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Special Shabbat Guest Speaker: Father Tom Simisky

Saturday, February 15, 2025 17 Shevat 5785

9:30 AM - 1:00 PMSanctuary and livestream

On this Shabbat, special guest Father Tom Simisky, SJ will speak from the bimah to present “Encountering Divine Love Through Discernment.”

About Rev. Thomas M. Simisky, S.J.
Father Tom Simisky, S.J., is a Jesuit Catholic priest originally from Worcester, Massachusetts. His life includes many journeys marked by teaching, leadership, and a global perspective. After graduating from Assumption University, he served as an artillery officer in the Marine Corps in the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific, attaining the rank of Captain. He then transitioned into a job as a district sales manager for a manufacturer of overhead cranes before returning to school and earning a master’s degree in economics from Boston College. Boston College is where he first met Jesuits and experienced Ignatian spirituality. Inspired by the Jesuits there and awakened to a potential vocation in religious life, he taught Spanish and coached football at Catholic Memorial in Boston while discerning to enter the Society of Jesus.

Since entering the Jesuits in 2003, Fr. Simisky has lived in Jamaica, Bolivia, Chile, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. He received a degree in philosophy from the Universidad Alberto Hurtado in Chile, as well as master’s degrees in divinity and theology from Boston College. He also worked as a campus minister at Boston College High School and taught theology at Cheverus High School in Maine. He was ordained priest in 2014 and missioned to Fairfield Prep in Connecticut, where he served as president until 2020. He then went on to become the Executive Director of the Tomsk Catholic School, the only Catholic secondary school in Russia. Sadly, this placement was cut short due to the war in Ukraine. He has served as the pastor of St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Parish in Raleigh since June of 2022. He is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Russian.

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