Remembering Mary Marguerite
On May 3, 2012, I was watching the evening news and learned that an Episcopal priest and an administrative assistant had been shot, at their church, by a homeless person. No names were given. Over...
View ArticleLoyola’s Most Influencial People
Time magazine recently had an article naming their 100 most influential people of 2012, which made me start thinking about the different professors I have experienced through Loyola’s Pastoral Program...
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Lessons from the semester: Patience, Presence, Trust, and Wisdom
During a recent stroll, I observed some children playing merrily and freely in the warmth of the sun. Some splashed about in the community’s pool, while others, barebacked, competed exuberantly in a...
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Hiking Shoes and Water Required
This is the perfect time of the year for getting up early and going for a hike. The other day, I grabbed my water pack and my puppy—a five-year-old black lab/beagle mix named Princess and headed to the...
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A Jesuit’s Journey: Maryland by way of Zambia and Lusaka
Excuse me, please” a voice called from the back. “What you are explaining, it is the one way ANOVA?” The voice came from an International student, Nicholas Penge. The class, Statistics and Research...
View ArticleWhen the Unthinkable Happens: A Loyola Student’s Amazing Recovery from an...
I could only imagine the thoughts that were invading his mind as he lowered himself to the bathroom floor and dialed 911. My friend/classmate, who I will call Al to respect his privacy, was scheduled...
View ArticleIs “Diversity” really about Differences?
I am a person who doesn’t like to be around people who are like me, but instead different. I have always sought out friendships and experiences that expand my understanding and love for people, and...
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Time to Pull up My Big Girl Panties: Reflecting on Grief and Strength
“Time to Pull Up My Big Girl Panties” Yep—that’s what she said. That’s exactly what she said. Who said it? Dr. Kari O’Grady—a well respected pastoral counselor and scholar in the discipline of...
View ArticleDisordered Affection: Finding God in all the wrong places?
The phrase “disordered affections” captured my attention while I was reading James Martin’s The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything. St. Ignatius of Loyola first described disordered affections in his...
View ArticleTop 5 Lessons I Learned in the M.A. Program
The top 5 lessons I learned in the MA in Spiritual and Pastoral Care Program in no particular order are: 1. Be careful sharing your theology with others – What you believe about God may not be what...
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The Call of Inspiration
by Andrea Noel What are you inspired to do? What is that thing inside your soul that you must do, create, be, write, or share with the world? What is that thing that just will not go away no matter how...
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When Things Fall Apart
“When things fall apart and we’re on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.” – Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart Many clients come to us...
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Change
by Nicole Snyder Change is a part of life. Weather changes. Last week it was warm and dry, this week it is cold and rainy. Seasons change. Summer is gone and fall is here with its red, orange, and...
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Letting Go
by Dayna Pizzigoni “Slowly, she celebrated the sacrament of letting go. First she surrendered her green, then the orange, yellow, and red…” Macrina Wiederkehr About two years ago I decide to let go. I...
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The Power of Language
by Dave Gosling A single word can brighten the face of one who knows the value of words, Ripened in silence, a single word acquires a great energy of work. War is cut short by a word, and a word heals...
View ArticleWalking with the Ancestors
by Rev. Shelly Mohnkern Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother, my sisters and my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people back to the beginning. Lo, they do call to me....
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Coming Home
by Kate Gerwin “After the Ecstasy… the laundry.” – Jack Kornfield This past weekend, I went on a retreat—or perhaps more accurately stated, this past weekend, I came back from a retreat. The retreat...
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Living With Choice
by Andrea Noel Often I live each day not considering the fact that I have a choice. I have the choice to be present to life or to avoid it. I have the choice to be compassionate with life or to be...
View ArticleLove What it Loves
by Kate Gerwin “You can’t have my heart and you don’t own my mind but, do what you want, what you want with my body.” –Lady Gaga Lady Gaga is a singer whose shock value tends to come more from her over...
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An Advent of Humanity – No Cape Necessary
by Dayna Pizzigoni What does it mean to have a God that was born in a manger and died on a cross? About five years ago I wrote this question in an untitled notebook on a page without a date. As my...
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