Gregory Jacobs SJ Ordained to the Priesthood [Updated 01 May 2008]

Congratulations to Fr Gregory Jacobs SJ who was ordained to the priesthood at Sacred Heart Church in Kooringal, Wagga Wagga, NSW on Saturday 29 March 2008.

Greg's parents Cath and Albert hail from Holland; he himself was born in Ballarat and moved to Wagga at the age of two, schooling later at Sacred Heart Primary School, with high school at St Michael's Regional High School and Trinity. Greg says that his inspiration for joining the Society of Jesus came from admiring the variety of opportunities for service which the Jesuits offered, and their aim of "finding God in all things".

At JTC, he did the standard theological studies for priesthood, but also developed a special interest in studying the relationship between faith and science; he hopes to follow this further in his work for the Society and the Church.

Greg's parents, his brother Anthony and sister Bernadette and his twin Chris were at the ordination, joined by his Jesuit brothers and his friends from Wagga, Melbourne and more widely, with some members of the family who came from Holland.

Greg's Mass of Thanksgiving was at the same church on the following day.

Ordination of Fr Gregory Jacobs SJ
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Mass of Thanksgiving
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See Also:

• Photo Gallery—more photos of Fr Greg's ordination and first Mass
• Greg Jacobs ordained

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2008 Melbourne College of Divinity Awards [Added 10 Apr 2008]

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From left to right: Robin Koning, Youn-Su Kim, Michael Smith (Rector), Budiarto Gomulia, Greg Jacobs, Brendan Byrne and John Martis (Principal).

At the Conferral Ceremony of The Melbourne College of Divinity held on 03 April 2008 in the Wilson Hall of The University of Melbourne, the following awards were made to students associated with Jesuit Theological College:

• Gregory Jacobs SJ (Master of Theological Studies)
• D Youn-Su Kim SJ (Master of Theological Studies and Graduate Diploma in Spirituality)
• Budiarto Gomulia (Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction). Budiarto, who has residential association with Jesuit Theological College, obtained his degree through the Institute of Christian Spirituality and Pastoral Formation.

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New Faculty Member [Added 27 Mar 2008]

Dr Catherine Playoust
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Dr Catherine Playoust — BA (Hons, University of Sydney); BTh (Sydney College of Divinity); STL (Weston Jesuit School of Theology); ThD (Harvard Divinity School) — has been appointed to the faculties of Jesuit Theological College and the United Faculty of Theology (UFT), to teach New Testament, beginning 2008.

Catherine becomes the first layperson to be named to the JTC faculty. Beginning life and her studies in Sydney, she later moved to Boston, where she obtained her doctorate with a dissertation on the Ascension of Jesus and the heavenly ascents of early Christians. She comes to Melbourne with her family, and will teach The Gospel of Luke and New Testament Greek at UFT this year. Apart from theology, Catherine has longstanding interests in mathematics and music.