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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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FR. STEPHEN ROWNTREE

Vatican II Council anniversary prompts reflection

Fr. Stephen Rowntree October 4, 2012

This year marks not only Loyola University's one-hundredth anniversary but also the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. One-half of Loyola's hundred- year history occurred...

Merel Adrichem, a foreign exchange student, works to tear up dry wall and replace carpet in a home located in LaPlace, an area heavily affected by Hurricane Isaac. LUCAP partnered with Catholic Charities to restore homes damaged by Hurricane Isaac.

LUCAP helps rebuild LaPlace

SHELBY SCHULTHEIS October 4, 2012

Certain residents of LaPlace will be receiving visits from the Loyola University Community Action Program for the foreseeable upcoming Saturdays. LaPlace faced severe damage after Hurricane Isaac and...

 Judaism

Off-campus resources help make Judaism more accesible to students

NHI TIEU October 4, 2012

The Jewish student association has been dormant on campus, but an active one may be coming soon. In the meantime, local synagogues welcome the general public to attend worship services to learn more about...

Brief: Gay pride march shut down

Associated Press and Associated Press October 4, 2012

(AP) - Serbia's police banned a gay pride march in Belgrade, citing security concerns but also complying with a request from Serbia's Christian Orthodox church. Police said they were banning the march...

LUCAP gets revamped

LUCAP gets revamped

LAUREN IRWIN September 28, 2012

Loyola University Community Action Plan is changing up the docket this year, adding new initiatives and reviving past traditions. The organization is working on "Rock the Vote," planning a centennial...

Gay marriage is no different, should be accepted

Gay marriage is no different, should be accepted

KAITLYN O'CONNOR September 27, 2012

Four years ago, my best friend Matt told me he was gay. I was so proud of him for opening up and accepting himself. Since we were young, Matt and I had been imagining our weddings; however, gay marriage...

Remembering Fagin

Remembering Fagin

Maroon staff September 27, 2012

Loyola University New Orleans community memorializes the life and legacy of Father Jerry Fagin, S.J., in the St. Ignatius Chapel on Sept. 26. Fr. Fagin was suffering from aggressive prostate cancer and...

Loyola kicks off the Presidential Centennial Guest Series with guest speaker the Most Rev. Gregory Michael Aymond. Aymond is the fourteenth and current archbishop of New Orleans, and first New Orleans native to serve as archbishop of New Orleans.

Catholic education teaches morality, says Aymond

HANNAH IANNAZZO September 27, 2012

Catholic education is a blessing but still has its setbacks according to Archbishop Gregory Aymond. Aymond spoke about the positives and negatives of Catholic higher education on Sept. 20 in Rousell Hall....

A view of the inside of the Holy Name of Jesus Church during the celebration of the Mass of Holy Spirit. The mass is a traditional Eucharistic celebration that Loyola organizes for faculty and students at the opening of each school year.

Annual mass celebrates Jesuit traditions

JADE DOMINGUE September 20, 2012

The Centennial Mass of the Holy Spirit offered a change of scenery and an attention to spirit for John Asdourian, business freshman, who attends mass daily in the Ignatius Chapel. The annual Jesuit mass...

Brief: Archbishop starts lecture series

MAROON STAFF September 13, 2012

The Most Rev. Gregory Michael Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, will be kicking off the Presidential Centennial Guest Series with his talk on "Catholic Education: Gifts and Challenges in 2012 and Beyond." According...

Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the US embassy in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Egyptian protesters, largely ultra- conservative Islamists, climbed the walls of the US embassy in Cairo, went into the courtyard and brought down the flag, replacing it with a black flag with Islamic inscription in protest of a film deemed offensive of Islam.

Controversial movie causes riots, casualties in Libya

MAGGIE MICHEAL and OSAMA ALFITORY September 13, 2012

BENGHAZI, Libya - A mob enraged by a film ridiculing Islam's prophet killed the United States ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in a fiery attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi. President...

New program teaches Jesuit values to faculty

BURKE BISHOFF September 13, 2012

A religious course called the IgnatianFacultyFellowsProgram aims to inform professors about Ignatian values and teachings. The Ignatian Faculty Fellows Program is an optional, no- cost course during the...

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