QUICK BIO: Fr Joe Laramie SJ is a Catholic, Jesuit priest. He is from St Louis. He was ordained in 2011. He lives in Milwaukee.
He is the author of two books. Abide in the Heart of Christ: a 10-Day Personal Retreat with St Ignatius Loyola [2019], AND Love Him Ever More: a 9-Day Personal Retreat with the Sacred Heart [2022].
Fr. Joe is also a National Eucharistic Preacher for the USCCB Eucharistic Revival.
LONGER BIO: He served as a campus minister at Saint Louis University. He taught at Jesuit high schools in Kansas City and Colorado. He served at Mayan villages in Belize, Central America. He also served at White House Jesuit Retreat in St Louis. He has guided people through the Spiritual Exercises in many contexts: for women, college students, priests, and FOCUS missionaries.
He has written for America Magazine. He has been featured on EWTN Live, the Hallow app, Busted Halo, and the Jesuitical podcast.
He earned MDiv and STL theology degrees at Boston College and an MA in communication at SLU.
He is a proud uncle and godfather.
“We are created to praise, reverence and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save our souls.” -St. Ignatius Loyola, S.J.
a word of thanks…
to Patrick Powers for helping to design this webpage. & the best roommate I’ve ever had! [ok, the only one]. Freshman year, Clemens Hall, 4th floor at SLU! powers.digital/about
also to Catherine Owers, Steph Sibal, and the staff at Ave Maria Press. Their labor, suggestions, and charity made this a far better project. avemariapress.com
also to my superior and provincial for giving me the green light on this and a few other crazy ideas over the years. jesuitscentralsouthern.org
and certainly to family, friends, current & former students, and Jesuit brothers. Thank you! In the Heart of Christ, AMDG