Jesuit Speaker Series
Jesuit Speaker Series
Each event will be hosted in the Kilker Learning Commons at Rockhurst High School from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
2026-27 Speakers:
• Monday, August 31, 2026 - Fr. Patrick Hough, SJ
• Tuesday, October 20, 2026 - Fr. Phil Cooke, SJ '85
• Tuesday, December 1, 2026 - Fr. Derrick Weingartner, SJ
• Tuesday, February 9, 2027 - Mr. Jason Britsch, SJ
Register below and join us for these evenings of Jesuit reflection - there is no charge to attend.
All recorded presentations are linked at the bottom of this page. AMDG
• Tuesday, December 1, 2026 - Fr. Derrick Weingartner, SJ
• Tuesday, February 9, 2027 - Mr. Jason Britsch, SJ
Register below and join us for these evenings of Jesuit reflection - there is no charge to attend.
All recorded presentations are linked at the bottom of this page. AMDG
Visit www.ignatiancenterkc.org and www.jfanusa.org/kansas-city
Registration
Previous Presentations
Click below to watch previous Jesuit Speaker Series presentations.
Making Progress in the Spiritual Life: Ignatian Self-Mastery by Fr. Stephen Kramer, SJ, on Feb. 10, 2026
Hearing God's Voice Amid the Noise by Fr. Matt Stewart, SJ, on Dec. 9, 2025
When Faith Moves Behavior: Using Economics to Study Religious Influence by Fr. Carlos Esparza, SJ, on Oct. 14, 2025
The Key Question – Interior Vision and The Call of The King by Fr. Casey Beaumier, SJ, on Sept. 8, 2025
Wonder: The Heart of the Spiritual Life by Fr. Louis Hotop, SJ, on Feb. 11, 2025
What Is It You Want? by Fr. Tim Lannon, SJ, on Dec. 10, 2024
The Molecular Basis of Free Will by Dr. Philip Nahlik, SJ, on Oct. 15, 2024
Does Chat GPT Dream of Electric Teachers? Artificial Intelligence, Jesuit Education, and the Incarnation by Fr. Jeff Johnson, SJ, on Sept. 9, 2024
Holy Inconvenient: Ignatian Spirituality As Lived By Jesuit Saint Alberto Hurtado by Fr. Bill Sheahan, SJ, on Feb. 6, 2024
The Role of Mary in Jesuit Spirituality by Fr. Vincent Giacabazi, SJ, on Dec. 12, 2023
Christmas As an Anchor of the Work of Jesuit Education by Fr. Kevin Spinale, SJ, on Oct. 16, 2023
St. Ignatius and True Freedom by Fr. Danny Tesvich, SJ, on Aug. 24, 2023
The Life & Times of St. Ignatius Loyola by Fr. Gary Menard, SJ, on Feb. 28, 2023
Making Progress in the Spiritual Life: Ignatian Self-Mastery by Fr. Stephen Kramer, SJ, on Feb. 10, 2026
Hearing God's Voice Amid the Noise by Fr. Matt Stewart, SJ, on Dec. 9, 2025
When Faith Moves Behavior: Using Economics to Study Religious Influence by Fr. Carlos Esparza, SJ, on Oct. 14, 2025
The Key Question – Interior Vision and The Call of The King by Fr. Casey Beaumier, SJ, on Sept. 8, 2025
Wonder: The Heart of the Spiritual Life by Fr. Louis Hotop, SJ, on Feb. 11, 2025
What Is It You Want? by Fr. Tim Lannon, SJ, on Dec. 10, 2024
The Molecular Basis of Free Will by Dr. Philip Nahlik, SJ, on Oct. 15, 2024
Does Chat GPT Dream of Electric Teachers? Artificial Intelligence, Jesuit Education, and the Incarnation by Fr. Jeff Johnson, SJ, on Sept. 9, 2024
Holy Inconvenient: Ignatian Spirituality As Lived By Jesuit Saint Alberto Hurtado by Fr. Bill Sheahan, SJ, on Feb. 6, 2024
The Role of Mary in Jesuit Spirituality by Fr. Vincent Giacabazi, SJ, on Dec. 12, 2023
Christmas As an Anchor of the Work of Jesuit Education by Fr. Kevin Spinale, SJ, on Oct. 16, 2023
St. Ignatius and True Freedom by Fr. Danny Tesvich, SJ, on Aug. 24, 2023
The Life & Times of St. Ignatius Loyola by Fr. Gary Menard, SJ, on Feb. 28, 2023
