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Vocation Office of the Maryland and New York Provinces
Br. Christopher Derby, S.J., Director of Vocations
39 East 83rd Street
New York, NY 10028-0810
phone: 212-774-5500 fax: 212-794-1036
MD Province Email --or-- NY Province Email

Vocation Office hours: 9:30am - 4:30pm, Monday-Friday

Visit our USA map for vocation offices in other provinces.

Vocation Promotion Materials
 

Jesuit Vocation Literature Order Form
Vocation Coordinators and colleagues who wish to order vocation literature and brochures for their apostolate may use this online order form. STOCK UP NOW!

Vocation Print-Ready Advertisements
Jesuit Apostolates of the Maryland & New York Province are welcome to use these high-resolution .PDF files in print publications.
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Education & Workshops
 

Campus Ministry Information and Support
Contact the Vocations Office to learn how we can help your ministry and your school. We can help you order literature and media resources for Career Days, religious studies curriculum or display material. We can also help arrange for a Jesuit to visit your campus.

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
An association of all Jesuit high schools throughout the United States.

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)
A national voluntary service organization whose mission is to serve the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States.

Cristo Rey Network
A national association of high schools that provide quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to young people from low-income families.
New York: one of six new schools in U.S.

National Theater Workshop of the Handicapped
A non-profit organization providing the disabled community with the communication skills necessary to pursue a life in professional theatre and enhance their opportunities in the workplace.

Nativity Educational Centers Network
A national association of independent educational centers patterned on an original model developed in 1971 by the Nativity Mission Center in New York City.
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Publications
 

America
A national Catholic weekly magazine founded by Jesuits of the United States in 1909. It also sponsors the Catholic Book Club, a Catholic "book of the month" club.

Company
A quarterly web and print magazine of News, Features, Books, and References pertaining to the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), its ministries, friends, history, and colleagues.

Studies in the Spirituality of Jesuits

A journal of the Seminar on Jesuit Spirituality, featuring topics pertaining to the spiritual doctrine and practice of Jesuits.

Theological Studies
A Jesuit-sponsored, quarterly journal of theology, published under the auspices of the Jesuits in the USA. Located at Marquette University, in Milwaukee, WI.

Loyola Productions, Inc.
A not for profit creative media company that builds on the 450 year old Jesuit tradition of effective involvement in the communication arts.
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Women's Ignatian Religious Life
 

Faithful Companions of Jesus

Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Religious of the Sacred Heart

School Sisters of Notre Dame

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Sisters of St. Joseph

Society of Saint Ursula of Anne de Xainctonge
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Volunteering & Retreats
 

Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC)
The largest Catholic lay volunteer program in the country, serving the homeless, the unemployed, refugees, people with AIDS, the elderly, and many others in need.

Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps (ILVC)
Providing men and women age 50 and over the opportunity to serve the needs of people who are poor, to work for a more just society, and to grow deeper in Christian faith.

Maryland Province Retreat Houses
Located in Faulkner, MD; Hot Springs, NC ; Waynesboro, PA; Wernersville, PA; Washington, DC

New York Province Retreat Houses
Located in Auriesville, NY; Jersey City, NJ; Manhasset, NY; Morristown, NJ; Staten Island, NY

Read about Br. Derby's visit this fall to The Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, NY.
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Spirituality on the Net 
 

Busted Halo
A ministry of Paulist Young Adult Ministries and Paulist Media Works. Because we're young adults ourselves, we're trying to figure out what it all means: How do we find work that feeds the soul? How do we remain moral beings in this crazy world? What is the meaning of life anyway?

The Busted Halo Show
Fr. Dave Dwyer answers questions of faith and interviews a variety of guests on Sirius Satellite Radio's Catholic Channel 159.

Daily Reflections
Reflections on the liturgical readings of the day by faculty and staff of Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

Daily Prayer Online
A service of Church Resources (formally Catholic Telecommunications), a charitable trust. Log on to subscribe and have your very own Quiet Space daily. Bringing you the news, thoughts and reflections.

Pray-as-you-go.org
Pray-as-you-go is a daily prayer session designed for use on your iPod or other portable MP3 player, to help you pray while traveling to and from work, study, etc. A new prayer session is produced every day. It is not a 'Thought for the Day', a sermon or a bible-study, but rather a framework for your own prayer.

Sacred Space
On-line spiritual guidance and scripture chosen to focus prayer on a daily basis. It is sponsored by the Jesuits of the Irish Province.

Spirited Talk Today Podcast
Weekly podcasts developed by Loyola Press to nurture a lived faith and help people be conscious of God’s work in their daily lives.

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Students at Nativity Mission Center in
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