies, the lecture will take place in the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola on January 17th at 8 p.m. Read more about the lecture & Fr. Schloesser >>

Jesuit Fr. Kevin O'Connell's pastoral ministry with Jordan's Filipino migrants helps them find solace in faith in tough circumstances. Read more from the Catholic Near East Welfare Association >>

College of the Holy Cross welcomes Fr. Philip L. Boroughs, SJ, as 32nd president January 9th. Read more from the College of the Holy Cross >>