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About JFAN Detroit
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Tom Szczepanski, Chair
Tom.Sz.Det@gmail.com
Frank Brady, Chair WUJA Congress
fjbradyjr@gmail.com
Fr. Gary Wright, SJ, Jesuit Liaison
wrightgr@udmercy.edu
Past Events
On Thursday, March 7, 2024, Fr. Patrick Kelly, SJ, PhD, current associate professor of Religious Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy, gave a JFAN talk entitled “Sport, Human Flourishing and the Common Good: Opportunities and Challenges Today.” Watch the full video below.
On Tuesday, November 14, Rita Dollard-O’Malley presented “Transformative Moments in the Life of Ignatius” at the Detroit Athletic Club. Click below to watch the full video.
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, JFAN Detroit featured speaker Angela Moloney spoke on “Delighted by the Spirit” at the Detroit Athletic Club. Click below to view the complete video.
On March 9, 2023, Fr. Karl Kiser, SJ, provincial of the Midwest Jesuits, spoke at the Detroit Athletic Club on “What’s a Jesuit Provincial Anyway? And Why Should We Care?” View the recording of his talk in the player below.
On October 18, 2022, Fr. Tim McCabe, SJ, presented “A Home for Detroit’s Homeless,” highlighting the work of the Pope Francis Center in addressing chronic homelessness. His talk can be viewed in the player below.
On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Fr. Timothy Kesicki, SJ, spoke to a sold out crowd on "A New Path to Reconciliation: the Jesuits and Slaveholding."
Father Kesicki works with the Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation, a new partnership between Descendants of Jesuit slaveholding and the Society of Jesus in the United States.
On May 11, 2021, basketball coach John Beilein spoke on The Impact My Jesuit Education Has Had on My Life As a Leader and Coach.
On November 12, 2020, JFAN partnered with the Catholic Foundation of Michigan to offer an interactive virtual event featuring speakers from International Samaritan. Focusing on The Pandemic’s Impact on People Living in Extreme Poverty in Developing Nations, Mike Tenbusch (president) and Selam Terefe (Country Director of Ethiopia) from International Samaritan led participants in large and small group conversations. The recording of the Zoom conversation can be found here.
On February 11, 2020, Tom Chabolla, president of Jesuit Volunteer Corps, gave a presentation on Forming Great-Souled Persons: The Power of JVC’s Core Values,