Jesuit Friends & Alumni Network Detroit

08/27/2025

02/13/2025

Join Jesuit friends and alumni for a spring luncheon on Wednesday, March 26th at University of Detroit Mercy. Brother James Boynton, SJ, will speak on What is a Jesuit Brother Anyway?

Brother Boynton, the 30th President of University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, shares his insights into the role of Jesuit brothers in our Church today and his mission at University of Detroit Jesuit.

Register soon! – or find more information – at https://www.jfanusa.org/detroit

03/24/2024

Proud to be a Marquette University grad! Excited to see Marquette Men's Basketball advance to the Sweet 16 again 🏀

Photo from my college reporting days at the Al McGuire Center

02/09/2024

Info and registration here: https://www.jfanusa.org/detroit
Join us at our March 7 luncheon featuring Fr. Patrick Kelly, SJ, national and international speaker on the human, cultural and spiritual significance of sport. He will show how sports can be enjoyable and done for their own sake and also lead to our growth as whole persons. His influence in this area extends from the halls of the Vatican to ace Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who credits his “Sports and Spirituality” class as a formative influence. While this talk is about sports, attendees will gain new insights into other dimensions of their lives and how they are related to their personal and spiritual growth.

08/31/2023

Join us on Tuesday, November 14 for a JFAN event -- featuring Rita Dollard-O'Malley, Associate Provincial Assistant for Ignatian Spirituality Midwest Jesuits. Rita's talk will touch on a few transformative moments in the life of St. Ignatius. Through her storytelling, she will invite us to reflect on the story of St. Ignatius, inviting us to contemplate the graced history of our own story. Rita will offer some tools for fostering an Ignatian spirit (spiritu, corde, practice) in our everyday life. Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.jfanusa.org/Jesuit Friends & Alumni Network Detroit

Detroit JFAN Detroit Home About JFAN Detroit Past Events JFAN Detroit HomeAbout JFAN DetroitPast EventsCONTACTTom Szczepanski, ChairTom.Sz.Det@gmail.comFrank Brady, Chair WUJA Congressfjbradyjr@gmail.comFr. Gary Wright, SJ, Jesuit Liaisonwrightgr@udmercy.edu Upcoming Events November 14, 2023Ignatius...

04/23/2023

Congratulations Patty. Thanks too for being a friend to the Jesuit Friends and Jesuit Friends & Alumni Network Detroit.

Patricia Montemurri, long-time Free Press ace, takes her place in the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame after a career notable for grit and grace.

04/06/2023

Join us May 17 at the Detroit Athletic Club for a JFAN Networking Luncheon. From service in the National Parks, to home repair in Appalachia, to leading collaborative philanthropy efforts, our guest presenter, Angela Moloney will share wisdom from her intentional journey inspired by Catholic teaching and Ignatian discernment. Join us as Angela reminds us how to be ever delighted by the surprises of the Holy Spirit in the quest for the greater good. Learn more and reserve tickets at https://www.jfanusa.org/detroit

02/10/2023

JFAN invites you to attend our March 9, 2023 networking luncheon. Father Karl Kiser, SJ, Provincial of the Midwest Province, will return to Detroit to share his current mission and the engagement of Jesuit friends and alumni in the larger mission of the Jesuits and the Universal Apostolic Preferences. Ticket are $45. To learn more and register, visit: https://www.jfanusa.org/detroit

07/13/2022

Congratulations! Today Br. Jim Boynton, SJ was named president of University of Detroit High School and Academy. He, and other Jesuits, recently had a surprise visit with Pope Francis while meeting in Rome.

05/20/2022

Exciting opportunity to see a musical based on the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola this weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6gVOPtbxPM&t=32s

Performance Information:

Our Lady of Czestochowa Social Hall
3100 18 Mile Road Sterling Heights, MI 48314

Saturday, May 21st | Doors at 6:45 p.m.
Sunday, May 22nd | Doors at 2:45 p.m.

Admission is free! Donations accepted.

ShatteredMusical.com

Check out ShatteredMusical.com for more details

04/06/2022

Jesuits have been at the forefront of Catholic Education in the United States since they first reached the Chesapeake Bay in 1633. They are very grateful for our American heritage, yet they know that its earliest foundation was built on enslaved labor, including the sale of human life. Join the Jesuit Friends & Alumni Network Detroit at the Detroit Athletic Club on Tuesday, May 24 as Fr. Tim Kesicki, SJ shares the story about a mission of truth, reconciliation, and justice. Learn more and purchase tickets at: https://jfanusa.org/cities/detroit/

JFAN Detroit is a local chapter of Jesuit Friends and Alumni Network devoted to connecting Denver Jesuit Alumni with one another.

04/06/2022

Don't miss out on our spring event featuring speaker Fr. Timothy Kesicki, SJ. Tickets and table sponsorships are still available.

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Detroit Athletic Club Pavilion
241 Madison St.
Detroit, Michigan

Jesuits have been at the forefront of Catholic Education in the United States since we first reached the Chesapeake Bay in 1633. We have labored not only to teach, but to form young women and men to become moral leaders. We are very grateful for our American heritage, yet we know that its earliest foundation was built on enslaved labor, including the sale of human life. In 2016 we began to meet the living Descendants of this tragic history and they have invited us to partner with them in a mission of truth, reconciliation, and justice. Fr. Kesicki will share the vision of this partnership and the hope it offers for our nation and our Church.

https://jfanusa.org/cities/detroit/

JFAN Detroit is a local chapter of Jesuit Friends and Alumni Network devoted to connecting Denver Jesuit Alumni with one another.