Join us this Thursday, July 23rd, at Schlafly Bottleworks

7260 Southwest Avenue, Maplewood, MO 63143
Look for us in the East Room (off the main dining room).

6:30 pm - gather, purchase something to drink if you wish, meet our speakers and other young adults

7:00-8:00 pm - Christine Dragonette, Fr. Dan Finucane, SJ, and Fr. Louie Hotop, SJ, will discuss “Walking with the Excluded”

After the program, stay as long as you wish. We will move into the main bar area or get a couple of tables (Bottleworks closes at 10 pm).

All young adults (age 22-40) are welcome, and we look forward to meeting you! Please help spread the word.

RSVPs are helpful, but not required!

An invitation from Fr. Dan

“Two Jesuits and Christine Dragonette walk into a bar…”

Christine Dragonette is the Provincial Assistant for Justice and Ecology for the Jesuit USA Central and Southern Province. For many years, she served as the Director of Social Ministry for St. Francis Xavier College Church. Christine received her undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Social Work from Saint Louis University.

Fr. Louie Hotop, SJ, is a Jesuit of the USA Central and Southern Province. He recently earned a Master in Social Work from Columbia University. He was ordained a priest in 2021 and missioned to the Diocese of Brownsville, TX, where he helped develop a new initiative called Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries, along the US-Mexico border. A St. Louis native, Fr. Louie graduated from St. Louis University High School in 2009. After entering the Jesuits, he went on to earn a degree from Saint Louis University in 2015. He earned a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, CA.

Fr. Dan Finucane, SJ, is also a Jesuit of the USA Central and Southern Province and a native of St. Louis. He was ordained a priest on June 13, 2026. He is currently serving at St. Francis Xavier College Church for the month of July, before moving to Denver to work with Jesuit novices. Fr. Dan graduated from St. Louis University High School in 2006 and Saint Louis University in 2010. He earned a Master of Theological Studies at the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry. “Mr. Finucane” was a campus minister and Theology teacher at SLUH from 2013 to 2017, before entering the Jesuits. He has a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, CA.

This all sound pretty serious, but they are also very funny. “Two Jesuits and Christine Dragonette walk into a bar…”