With the Help of God

Fr. Richard Anthonysamy, 42, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has degrees in communications and philosophy. He worked in campus ministry at several state universities in Malaysia and worked in pastoral and youth ministry in the Philippines. He will pursue a doctorate in communications at the University of Denver after ordination. (Malaysia-Singapore Region)

Fr. Charles Barnes, 47, from Seattle, has master's degrees in health administration and health care ethics. He has worked as an airport chaplain in Seattle and Chicago and at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Palo Alto, California. After ordination, he will work in a Jesuit infirmary and as assistant pastor at St. Aloysius Parish in Spokane. (Oregon Province)

Fr. Frank Buckley, 48, from New Orleans, has a bachelor's in psychology from UC Berkeley and a master's in social work from Loyola University Chicago. He counseled students at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose. This fall he will be serving at St. Agnes Parish in San Francisco and working at a substance abuse program for the homeless. (California Province)

Fr. Phillip Cooke, 41, from Kansas City, has a master's in American studies from Saint Louis University and a master's in religious education from Loyola University Chicago. He is interested in at-risk youth ministry and will pursue such work at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota after ordination. (Wisconsin Province)

Fr. Glen Chun, 51, from Honolulu, has an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. He taught accounting at Xavier University in Cincinnati and has led students from St. Xavier High (Cincinnati) on service trips to the Dominican Republic and El Salvador. He has served as a prison chaplain in Chicago and is a trustee of St. Ignatius College Prep there. (Chicago Province)

Fr. Sean Dempsey, 35, from Shirley, New York, has a master’s degree in American studies from Saint Louis University. He taught at the Nativity School in Milwaukee and worked at the Center for Service and Action at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. After ordination, he will pursue a doctorate in U.S. history. (California Province)

Fr. Jose Fetzer, 48, from Lima, Peru, has a master’s in Spanish from Saint Louis University; he taught Spanish at Jesuit College Prep in Dallas and has worked in spiritual direction and Hispanic ministry. He is presently assigned to Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House in Lake Dallas, Texas, and will continue serving there after ordination. (New Orleans Province)

Fr. Paul Grubb, 36, from Portland, Oregon, has worked in Native American ministry in Toronto and in prison chaplaincy in Chicago. He founded Agape House and a fair-trade student group at Loyola University Chicago. After ordination, he will teach religion and conduct retreats at Jesuit High in Portland. (Oregon Province)

Fr. Peter Gyves, 57, from New York, has a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and a medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He has taught and served as a pediatrician with a special interest in HIV and AIDS in the United States and also in Chad, China, Zambia, and South Africa. (New York Province)

Fr. D. Scott Hendrickson, 37, from Fremont, Nebraska, has a master's in Spanish literature from Bowling Green State in Ohio and another master's in Hispanic studies from New York University. He taught at Rockhurst University in Kansas City and led study-abroad programs to France and Spain. His twin, Daniel, also a Jesuit, was ordained in 2006. (Missouri Province)

Fr. Phillip Hurley, 34, from Sykesville, Maryland, has a bachelor’s degree in theology from Loyola College in Maryland. He taught philosophy and ethics and coached cross country at Gonzaga College High in Washington, D.C., taught English to Jesuits in Poland, and served as deacon at San Quentin prison in California during theology studies. (Maryland Province)

Fr. Joseph Jiang, 35, from Sichuan, China, has degrees from the Ateneo de Manila, a Jesuit university in the Philippines. He taught Chinese at Xavier High in Manila and worked with the Jesuit Refugee Service in Thailand. After ordination he will pursue a doctorate in higher education and then return to his home province. (China Province)

Fr. Stephen Kieta, 39, from Bremerton, Washington, has a BA in history from Santa Clara University and an MA in the field from Loyola University Chicago. He studied theology at Heythrop College at the University of London and taught at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma; he will teach at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane after ordination. (Oregon Province)

Fr. Mark Mossa, 41, from Worcester, Massachusetts, has an MA in English from the University of South Carolina. He directed campus ministry and community service at Jesuit High in Tampa and taught philosophy at Loyola University New Orleans. He co-authored Just War, Lasting Peace: What Christian Traditions Can Teach Us. (New Orleans Province)

Fr. William Murphy, 38, from East Lansing, Michigan, has a BA in economics from DePauw University in Indiana. He taught mathematics at St. Xavier High in Cincinnati and was deacon at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. After ordination, he will return to St. Xavier as assistant to the president. (Chicago Province)

Fr. Peter Nguyen, 34, from Chicago, has a BA in religious studies from the University of Chicago and an MA in social philosophy from Loyola University Chicago. He taught religion and coached track at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago and ministered at a leper colony in Bihar, India. He will continue theology studies after ordination. (Chicago Province)

Fr. Thao Nguyen, 42, from Ban Me Thuot, Vietnam, has a degree in literature from Dalat University in Vietnam. He taught Asian studies at Seattle University and conducted workshops for the Vietnamese National Catechetical Committee. After ordination, he will continue studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. (Oregon Province)

Fr. Joseph Palmisano, 33, from Monroe, Connecticut, has a bachelor’s in theology from Boston College. He served in Jamaica at Campion College and St. Anne’s Parish in Kingston; he also worked in retreat ministry in Dublin. He will work in pastoral ministry in Belfast after ordination while pursuing a doctorate in theology. (New England Province)

Fr. Duc-Hanh Pham, 38, from Lam Dong, Vietnam, has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Colorado and a master’s in counseling psychology from Saint Louis University. He was counselor and campus minister at Regis University in Denver; he is also a professional photographer. (Missouri Province)

Fr. Charles Rodrigues, 42, from Mumbai, India, has master's degrees in sociology from the University of Mumbai and international business from the University of Kentucky. He taught religion at St. Xavier High in Cincinnati and was a pastoral minister, youth retreat leader, and vocation promoter in Mumbai. (Chicago Province)

Fr. Gregory Schenden, 39, from Detroit, has a BA in English from John Carroll University in Cleveland. He taught communications and English at Gonzaga College High in Washington, D.C., and was RCIA director at St. Agnes Parish in San Francisco. He will serve at Holy Trinity Parish in Washington, D.C., after ordination. (Maryland Province)

Fr. William Sheahan, 41, from St. Louis, has a master’s degree in public administration from Saint Louis University. He served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in San Antonio and taught religion at St. Louis University High. After ordination, he will teach and minister at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City. (Missouri Province)

Fr. Anthony Soohoo, 33, from Flushing, New York, has a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago. He taught at Xavier High in New York and at the Jesuits’ Nativity School in Manhattan. He also worked at an after-school tutoring program in the Bronx and taught English to Jesuits from Latin America. (New York Province)

Fr. John Lan Tran, 39, from Kansas City, has a bachelor’s degree in physics from Rockhurst University and a master’s degree in social philosophy from Loyola University Chicago. He taught math and computers at Rockhurst High in Kansas City and computer skills to Latino youth at the Juan Diego Center in Chicago. (Missouri Province)