Resources
The following resources provide helpful information and support for those who think God might be calling them to be a Jesuit priest or brother, or if they just want to learn more about the Jesuits.
WEB SITES
www.jesuits-mis.org/Vocations.aspx
The official site of the Vocation Office of the Missouri Province of the Jesuits.
www.thinkjesuit.org
The interactive site for three Jesuit vocations offices of the Society of Jesus in the United States – Chicago Province, Detroit Province and Wisconsin Province.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQUI7HHAb6E
Jesuit “Vocation Advice” video on youtube.com offers advice to those considering joining the Jesuits. Search “Jesuit Vocation” for other related videos on youtube.com.
www.sluh.org/cocurriculars/clubsad/cannonball/
The official site of the Cannonball Club at SLUH. The Cannonball Club provides support activity for SLUH students considering a vocation to the priesthood.
www.googlinggod.net
A Web site created by the author of a book called Googling God: The Religious Landscape of People in the 20s and 30s.
www.bustedhalo.com
An online magazine for spiritual seekers in their 20s and 30s.
BOOKS
Hearts on Fire
Prayers by Jesuits, edited by Mike Harter, S.J.
The Fifth Week
Stories by great Jesuits, William O'Malley, S.J.
The First Jesuit
Mary Purcell
Ignatius' Own Story
Translated by William J. Young, S.J.
To Fling Out Broad His Name: The Jesuit Charism in the Church
Short writings about Jesuit life compiled by Jesuit vocation directors
Voices of Blood
Stories of Jesuit martyrs by William O'Malley, S.J.
With God in Russia
By Walter Ciszek, S.J., the story of his persecution in Russia in 1950s and 60s
He Leadeth Me
Walter Ciszek, S.J., prayer life that helped him survive while in captivity
With Bound Hands
Life and selected prison letters of Alfred Delp, S.J., who was executed by the Nazis
The Came Back Singing
A journal of Gary Smith, S.J. while working with refugees in JRS in East Africa
ARTICLES
This article describes how vocations to the priesthood are on the rise among SLUH students and alumni.
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Did You Know?
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. was a French paleontologist and philosopher involved in the discovery of the so-called Peking Man.