Father Jordan Reflection

The call to religious life was regarded by co-founder Father Francis Jordan as a great gift of divine love. Faithfulness to one's vocation and the gospel counsels were frequent topics of his urgent, staccato, rapid fire exhortations. Poverty he loved and urged on his community; celibate chastity was assumed; the school of obedience was an education in surrender to the will of God and an antidote to self will.

Sister Jane Eschweiler, SDS, standing, is celebrating 40 years of religious profession. She is the director of the Jordan Ministry Team in Tucson, Arizona.