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Douglas Jones, S.J.,'10, Among Jesuits To Be Ordained June 14
Rev. Mr. Douglas Jones, S.J. ’10 is shown last fall at his ordination to the diaconate by Bishop Robert P. Reed, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston at the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo courtesy Rev. Mark Scalese, S.J.)On June 14, 2025, the USA East Province will ordain five Jesuits to the priesthood at St. Ignatius Church in Manhattan, according to JesuitsEast.com. One Jesuit will also be ordained in Yap, Micronesia on June 26.
Among those being ordained in New York is Douglas Jones, S.J.,'10, shown, who studied political science and international studies at The University of Scranton.
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Last fall, shortly after his ordination to the diaconate by Bishop Robert P. Reed, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston at the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Rev. Mr. Douglas Jones, S.J. ’10 spoke with Royal News. He credits Scranton with his “vocational awakening.”
“It took a while for me to realize my call to be a Jesuit and a priest, or at least it took a while for me to admit it to myself," Jones said.
“The first time I recall thinking about life as a Jesuit was fairly early on in my time at Scranton, I think. I saw Fr. Cadigan coming out of the science building (RIP, old Loyola) wearing a clerical shirt and a lab coat, and I thought to myself ‘How great it is that a Jesuit can be a priest and engage in a totally different kind of profession at the same time?’
“I took a Special Jesuit Liberal Arts (SJLA) class called ‘Magis’ with Fr. Ron McKinney in which we learned more about Ignatian spirituality and the history of the Jesuits. I started to feel some attraction at that point, but I was a bit stubborn and wanted to follow the path I thought I wanted my life to take. It was only a few years later that I started to seriously discern a vocation as a Jesuit, and it quickly became clear that it was where God was calling me.”
Jones also shared his thoughts on ministry, fellowship and mentorship in that discussion. Read more about his favorite aspects of Scranton and the Jesuits.
Rev. Mr. Douglas Jones, S.J. ’10, shown at center, as an undergraduate at Scranton.
After his ordination on June 14, Jones will spend a year doing research and pastoral work in Lebanon, with Saint Joseph University of Beirut and the Jesuit Refugee Service.
At JesuitsEast.org, learn about Jones' experiences since his graduation from Scranton, and his decade of formation in the Society of Jesus since he entered the novitiate in August 2016.
