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 …
Padre Alberto Hurtado, SJ: Chile’s Advocate for the Marginalized Read More »
Magis is a Latin adverb meaning “more; greater.” Jesuits often use this term to describe a call to do more for others and in so, do more for Christ. MAGIS is also the name of a gathering organized by the Society of Jesus in which young adults (18-35 years old) from the Ignatian Family come …
When I enrolled at Saint Peter’s, the college had a motto: “Education, one student at a time.” The faculty and staff truly lived up to this vision.
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 …
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 …
New Loyola School will complete “ecosystem” of Jesuit schools in Baltimore Read More »
Fr. Steve Katsouros, SJ, a Jesuit of the USA East Province, penned the article below while serving as dean and executive director at Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago, a two-year program for students who want to go to college but aren’t sure how to pay for it. It’s a great first step for them to …
Students’ Hopes Feed Those Who Accompany Them by Fr. Steve Katsouros, SJ Read More »
Nov. 6, 2019 – On October 19 and 20, hundreds of Jesuit-educated alumni and friends of the Society gathered at 23 parishes and schools for the fifth annual Jesuit Friends and Alumni Sunday Masses. Jesuit Alumni Sunday was started as a way of bringing together alumni of Jesuit schools and friends of the Jesuits across …