IN MEMORIAM: Stephen Molvarec, S.J.

Stephen J. Molvarec, S.J., M.Div.`22, S.T.L.`23, an assistant professor of church history in CSTM, unexpectedly died of a pulmonary thromboembolism on October 24, 2026 at Loyola Jesuit Residence in Syracuse, New York. He was 46 years old.

Steve is survived by his parents (Michael Molvarec and Susan Sawick-Molvarec) and his siblings (Luke Molvarec and Elizabeth Molvarec).

Steve was born on May 3, 1980 in Buffalo, New York. On August 25, 2012, he entered the Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus at the Jesuit Novitiate of St. Alberto Hurtado in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was ordained on June 11, 2022 at the Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fr. Molvarec joined the BC faculty in July 2023 after serving as a visiting assistant professor at CSTM during 2022-23. He taught history at Marquette University for three years prior to coming to BC. An expert on medieval Carthusian monks, he specialized in 12th- and 13th-century religious life as well as the history of medieval cities.

Visitation:
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
3:00 - 5:00 and 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
(Concluding with a Vigil Service)
St. Mary's Hall Conference Room
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3802

Mass of Christian Burial:
Thursday, November 5, 2026
12:15 p.m.
St. Ignatius Loyola Church
28 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3849

The Service and the Mass will be LiveStreamed at:
https://www.youtube.com/@saintignatiuschestnuthill/streams

Internment:
Jesuit Cemetery
Campion Jesuit Community
319 Concord Rd.
Weston, MA 02493-1398