Re: The Jesuit from Queens who fell in love with Africa: RIP Patrick Ryan, S.J. - America Magazine

[James Kelly]

Brian -  I hope this is enough information for you to tell our jesuit associates about your soon to be published book that features jesuit themes. pax, jim  

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM Smith, Brian <smi...@emeriti.ripon.edu> wrote:

Yes, you were the "crafty lefty", Jim. My nemesis in stickball!

Attached is a summary of my book that the online news service, Religious News Service, published in February. 

I would  be happy to facilitate a ZOOM invitation to ex-Jesuits if you send me their e-mail addresses, suggest a good date and time in the fall for a ZOOM meeting, and  introduce me to the group as a legit ex-stickball player.  I will then create  ZOOM link and send them all an invitation.

How does this sound?

The righty with a sore arm

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM James Kelly <jkjr...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Brian - Thanks for remembering that I won our games of stick ball. Losing my ability to get up the stairs without a stair lift means most of my winning is long gone. I think your idea of a Jesuit zoom, especially with your book  being published, is a great idea. No surprise, you'd have to do all the work. My zooming abilities, like my stickballing, have been benched. Fondly, jim   

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM Smith, Brian <smi...@emeriti.ripon.edu> wrote:

Jim,

My memory is hazy, but I think you won most of the stickball games since you could always hit me low fast balls!

I am attaching some information about my forthcoming book. Feel free to share this information with family, friends and Pax Christi.

Any chance all of the ones on your former Jesuit mailing list could do a ZOOM reunion sometime?

I do ZOOM reunions every three months with several from my graduating class of 1958 at Xavier HS in NYC. 

It is easy to do and I would be glad to help facilitate this. 

Let's keep in touch.

Peace!

Briay

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM James Kelly <jkjr...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Brian - I've forgotten who won our stickall games. Please let me know. Almost as important, a blurb on your book about reaching the nones that I can share with friends and family and pax christi, Appreciatively, jim  

On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM Brian Smith <smi...@emeriti.ripon.edu> wrote:

I am sure you guys would like to see this wonderful article in “America” about our brother, Pat Ryan, if you have not already read it,

Please share it with others on your list, Jim.

Un gran abrazo to you both and all on the former Jesuit list.

I am doing well and just finished a book for Bloomsbury Academic Publishers that will be out in the fall on comparative strategies to reach the Nones.

Peace!

Brian Smith StA ‘58

https://www.americamagazine.org/catholic-book-club/2025/08/19/the-jesuit-from-queens-who-fell-in-love-with-africa-rip-patrick-ryan-s-j/


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[Jerry Esterheld]

I'm not typically a Zoomer for various reasons, but let me know if you do plan a session this fall!  Thanks!  Jerry Esterheld 

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