Dear Friends,

“Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.” Dreams play a prominent rolein the history of our relationship with God. To attend to them is important. This issue of JesuitJourneys contains stories about dreamers who, with God’s grace and the help of others, work to build a better world.

Fr. John Patrick Donnelly, SJ shares a brief history of St. Ignatius, his early companions, and how the end of their dream of going to Jerusalem became the beginning of the Society of Jesus. We also have poignant photos and an account by Fr. Don Doll, SJ about a dream Fr. Tony Wach, SJ has for helping the people of Gulu in northern Uganda. A story about establishing a Jesuitsponsored Cristo Rey high school in the Twin Cities is about both the dreams of those who want to build it and the hopes and dreams of the youth they will serve and educate.

This is a very special Jubilee Year for the Society of Jesus. We celebrate and honor St. Ignatius on the anniversary of hism death (July 31, 1556) and the anniversaries of the births of St. Francis Xavier (April 7, 1506) and Bl. Peter Faber (April 13, 1506). During this Jubilee Year, we recall the ways in which the dreams of those early founders became the vision that Ignatius sets out in the Constitutions, the mission that Francis undertakes in his work of evangelization, and the prayer that Peter shares in giving the Spiritual Exercises.

The generosity, prayers, and dreams of all our lay colleagues and Partners help the Wisconsin Province carry on this tradition of working to realize our early founders’ vision, mission, and prayer.

I thank you all for believing that the Word of the Lord comes to us in dreams and for working together in service to our Church and our God.