In Memoriam
We give thanks for the following Jesuits who have gone home to God.
Fr. John J. Foley, SJ
July 13, 1925 – August 2, 2021
“John was willing and able to go wherever the need was the greatest. He did not ask, ‘Why do I have to do this?’ but rather, ‘What more can I do for Christ and his people?’”
English and speech teacher and minister for the Jesuit community director of development, director of parent activities, acting president, football team chaplain, and assistant to the president at
Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill.; speech and homiletics instructor Ohio; religion teacher at Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago; assistant director, director, and to dental students and superior of the Jesuit community at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill.; minister of Gonzaga House Jesuit Community in Chicago; director of Jesuit Seminary Association for the former Chicago Province; pastoral ministry.
Fr. John R. Sima, SJ
October 5, 1939 – August 17, 2021
“John was a Jesuit who opened up his life to the poor. Wherever he lived he was not only an attentive pastor, but also a friend who shared the joys and sorrows of the people he accompanied.”
Minister to the Hispanic community at Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago; regent at Colegio San Jose in Arequipa, Peru; minister, catechesis teacher, and pastor at Virgen of Nazareth in El Agustino, Peru; pastor at San Pedro Parish in Tacna, Peru; pastor at Compañía Parish in Cusco, Peru; chaplain of Hipólito Unanue Hospital in El Agustino, Peru; retreat and Loyola in Ayacucho, Peru; spiritual director, retreat director, and ministry with CLC groups in Chiclayo, Peru; founder of Casa del Alfarero and accompanied youth and volunteers at Quiñones Youth Center in Chiclayo, Peru; retreat director.
Fr. Michael Christiana, SJ
May 15, 1966 – September 17, 2021
“Michael immersed himself into his mission as a Jesuit, thrived in the ability to read and study academically—especially in the area of spirituality—and would drop everything to be at one of the province villas.”
Codirector of the community service department, assistant campus minister, vice president for mission and identity, and superior of Indianapolis; retreat director at the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford in Ohio; campus minister and adult faith formation ministry at University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy; campus ministry at Loyola University Chicago.