This is a group of people who, while providing for their loved ones, also have a desire to include Marquette University High School in their estate plans.

This group, comprised of alumni, parents, parents of alumni and friends, wishes to leave a legacy to ensure a Jesuit, secondary education for future generations of young men in the Greater Milwaukee area. This group is permanently recognized on a list in the school’s Recognition Hallway and invited annually to the President’s Club Dinner.

Please contact John Thimmesch '77, CFRE, vice president of development, at 414 933-7220, ext. 3044 or thimmesch@muhs.edu if you are interested in more information about the Manresa Society.

The Story Behind the Name

Shortly after his conversion, St. Ignatius of Loyola wanted to travel to Jerusalem where our Lord had spent His life on earth. Along the way, he stopped in a small Spanish town named Manresa where he intended to stay only a few days but remained for ten months.

It was here that the ideas and prayer experiences for what are now known as the Spiritual Exercises began to take shape.It was also here, along the banks of the CardonerRiver, that he had a vision which is regarded as one of the most significant in his life.

St. Ignatius never revealed the exact content of the vision. However, it seems to have been an encounter with God that enabled him to see all of creation in a new light and meaning. This experience of seeing God in all things is one of the central characteristics of Ignatian spirituality.

These experiences of St. Ignatius were instrumental in his founding the Society of Jesus. This legacy can be seen today in the ministry of Marquette University High School. It seems only appropriate, therefore, that the history represented by the name “Manresa” would represent a group of individuals who, while providing for their loved ones, also have a desire to include MarquetteUniversityHigh School in their estate plans.