The Jesuit Community

The Jesuit Center currently serves as the primary residence for Jesuits who are retired or still active in the community as hospital chaplains and prison chaplains, provide help in a parish ministry, or serve as spiritual growth staff members of the Jesuit Center.

Many of the now retired Jesuits arrived at the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues as fresh, young men, full of spit and fire, eager to conquer the world as Jesuits. They taught in colleges and prep schools, they were chaplains in Vietnam, or they were pastors in a parish.

Many were missionaries in India, in the Philippines, to the American Indians out west, in Africa, in Chile, in Burma. Others dedicated their lives to the daily operation of Jesuit institutions or the Curia itself. After leading full lives, they have returned. The Jesuit Community has opened its doors and extended its invitation to be a place of spiritual sustenance for those who seek peace within.

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501 N Church Road  •   Wernersville, PA 19565

Last modified: February 20, 2008