The Jesuit Tradition

Monroe, LA, native Robert B. Rimes, SJ came to Spring Hill as an undergraduate in 1939. Although baseball was his most successful sport, he is also proud to have served on Spring Hill’s football team. He jokingly brags that Spring Hill football has been undefeated since 1942 when he played on the team. Bobby entered the Society of Jesus at Grand Coteau, LA in 1942. He studied philosophy at Spring Hill , and theology at St. Mary’s College in Kansas. He was ordained a priest at Spring Hill’s St. Joseph Chapel in 1955. From 1957 until 1965 he served as assistant master of novices at Grand Coteau, and then as master of novices from 1965 until 1975. He returned to Spring Hill in 1977 and has served at Spring Hill College in many capacities (professor, rector of the Jesuit community, director of Jesuit tertians, etc.) since then. He enjoys a trustworthy reputation as a spiritual director, and many people come to him for support and advice in the spiritual life. On November 19, 2010, Spring Hill’s Campus Ministry Center was named for Fr. Rimes, through the generosity of Spring Hill alumnus and trustee Thomas A. Byrne.

Photo of campus ministry center, staff, donor and Fr. Rimes at the November 19, 2010 announcement of naming the “The Rev. Bobby Rimes, SJ Center for Campus Ministry” at Spring Hill College. In the photo, from left to right, are Fr. Marvin Kitten, SJ, Maureen Bergan (Campus Ministry Director), donor Thomas A. Byrne, Fr. Rimes, SJ, Billy Kavula, Sr. Patty Huffman, DC, and Fr. Edward Arroyo, SJ.

Fr. Robert Rimes, SJ and donor Thomas A. Byrne

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