Baton Rouge Native Ordained a Jesuit Priest

Baton Rouge native Father Michael Mohr SJ was one of two menn ordained to the priesthood in the Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern Province on June 8.

Archbishop Emeritus Robert J. Carlson of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, ordained Father Mohr and Daniel J. Everson SJ at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis.

A graduate of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Father Mohr first began thinking about religious life thanks to the witness of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, to whom he remains grateful.  

During high school and college, he spent his summers working with youth in the Navajo Nation. After graduating from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, Father Mohr taught high school English at St. Joseph Catholic School in Madison, Mississippi. During those three years, the idea of serving the church as a priest and teacher became more and more attractive. He entered the Society of Jesus at the Jesuit Novitiate of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, in August 2013, alongside Father Everson.
  

Father Mohr studied philosophy at Saint Louis University and completed his regency at St. Louis University High School. While there, he taught English and theology, assisted with the band, and helped with pastoral ministry and retreats.  

Much of Father Mohr’s formation was shaped by numerous international experiences of service and study, including Spanish studies in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Mexico; service with Indigenous communities in Guyana; pastoral work in Belize; teaching English in Vietnam to brother Jesuits; working with Jesuit Refugee Service in Uganda; and studying theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. During his three years in Rome, Father Mohr participated in Living Stones, a young adult group focused on spiritual formation and giving faith-based art and architectural visits through different churches.  

Following ordination, Father Mohr is pursuing a Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry. 

Top Right Photo: Archbishop Emeritus R. Carlson of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, is flanked by the two new priests of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province, Father Michael J. Mohr SJ and Father Daniel J. Everson SJ. Formation Director Father Hung Pham SJ is on the left and Father Provincial Thomas P. Greene SJ is on the right. Photos provided by the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province.

Center Photo: Archbishop Emeritus Carlson blesses Father Mohr during Father Mohr’s ordination.

Bottom Photo: Fathers Mohr and Everson  celebrate their ordinations at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis.