Mark Luedtke, S.J., MDIV ’07 was ordained a Jesuit priest June 11 on the campus of Marquette University by Bishop Blase J. Cupich of the Diocese of Rapid City, S.D. As a Jesuit, Luedtke earned a master of arts in social philosophy from Loyola University Chicago in 2004, and most recently a master’s degree in divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, California. His priestly formation has included service as a chaplain; with men’s and women’s volleyball teams at Loyola University Chicago; as an assistant with SPRED (a Catechism for the developmentally disable in Chicago); as a Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults co-director in Oakland; and as a retreat co-director at St. Theresa Parish in Oakland. Luedtke is eager to begin his next assignment, which will be a two-year cycle of preparation for service in high school administration.