Meet the Speaker: Rev. John M. Paul, S.J.

Rev. John M. “Fr. JP” Paul, S.J. is a member of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and is the rector at Tantur Ecumenical Institute. He was ordained in 1980 and has a Masters of Sacred Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California, as well as a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre from The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He has served as Director of Novices, Assistant Provincial, Director of Formation, and Provincial Assistant for Native Ministry in his years of internal governance within the Jesuits. He also has ministered with Native peoples on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, working as teacher, superior, president, and superintendent of schools at Red Cloud Indian School. Prior to coming to Tantur, he was at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a participant in Tantur’s six-week program in 2013.

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