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Post by rgs318 on Jul 31, 2020 16:30:27 GMT -5
Tonight's Mass for Ignatius of Loyola was well done (via ZOOM). The priests and chaplains did it quite well.
I counted 13 Jesuits present. Is that now the size of the entire Jesuit community at Holy Cross?
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jul 31, 2020 17:06:45 GMT -5
Tonight's Mass for Ignatius of Loyola was well done (via ZOOM). The priests and chaplains did it quite well. I counted 13 Jesuits present. Is that now the size of the entire Jesuit community at Holy Cross? I had heard last year it was down to 17, and shrinking, hence the plan for a new and smaller Jesuit residence on top of the hill. The community now numbers 14, with two in their mid-upper 80s (Markey and Lapamorda), and one who has no bio, so may be a transient. If you counted 13, then I would guess one of the last three is no longer a member, or was unable to be there. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jul 31, 2020 17:12:48 GMT -5
Ciampi Hall is 34,800 square feet. With 14 Jesuits, that's nearly 2500 feet per Jesuit.
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Post by rgs318 on Jul 31, 2020 17:21:15 GMT -5
Tonight's Mass for Ignatius of Loyola was well done (via ZOOM). The priests and chaplains did it quite well. I counted 13 Jesuits present. Is that now the size of the entire Jesuit community at Holy Cross? I had heard last year it was down to 17, and shrinking, hence the plan for a new and smaller Jesuit residence on top of the hill. The community now numbers 14, with two in their mid-upper 80s (Markey and Lapamorda), and one who has no bio, so may be a transient. If you counted 13, then I would guess one of the last three is no longer a member, or was unable to be there. Thanks, Pak. It is sad to see the drop in vocations. In North Jersey, there are no longer brothers at Bergen Catholic or St Joseph Regional. A good part of my Holy Cross experience was so good because of the "Jebbies" themselves. Those are memories I treasure. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 1, 2020 6:11:55 GMT -5
I had heard last year it was down to 17, and shrinking, hence the plan for a new and smaller Jesuit residence on top of the hill. The community now numbers 14, with two in their mid-upper 80s (Markey and Lapamorda), and one who has no bio, so may be a transient. If you counted 13, then I would guess one of the last three is no longer a member, or was unable to be there. Thanks, Pak. It is sad to see the drop in vocations. In North Jersey, there are no longer brothers at Bergen Catholic or St Joseph Regional. A good part of my Holy Cross experience was so good because of the "Jebbies" themselves. Those are memories I treasure. The Jesuit community at Fairfield numbers 14, several teach at Fairfield Prep, one is a full professor at Yale. At both Holy Cross and Fairfield, I find it notable that their ranks are so few (non-existent) in the classics, philosophy departments which should be their strengths given their background and training, and so very have doctorates in subjects other than sacred theology, or the like. ^^^ This page on the Jesuit community at Fordham is, of course, dated, given that the New York province no longer exists per se. About 25 percent of the Jesuit community are associated with the university or Fordham Prep. (I assume there are others associated with Regis, etc.) I would daresay that there are probably as many in the infirmary and retirement residences as there are at the university. |
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Post by hchoops on Aug 1, 2020 7:03:16 GMT -5
There would be other NYC Jesuits at Xavier HS, Loyola HS, Brooklyn Jesuit Prep Middle School ?, St. Francis Xavier Parish, St. Ignatius Parish And possibly other parishes.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Aug 1, 2020 7:42:29 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 1, 2020 8:59:22 GMT -5
Crucis, thanks for citing those. I was unaware that the Maryland and Northeast provinces were being combined into a single super-province. I assume other U.S. provinces are being consolidated as well. The Pilot article helps date the Fordham 'census', as the New York province was merged into the newly formed Northeast province in 2014. |
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Post by timholycross on Aug 2, 2020 7:36:41 GMT -5
Happy to hear Fr .Lapomarda is still with us!
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Aug 2, 2020 11:40:53 GMT -5
Happy to hear Fr .Lapomarda is still with us! A great guy--from my neighborhood--his father was my barber, etc, etc |
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Post by Crucis#1 on Aug 2, 2020 16:16:29 GMT -5
Crucis, thanks for citing those. I was unaware that the Maryland and Northeast provinces were being combined into a single super-province. I assume other U.S. provinces are being consolidated as well. The Pilot article helps date the Fordham 'census', as the New York province was merged into the newly formed Northeast province in 2014. The Oregon and California Provinces were combined in July 2017 to create Jesuit West jesuitswest.org/news-detail?tn=news-20160728110312Jesuit West is Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. |
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