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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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Passing the Torch to Women

Now more than ever, women are taking the helm at Jesuit institutions By Mike Gabriele Since 1846, when the Jesuits took over the newly founded St. John’s College (now Fordham University), a Jesuit priest has served as president —176 years. Most recently, Fr. Joseph M. McShane, SJ, led the institution for nearly two decades. Now, …

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Finding the Way in Siberia

By Fr. Thomas M. Simisky, SJ Life can feel overwhelming at times. We’ve all been pushed to our limits on multiple occasions as we navigate the uncertainties of pandemic, politics, and our own personal challenges. How do we find God when faced with problems we’ve never seen before and don’t fully comprehend? Yes, we do …

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New Loyola School will complete “ecosystem” of Jesuit schools in Baltimore 

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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