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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Members of the South Walker Baptist Church led by pastor Mark Carroll, center, pray at the conclusion of what is normally a time for Bible study, but which became an informal talk about experiences during the flood in Walker, La., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. The church was an island of high ground in a community flooded with 4-5 feet of water a week earlier. During and since the flood the church is serving as a shelter and food distribution point for the community. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Walker church provides aid after flooding

August 25, 2016

By The Associated PressA rural Baptist church in Walker, Louisiana, has become a home away home for those affected by flooding. As waters continued to rise in south Louisiana this month, South Walker Baptist...

Mass welcomes new students

Chasity Pugh August 24, 2016

Loyola University welcomed students old and new with the annual Welcome Mass on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. The Welcome Mass is always the first Mass of the academic year and wraps up the four-day Wolfpack...

John Sebastian, vice president for Mission and Ministry, kneels next to the birthplace of St. Francis Xavier. Sebastian visited important sites from Ignatius life this summer. Photo credit: Courtesy of John Sebastian

Sebastian and Loyola Jesuits follow St. Ignatius’ path

Chasity Pugh August 24, 2016

This summer, Loyola University invited a group to embark on a ten day spiritual journey to Spain to follow in the footsteps of St. Ignatius.Vice President of Mission and Ministry John Sebastian was one...

Lecture explains how Etruscan culture affects modern day

Patrice Horton May 5, 2016

A traveling presenter for a non-profit organization gave his insight on the influence of Etruscans and Greeks on western culture. On April 27, Daniele Maras, Archaeological Institute of America lecturer,...

Angola inmates lead music at a mass in the prison’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel April 29.  The mass included the graduation of six inmates from the Loyola Institute for Ministry’s extension program with certificates in pastoral studies.

Angola inmates become Loyola grads

Colleen Dulle May 5, 2016

William Kirkpatrick smiles, blue eyes glimmering over his faded cheekbone tattoo. It’s a sunny, breezy day at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana, and this former death row inmate has...

Interfaith celebration reconnects community with Earth

Interfaith celebration reconnects community with Earth

Dari Zeltser April 29, 2016

Loyola demonstrated that across faiths, the earth and the environment hold a special place of reverence in this year’s celebration of Earth Day. A spiritual service celebrating the environment was...

On the Record: Pope Francis invites reflection on love and family with new exhortation

On the Record: Pope Francis invites reflection on love and family with new exhortation

Thomas Ryan, [email protected] April 29, 2016

I smiled early in Pope Francis’s Joy of Love — in Latin, Amoris Laetitia — about love in the family.  He recommends against “a rushed reading” of its 250+ pages brimming with footnotes and careful...

True Islam campaign discerns peaceful religion from extremists’ distortion

Caleb Beck April 21, 2016

Paranoia towards the Islamic faith in Western culture has led to a blurred perception of the fine line between non-violent Muslims and religious extremists like ISIS. The True Islam campaign met in...

Doris Bahr, Darnell Anders, and Christie Huff display the “precious ones” figurines of 10 to 12 week old preborn babies.

Church hands out spiritual adoption packages

Nicolas Ducote April 21, 2016

An initiative that has been growing in populatirty since 1991, The Spiritual Adoption Program is a way for Catholics and pro-life advocates to peacefully get the word out on abortion. St. Anthony of...

Parth Sangoli, Kinjal Shah, Kaushal Shah and Dhara Danger play with powder as they celebrate the holi festival of colors event that took place in Tulane’s Bruff Quad. Photo credit: Kristen Stewart

The Colorful faces of Holi

Jamal Melancon April 14, 2016
Holi is an ancient Hindu festival primarily observed in India and Nepal, and the festival is known as either the festival of color or the festival of sharing love.

Webinar discusses Pope Francis seeing mercy and encounter as teaching tools

Jamal Melancon April 14, 2016
Tom Roberts, editor-at-large for the National Catholic Reporter, discussed the arc of change he’s witnessed in leadership and spirituality in the Catholic church during a webinar hosted by Loyola’s Institute for Ministry on April 11,
Medieval saints vision of creation to be a planetarium show

Medieval saint’s vision of creation to be a planetarium show

Jamal Melancon April 8, 2016
Norte Dame professor Margot Fassler and her team are working on transforming 12th century saint Hildegard von Bingen's Christian themed vision of creation inspired by mystical visions into a 50 minute planetarium show.
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