Fr. Joseph E. Brown, SJ, died November 14, 2010, at the Fusz Pavilion in St. Louis, Missouri. He was 86 years old and a Jesuit for 67 years. He was born March 14, 1924, in Parsons, Kansas, the youngest son of the late James R. and Janie G. Brown.
He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Missouri, on February 4, 1943, and was ordained on June 18, 1956, at St. Mary's College in Kansas.
After ordination and tertianship, Fr. Brown completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. After doctoral studies, in 1965, he accepted a joint appointment with the School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences at Saint Louis University, working as a clinical psychologist at the Wohl Mental Health Institute and teaching courses for the Department of Psychology. He served as a psychologist and a professor at SLU until his retirement in 2001.
During the 1960's and early 1970's, Fr. Brown provided an invaluable service to the Missouri Province in conducting psychological evaluations of candidates for the Society of Jesus. He also provided counseling services and spiritual direction to fellow Jesuits throughout his life. In 1967, he founded the We & God Spirituality Center, which distributed resources on prayer and spirituality written by a number of Jesuit authors. Included among those resources was a contemporary reading of the Psalms written by Fr. Brown entitled Jesus Sings the Psalms in Your Heart. The ministry of the We & God Spirituality Center continued for over 30 years.
Throughout the latter years of his life at Jesuit Hall and the Fusz Pavilion, Fr. Brown continued to offer encouragement and support to fellow Jesuits, old and young alike.
He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, James, Melvin and Vincent; and three sisters, Fidelis Murphy, Ernestine Raymond, and Mildred Cox.
The funeral Mass was held November 18, 2010, in St. Louis, Missouri. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Fr. Joseph E. Brown, Sj, please visit our flower store.
He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Missouri, on February 4, 1943, and was ordained on June 18, 1956, at St. Mary's College in Kansas.
After ordination and tertianship, Fr. Brown completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. After doctoral studies, in 1965, he accepted a joint appointment with the School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences at Saint Louis University, working as a clinical psychologist at the Wohl Mental Health Institute and teaching courses for the Department of Psychology. He served as a psychologist and a professor at SLU until his retirement in 2001.
During the 1960's and early 1970's, Fr. Brown provided an invaluable service to the Missouri Province in conducting psychological evaluations of candidates for the Society of Jesus. He also provided counseling services and spiritual direction to fellow Jesuits throughout his life. In 1967, he founded the We & God Spirituality Center, which distributed resources on prayer and spirituality written by a number of Jesuit authors. Included among those resources was a contemporary reading of the Psalms written by Fr. Brown entitled Jesus Sings the Psalms in Your Heart. The ministry of the We & God Spirituality Center continued for over 30 years.
Throughout the latter years of his life at Jesuit Hall and the Fusz Pavilion, Fr. Brown continued to offer encouragement and support to fellow Jesuits, old and young alike.
He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, James, Melvin and Vincent; and three sisters, Fidelis Murphy, Ernestine Raymond, and Mildred Cox.
The funeral Mass was held November 18, 2010, in St. Louis, Missouri. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Fr. Joseph E. Brown, Sj, please visit our flower store.
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