In Rome on Ash Wednesday, Fr. John Ignatius and Fr. Paul Kostka are commissioned by Pope Francis to be Missionaries of Mercy during the Jubilee Year of Mercy. On May 14, Fr. James Claver is ordained as the third priest of the Servants of Christ Jesus in Denver, Colorado. That same month, the Servants purchase their first primary residence in Denver. Brother Thomas is admitted as a novice to the community and receives the name Br. Thomas Gonzaga.
God uses the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola to reveal inspirations for a religious community to Aron while working at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio.