For nearly 500 years, Jesuit priests and brothers have been inspired by the vision of St. Ignatius Loyola to love and serve God as companions of Jesus. They seek to find God in all things, to listen with a discerning heart, and to do all things for the greater glory of God. This is the tradition of the Jesuit Community of Loyola University New Orleans.
From the beginning, Jesuits have held that scholarly excellence plays an integral role in helping men and women achieve moral excellence. It was with this focus that the Jesuits first arrived among the earliest settlers in New Orleans and Louisiana, eventually establishing what would become Loyola University in 1912.
The Jesuit educational network is one of the largest systems in American higher education, with more than 200,000 students currently enrolled in the 28 U.S. Jesuit universities. Worldwide, Jesuit universities and colleges have graduated more than a million students.
There are twenty men -- priests and brothers -- affiliated with the Loyola Jesuit Community in 2006-2007. They serve as teachers, administrators, staff and support people. Residing in two houses across from the University, and in several apartments nearby, the Loyola Jesuit Comunity strives to be an intergal part of the life, faith and vitality of the Loyola University New Orleans community.
E-mail: jescom@loyno.edu
Telephone: [504] 865-3448 Receptionist: Carol Slone
