As part of the global Society of Jesus, the Midwest Jesuits serve in more than 66 ministries throughout 12 states from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains. The Society of Jesus, also known as Jesuits, is a religious order of priests and brothers in the Roma We are the Society of Jesus, also known as the USA Midwest Jesuits, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded nearly 500 years ago by a soldier-turned-mystic, Saint Ignatius of Loyola. In the vision of our founder, we seek to find God in all things and dedicate ourselves to Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, or the greater glory of God and the good of all humanity. We do all of this in grateful collaboration with others who share our values, including laypeople who are part of the extended Jesuit family.