Toledo

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Join Jesuit friends and alumni in Toledo for an evening of comedy fused with Ignatian spirituality.

Location

Maumee Bay Brewing Company
207 Morris Street
Toledo, Ohio

Program Details

5:30 p.m. - Appetizers and Cocktails
6:15 p.m. - Show Begins
7:00 p.m. - Q & A with Frs. Jake Martin, SJ, and Adam DeLeon, SJ
7:30 p.m. - Program Concludes

Speaker Bios

Fr. Jake Martin, SJ, is an assistant clinical professor of film and television studies at Loyola Marymount University. Prior to Loyola Marymount University, he was an assistant professor of film studies at Creighton University, and completed his PhD in Film Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. He has been a contributing writer on film and television for America Magazine since 2009 and has written for numerous other publications including Huffington Post, Busted Halo, and American Catholic Studies. His book What’s So Funny About Faith: A Memoir from the Intersection of the Hilarious and Holy was published by Loyola Press in 2012. Jake is also an actor and improvisational comedian whose solo show Learning to Pray in Front of the Television was an official selection for the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Jake has also performed at numerous venues in Chicago and New York.

Fr. Brian Lehane, SJ, is a theology teacher at St. John’s Jesuit High School.

Please fill out the form below to register for this event.
$20 Ticket price includes two drink tickets, cash bar, and heavy appetizers.


Past Events

Colleagues in Conversation: The Jesuit Mission Realized Over Time

On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Fr. Martin Connell, SJ, Dean, Arrupe College at Loyola University Chicago
St. John’s Jesuit High School Class of 1981, and Karl Ertle, President, St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy gave a JFAN talk followed by an evening of networking and conversation to celebrate shared Jesuit connections.