What is the difference between Jesuit brothers and fathers?
Every Jesuit belongs to the Body of the Society, which is apostolic, religious, and priestly. Each of us is called to the universal mission of reconciliation and justice. However, there are different types of Jesuits: – “temporal coadjutors,” usually called “brothers,” are religious who are not priests; – “spiritual coadjutors” are priests who have completed their formation; – the “professed fathers” are those who, in addition to the three vows, have also taken the fourth vow of direct obedience to the Pope circa missiones.