In the writing of the Psalmists, I experienced healing, love, anger, and deep connection as the Word of God became a living thing in the community each weekend.
This weekend we join Jesuit communities around the world in reconsecrating our lives, our work, and our Parish to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. During Mass, the presider will offer a prayer written by Servant of God Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. in 1972, and we will respond with the Suscipe, the response to God's love with which St. Ignatius ends the Spiritual Exercises. During this prayer, we offer all that God has given us back to God in love and gratitude.
At St. Ignatius Parish, where our history and our mission call us to stand in solidarity with the wounded of our city, our nation, and our Church, the reimagined devotion to the Sacred Heart is something we need. In this article, Fr. John Whitney shares how post-Vatican II emphasis on the incarnation of Christ brought about the reconsecration of the Jesuit order to the Sacred Heart.
David Gibson, longtime Catholic journalist and currently director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, discusses the decision by the USCCB to shutter Catholic News Service.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Fr. Arrupe’s re-consecration of the Society of Jesus to the Sacred Heart. In this article, Fr. John Whitney, S.J. outlines the history of this devotion from its beginnings in the 17th century to the present.
Read this article in America Magazine by associate pastor Fr. John Whitney, S.J., who suggests that it is Christ who sets the table of Eucharist for us.
This month, as we celebrate the LGBTQ+ Catholics among us at St. Ignatius, let us do so with the heart of St. Peter, and with his freedom, remembering the vastness of the mercy of God.
In this week's Faith in Focus, Director of Faith Formation Lisa Freese discusses the Jewish roots of Pentecost, and what the coming of the Holy Spirit means for us today.
New research in April by the Pew Research Center recently found that about 40 percent of Catholics continue to watch Mass online, despite a recent lifting of mask mandates and other loosening restrictions around Covid-19. This statistic tracks closely with our own data about livestream attendance here at St. Ignatius Parish. For most, it’s been a wonderful, even radical, experiment. My guess, though, is that many have also experienced a sense of frustration or disappointment at times – both technologically and and spiritually.
Over the past few weeks here at St. Ignatius, our parish has been blessed to bear witness to many of our fellow parishioners who have celebrated their Sacraments of Initiation. For those of us who have been present during what amount to public professions of faith, these moments have been moving and reminiscent of other sacramental celebrations experienced both by ourselves and by those we love.
In his pastoral letter, Fr. Greg announces the launch of the public phase of the Preservation & Promise Campaign, an extraordinary fundraising effort that will help us preserve and restore our magnificent church. In addition to the physical restoration, we will invest in our faith community’s future, securing funding for our ongoing formation in faith, social ministries outreach and for innovation. This once-in-a-generation campaign will help ensure that our parish remains vibrant and relevant and that our “beacon on the hill” stands tall for the century ahead.
In this week's In The Margins, Director of Liturgy and Music Maggie Warner tells us about the importance of the Paschal Candle and the vital role played by bees in its production.
Tonight and tomorrow, Christians around the world gather together to celebrate our highest of holy days: the resurrection of Jesus. In his pastoral letter, Fr. Greg reminds us that love is stronger than death and that the Light of the Word dispels both our personal and communal darknesses.
by Lisa Spanuello Freese, Director of Faith Formation
Over the past few weeks, our newly named “Elect” (those preparing for baptism at the Easter Vigil) have been participating in three successive rites, known as “Scrutinies.” Director of Faith Formation Lisa Spanuello Freese shines light on these ancient rites.
At St. Ignatius, the RCIA program is informed and shaped by Ignatian Spirituality and its concrete practices of finding God in all things, listening with a discerning heart, meeting people where they are, and becoming contemplatives in action. In this week's In The Margins, RCIA director and master catechist Mary Romo, D.Min, shares her experience of walking with those wishing become Catholic.
In this week's In the Margins, parishioner Ana Gonzalez-Lane speaks of the legacy of César Chávez and how his life's work inspired her to advocate for those who have no voice.
by Mary Rose LeBaron, Mercy and Justice Commission
St. Ignatius Parish’s Laudato Si’ Circle is a social justice ministry rooted in love of life and centered on care for our common home. Especially during Lent, we focus on conversion at the individual level which will lead us to advocate for a cultural conversion that addresses the cry of the earth and its creatures.
