First Vows
On August 8, 2026, four Midwest Jesuits pronounced first vows at Saint Thomas More Catholic Community in St. Paul, Minn. Culminating two years at the novitiate in St. Paul, Jesuits Noah Bock, Christian Goedel, Wilson Lombard and Robert Van Dyke pronounced perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Very Rev. Karl J. Kiser, SJ, provincial of the Midwest Province, presided. If you know someone interested in becoming a Jesuit, please visit beajesuit.org.
Photos: Dave Hrbacek
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Saint Ignatius College Prep senior Courtney Beatty (’26) at The Narrows in Zion National Park as part of the Chicago high school’s On Holy Ground summer course.
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