Fr. Louis Hotop, SJ
Louis R. Hotop, SJ, is from St. Louis, Missouri, and came to know the Jesuits through his time at St. Louis University High School. While in high school, Louie was very involved in a local youth group, in Boy Scouts through his parish and in campus ministry at school. These activities helped to form and solidify his desire to dedicate his life to the good of others.
After first vows, he was sent to earn his bachelor’s degree at Saint Louis University in philosophy and Russian studies. In order to enhance his Russian skills, he was lucky enough to spend a summer with the Jesuits and the Catholic communities in Siberia, where he taught English at various summer camps and lived with the Missionaries of Charity in a home for the destitute and alcoholics.
After ordination, Louie will head to the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, where he will be ministering on the border with migrant communities and helping to do sacramental supply for the diocese.