Meet 3 of My Brothers!

I live with 19 other men discerning the life in the Society of Jesus, as a Jesuit priest or brother.  Their average age is about 28.  One of the graces of Jesuit life is that we have all kinds of men with whom to share community.  Below I feature both the youngest and the oldest in our house.  In coming weeks, I hope to feature a few more!  Enjoy!

Dr. Kevin Embach, nSJ
Age: 51
Degrees: Bachelor of Science (BS), Doctor of Medicine(MD), Master of Public Health in Epidemiology (MPH)
Major Previous Occupations: Practiced and taught Internal Medicine in an Internal 
Medicine Residency Program for 18 yrs.
Passions/Interests: Society of Jesus, medicine, Ignatian spirituality
Role Models/Inspirations: Parents, Uncles, Blessed Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC, Presidents Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy
Hobbies: Power Boats, Sailing, Photography and Golf
Favorite Sports Teams: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Reason he joined the Jesuits: Personal invitation from Christ; the "Invitation of a Lifetime"
Favorite parts of being a Jesuit: Helping others find Christ, the great brotherhood in the Society of Jesus

Ken Homan, nSJ
Age: 20
Degrees: None, but started history and theology majors with a minor in justice and peace studies; will likely finish with a major in history and philosophy
Previous Occupations: Dock boy (2 summers), tutor (a lot), wrestling coach (3 years and still going), National Park Service Tour Guide at Wind Cave National Park (1 summer, www.nps.gov/wica), Mission Coordinator for Creighton Students Union (1 year), student
Passions/Interests: weight training, wrestling, climbing trees, hiking, environmental conservation, activism, human rights, social justice, writing poetry and stories (non-fiction), history, theology, giving John Roselle a bad time :)
Hobbies: whittling, playing piano, writing poetry, weight training, wrestling, hiking, pretty much see passions/interests
Favorite Sports Teams: Anything Jr. Billikens, but mostly the wrestling team; I bleed SLUH blue
Reason he joined the Jesuits: To serve God and humanity
Favorite part of being a Jesuit:  the opportunities to continue learning and growing; opportunities to serve others and speak out for human rights around the world; good variety of new people to meet and become friends with, whether in ministry or community



 








Greg Ostediek, nSJ

Age:41

Degrees: BA, English; BS, Mechanical Engineering; MA, English; MS, Mechanical Engineering (almost done!)

Major Previous Occupation: Navy officer (13 years)

Passions/Interests: Teaching

Role Models/Inspirations: My father

Hobbies: Running, reading, martial arts, sailing

Favorite Sports Teams: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State University Buckeyes

Reason he joined the Jesuits: God called me

Favorite parts of being a Jesuit: The Spiritual Exercises; the outstanding formation and training