Colleagues
The Jesuits of the Wisconsin Province cannot build a better world without the assistance of dedicated lay men and women.
We depend on our partners in mission - inspired lay people of all ages called to be men and women for others in the Ignatian tradition of service.
It is a tradition that begins in our urban middle schools with community service projects. It is nurtured in our parishes and secondary schools - Creighton Prep, Marquette University High School, and the Red Cloud Indian School - with such programs as Somos Amigos and Computers for Africa. And it is a tradition that is at the core of our institutions of higher education - Creighton and Marquette Universities.
We offer opportunities for people of all ages, from grade school into their retirement years, to become involved in hands-on programs that help make the world a more just place for all God's people. This page includes links to some of the ways to get involved.
Lay Colleagues are also active in the ministries listed to the right.
Ignatian Associates
Ignatian Associates are Catholic adults, married and single. The Ignatian Associates founding as a Community was inspired in 1991 during the Ignatian Year - which celebrated the 450th Anniversary of the existence of the Society of Jesus and the 500th Anniversary of the birth of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and encouraged by the Document on "Cooperation With the Laity in Mission" from General Congregation 34. Begun in 1992, we are an innovative extension of the Jesuit tradition of service to our Church and world.
Ignatian Associates spiritual formation is rooted in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Following a two-year formation program, Ignatian Associates may accept an invitation to make public "Promises" of Simplicity of Life, Fidelity to the Gospel and to our Associate and Jesuit Companions, and Apostolic Availability. Currently there are three communities of Ignatian Associates in the Wisconsin Province – Milwaukee, Omaha, and St. Paul.
Ignatian Associates serve in schools, universities, hospitals, businesses, social service programs, parishes, and a variety of other settings. Some work in traditional Jesuit institutions and ministries, while others bring the mission of the Jesuits to new situations. As Associates, we learn to stretch our abilities to minister in different cultural contexts, as we walk with the poor and marginalized.
For more information go to: www.ignatianassociates.org
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