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,” …
For the past 29 years, a New Year’s Eve Interfaith Prayer Service celebration has been held at St. Ignatius Church at 740 North Calvert Street in Baltimore City. Started in 1993 by the pastor, Father William Watters, S.J., the Service has gathered representatives from many different faiths, government services and various city programs to thank …
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Old St. Joseph Church, founded by the Jesuits in 1733, is the oldest Roman Catholic Church in the city of Philadelphia and among the oldest in the United States. The church has a long and storied history and presence in Philadelphia and to this day remains a vibrant Catholic community approaching the 300th anniversary of …
Outreach at Old St. Joseph Church in Philadelphia provides meals and so much more Read More »
By Mike Gabriele Ten years of formation—a full decade—it’s no wonder Jesuit ordinations are such a joyous occasion. Each June, a new group of Jesuit scholastics, having spent ten years of their lives in formation, become priests, ready to serve the Church and the people of God. While some quickly return to finish an advanced …
In honor of the Ignatian Year, Fr. Phil Hurley, SJ, pastor at St. Raphael Church in Raleigh, has written a song about the life of Ignatius that has been recorded by Jesuit singer Cristóbal Fones, SJ, of Chile. The song is titled Aún Más Allá, in English, “Carry You,” and will be included on a …
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Our Lady of the Presentation-Our Lady of Mercy is a faith-based community built on the ideas of authenticity, humility, unity and generosity. They are a parish with a rich past and an exciting future.
Fr. Kevin Hughes, SJ, was ordained a Jesuit priest in August 2020 and currently serves as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Portland, ME. In this 1-minute Easter reflection below, Fr. Hughes shares what we all have felt—that we have been living a perpetual Lent over the last year. And so he …
By Fr. Shay Auerbach, SJ At about 9:00 pm one night this past June, Fr. Henry Shea, SJ, a Jesuit finishing a doctorate at Oxford, called me from the hospital. Fr. Shea had been living with us since April when classes where shut down. He was visiting a parishioner dying from COVID-19. Fr. Shea had …
St. Aedan’s is a Roman Catholic parish affiliated with Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, New Jersey. Staffed by Jesuit priests the church serves also as the University Church for the Saint Peter’s University community.
St. Thomas More is also the Jesuit community for the entire Atlanta area. Jesuits who serve the parish, Cristo Rey High School and the Ignatius House Retreat Center live in community at St. Thomas More.