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Padre Alberto Hurtado, SJ: Chile’s Advocate for the Marginalized

By Fr. John Swope, SJ Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (1901-1952) is known to all in Chile as Padre Hurtado. He was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker, and writer. He founded the Hogar de Cristo (Home of Christ) in 1944 and the national review entitled, “Mensaje”. He was beatified in 1994 and canonized on October 23, 2005, by Pope Benedict …

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The Fire That Lights Other Fires

by Caroline Matovic, BEd, BscN, Spiritual Director at St. Raphael the Archangel Parish The flame of Ignatian Spirituality is ablaze at St. Raphael the Archangel parish!  “And the hunger for more (the magis, as referred to by St. Ignatius) is clearly evident with growing attendance and feedback from parishioners who are involved in Ignatian-based programming,” …

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Jesuit Ordinations 2023

On June 10, 2023, the USA East Province ordained three Jesuits to the priesthood at the Fordham University Church—Justin Grosnick, SJ, from the USA East Province; Josué Salguero, SJ, from the Central America Province; and Alcidio Tembe, SJ, from the Southern Africa Province. These men entered the Society of Jesus (Justin in 2014, Josué in …

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Fr. William Watters to step down with a legacy of creating Jesuit schools in Baltimore

Father William J. Watters, SJ, has announced to parents, faculty, staff and supporters that he will – at age 89 – soon step aside as president of The Loyola School, the third of three scholarship-supported schools he has founded for underprivileged Baltimore City children. Joseph Lombard, chair of the board of The Loyola School, offered a …

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