By Fr. Daniel Corrou, SJ We were driving to the village of Qaraqosh, Iraq late in the evening and the temperature was still absurdly hot: 120 degrees F. In the darkness of the drive, I was reminded that we were driving a very real Via Cruxis. In 2014, Christians, Yezidis (Ezidis), and many Muslims had …
Sept. 5, 2021 – On Saturday, Aug. 21, seven men entered the Society of Jesus at the Novitiate of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Grand Coteau, La. These new novices range in age from 22 to 47, and each brings his own unique set of gifts and experiences. Together, they have embarked on a two-year journey …
The Loyola Early Learning Center (LELC) In Baltimore will open a kindergarten in September 2021, the first step in expanding the no-tuition Jesuit preschool into a preK-4 elementary offering a free Jesuit education to 200 low-income Baltimore City children. The first kindergarten of The Loyola School, the LELC’s new name, will begin classes Sept. 7 with 10 …
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William Mbilinyi, SJ, professed first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience last August 16, 2020 at the Villa Saint Martin in Montreal.
Aug. 11, 2021 – On Saturday, August 14, four novices of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province will profess first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in a special Eucharistic celebration at St. Charles Borromeo Church on the campus of St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. Having completed two years at the …
In his decades of giving workshops and seminars on Ignatian Spirituality, Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, has trained countless individuals in this sacred discipline. In his latest book, he addresses what he believes is often missing in the training of spiritual directors: attention to their own spiritual formation. The inspiration for Handing on the Fire: Making …
Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ, Releases New Book on Making Spiritual Direction Ignatian Read More »
By Mike Gabriele Pride goeth before a fall. This familiar phrase describes all-too-well a very fateful day on May 20, 1521, when the governor of Spain urged a Basque soldier named Ignatius of Loyola to avoid an unwinnable clash with the people of Pamplona, who were now backed by the French. The arrogant Spanish warrior, …
An Ignatian Year – To see all things new in Christ Read More »
By Christine Eberle Regional Advisory Board, IVC Philadelphia/South Jersey Volunteers are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations, but the constant cycle of recruiting, scheduling, and orienting newcomers can be a challenge to forward momentum. Similarly, for many individuals seeking to donate their talents, it’s not enough to fill a slot on a schedule; they long to …
Ignatian Volunteers Create Sustainable Solutions for Nonprofits Read More »
In honor of the Ignatian Year, Fr. Phil Hurley, SJ, pastor at St. Raphael Church in Raleigh, has written a song about the life of Ignatius that has been recorded by Jesuit singer Cristóbal Fones, SJ, of Chile. The song is titled Aún Más Allá, in English, “Carry You,” and will be included on a …
Fr. Phil Hurley, SJ, Writes Song About St. Ignatius Read More »
July 8, 2021 – Fr. Edward P. Salmon, SJ, was born on April 14th, 1937, in Jersey City, one of the five children of Edward and Margaret (Burr) Salmon. He attended Saint Peter’s Prep, the Jesuit high school in Jersey City. Upon graduation in 1954 he entered the novitiate of the New York Province, Saint …