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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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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.
Dr. Timothy Cahill, associate religion professor, presents his work on precolonial indian literature. The lecture was a part of the the H. James Yamauchi, S.J., Lectures in Religion series for the spring of 2016.

Yamauchi religious lecture highlights poetry and the power of pluralism

Seán Brennan April 8, 2016
This year's Loyola H. James Yamauchi lecture aimed to raise the audience's knowledge of pre-colonial India and its golden age of the Mughal Court, where society valued religious peace and poetry.

Lenten Series Ends With a Request: “Pray For Me”

Caleb Beck April 6, 2016

The fifth and final installment of Loyola’s Lenten lectures took place March 16 in the Ignatius Chapel, rounding out the series with a reflection on forgiveness, prayer and judgment. Father...

Lenten Series continues with “The Francis Effect”

Nicholas Ducote April 5, 2016

A documentary film called “The Francis Effect” was shown to a small group of locals right before Easter break. The film featured Pope Francis’ rise to fame in the Church and in the world...

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