Jesus and Jesuits 
During my long retreat in Milford, I remember saying to the Lord, “This is where I give you my heart.” Throughout these years of grace, it has been my goal to keep Jesus at the center of my life and to continue giving Him that heart so He may do with it whatever He desires. Sinner yet called, I have tried my best to find Him in every mission. It has been an amazing journey.

Among the saints, Peter has been my hero; his was my vow name. His personality matched my own in his speaking before thinking, missing the point, or needing to be admonished and forgiven, while also coming to a genuine awareness of who Jesus was and what He was about. He both sinned and loved greatly, as have I. Two of my favorite Scripture passages are his words to Jesus: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life”; and “You know all things; you know that I love you.” I pray these passages often and trust they have guided me, at least when I’m at my best.

Though I always saw myself as a high school guy, superiors thought otherwise, and I’ve given most of my apostolic life to serving the Society directly. None of us joins the Society to take care of it, but some must. It has been a unique and graced privilege to do so. In a wide variety of settings, I’ve been asked to care for Ours and for our mission. In each of those missions, I have come to truly love my brothers and what we are about. What a privilege to listen to how God works in and with them; what a privilege to accompany and mission them; what a privilege to serve the universal Society.

I hope I have given my heart to Jesus and to Jesuits. So may it be always.