The CTSA remembers and prays for longstanding member Roger D. Haight, S.J., who died today, Thursday, June 19.
Roger Haight was awarded the prestigious John Courtney Murray Award in 2023 (Citation). He served as the CTSA's President in 1994 – 191995 and as a member of the CTSA Board of Directors (1986 – 1988).
Eternal rest grant unto Roger, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Roger Haight's theological contributions include the following available within the CTSA Proceedings:
Homily: A Liturgy of Gratitude and Resilience, (special issue, 2020).
Presidential Address: Fifty Years of Theology (1995)
CTSA Fiftieth Anniversary Toast (CTSA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Section)
Co-convener and presenter, Comparative Spirituality Selected Session (2013)
Convener, Theological Education as a Theological Program (Panel, 1985).
Co-convener, Liberation and Feminist Themes in Edward Schillebeeckx's Church: The Human Story of God (1991).
America's piece on Roger Haight in honor of him receiving the CTSA's John Courtney Murray Award follows:
James T. Keane, Roger Haight’s Lifetime of Theological Achievement, America (June 13, 2023)
DEATH NOTICE
Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of our brother
Fr. Roger D. Haight, S.J.
who was called to eternal life on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Saint Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y.. Roger was born on April 30, 1936, in Glen Ridge, NJ, entered the Society of Jesus on July 30, 1954, at Saint Andrew on Hudson, and was ordained on June 15, 1967, at the Fordham University Chapel. He pronounced his final vows at DeNobili College in Pune, India, on August 15, 1977.
Wake:
Tuesday, June 24, 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Chapel of Murray-Weigel Hall
Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m.
Funeral Mass:
Wednesday, June 25, 11:30 a.m.
Chapel of Murray-Weigel Hall
Burial: Jesuit Cemetery, Auriesville, NY
