Year of Faith

All programs meet 10:50am – 11:45 am
Xavier located in Fromm Hall

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Divorced – Remarried Ministry:
What is it and Why is it Pastorally Important

Al Grosskopf, S.J.

Father Grosskopf has been the main point person for divorced – remarried ministry in the Archdiocese for many years.

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Spirituality and Flourishing

Frank J. Buckley, S.J.

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Fr. Tom Reese, S.J. will speak after the 9:30 Mass on

Sunday, June 30th

“Why and How was Francis Elected Pope”

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Sunday, July 28th

“What does the Papacy of Pope Francis Mean for the Church?”

Xavier Chapel, Fromm Hall

10:50-11:45 am

This month Nanette Gordon shares her thoughts.

“God Has Your Back!”

Recently, I heard this phrase during a difficult personal journey. I had to smile, because this is the God of my understanding today. Growing up in a very traditional Catholic home, my childhood God was judgmental and not attainable. With crisis has come much growth. Several mentors with Ignatian focus have helped me understand that God had come out of the clouds and into my heart.

Eighteen months ago, I had to make a difficult decision, during a stressful time in my life. A good friend and spiritual adviser, asked me to talk to God in a new way – “Sit down and close your eyes. Put Jesus next to you,” she said, “and ask him what you should do.”  With these simple instructions. My friend introduced me to the Ignatian principle that God lives in our desires, so bring our deepest feelings to Jesus in prayer.

The decision was whether or not to chair the Board of Regents for St. Ignatius College Preparatory. The job was time consuming and had been held by strong male leaders in our community. The self-doubt was overwhelming, and failure could be devastating for me personally and for the school. I closed my eyes; I imagined Jesus sitting next to me; and I asked him over and over again: what should I do?

Reading God’s Voice Within, (Mark Thibodeaux, S.J.) and Inner Compass, (Maraget Silf) – I learned to access my own spiritual intuition; I especially learned to trust the God working in my desires – God’s call to be authentic. I prayed that day and for the next week. As I sat in meditative prayer, my mind wandered and I saw myself as the Chairperson, and I liked the image. The decision became clearer and clearer: accept the position at SI, and God would take care of the rest.

God loved me for who I was, would meet me where I was, and believed in me even when I still had my doubts. God’s act of faith and love for me sustains me every day. The work has been extremely fulfilling. I have been given more than I can ever give. My doubts have subsided because God has my back.

Fr. Tom Reese, S.J.  to Speak:

Sunday, August 5, 2012
10:50 am – 11:45 am
Xavier, Fromm Hall
Three Pillars of Catholicism
The Word, Sacraments & Works of Charity

St. Ignatius in Ecstasy

The current Manresa Gallery exhibition is “Mirroring the Saints: The Jesuit Wierix Collection from De Krijtberg in Amsterdam” now has been extended to  July 15, 2012. On Sunday, March 18th, Fr. Paul Begheyn, S.J. gave a lecture on a treasure of late 16th century religious images he discovered in the Jesuit church in Amsterdam in the year 2000. The uncovering of 75 copperplates has been a boon both for scholarship and also for a wider acknowledgement of the influence of the famous Wierix engravers, 10% of whose work was for the Jesuits.  Following an earlier request by St. Ignatius, the Wierix family also was responsible for the images in a book illustrating the Gospels, to help Jesuit seminarians meditate.