Jordan Haddad

Co-founder, President

jhaddad@sl9art.com

Jordan Haddad, Ph.D., is a Professor of Dogmatic Theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, LA. He is originally from Houma, LA, and has studied at Louisiana State University (‘12), Notre Dame Seminary (‘15), and The Catholic University of America (‘22). Jordan has published essays for various Catholic theology journals and is also a Scholar Associate of the Society of Catholic Scientists.

Together with Abigail Reller, he co-founded The St. Louis IX Art Society (SL9) in July 2021 and currently serves as President. Although he is not an artist himself, he deeply appreciates the intersection of the Catholic faith and art, science, culture, and philosophy. 

Jordan’s inspiration behind co-founding SL9 is to revitalize the Catholic culture of South Louisiana. Although this region has a long history of a rich Catholic culture, it is withering away with each passing generation. He hopes that SL9 will not only help stem this tide but also become an active force for the proclamation of the Gospel and the revitalization of Catholic life.

Jordan lives in Covington, LA, with his wife, Shannon, and their three children.

Fr. John Brown, S.J., is a Roman Catholic priest of the USA Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus and currently serves as the President of Jesuit High School in New Orleans, LA.

Originally from Eunice, LA, Fr. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and letters from Saint Louis University. At Boston College, he earned a Master of Divinity degree and a second master’s degree in theology focusing on Ignatian spirituality. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2011.

Fr. Brown is excited to serve as the chaplain for The St. Louis IX Art Society because he recognizes that Catholic art is a living tradition that can deliver a sense of the sacred and transcendent to a world that desperately needs it today.