Opening Mass to lead the Loyola Week
In true Jesuit tradition, Loyola Week is set to begin with a special Opening Mass. Ken Weber, university minister for liturgy and music, is in charge of the Mass and talked about its uniqueness. “The...
View ArticleThe connection between Halloween and religion
“Put the hallow back in Halloween” might sound like nothing more than a jab at the “Christ back in Christmas” campaign that pops up every year, but there may be truth in the statement. While most of us...
View ArticleDiwali: The Festival of Lights
Diwali, often referred to as the Festival of Lights, is an annual five-day Hindu celebration, which usually takes place during the month of October or November. Spiritually, it celebrates light’s...
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Death Penalty will be the focus of a lecture
FILE - This Nov. 5, 2005 file photo, shows the death chamber at the Southern Ohio Corrections Facility in Lucasville, Ohio. A federal judge ruled Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, that Ohio can shield the...
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University of Central America martyrs to be remembered during a Mass
A cross in the Peace Quad honors Jesuit priest Ignacio Martin-Baro who was killed in El Salvador on Nov., 16 1989. Martin-Baro and five other Jesuit priests were killed on that day by members of the...
View ArticleLoyola to kick off the liturgical year
The Loyola community is set to ring in the new liturgical year with an event called the Advent wreath drop. Set to take place on Nov. 29, this event, which takes place annually during the first Sunday...
View ArticleWolf Pack gives back to the community
From repainting walls to putting turf on a playground, Loyola students and alumni did it all to honor the Ignatian values of giving back to the community during Wolves on the Prowl. The event, which is...
View ArticleJustice Scalia remembered at funeral mass
On Feb. 20, a funeral service was held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died at a ranch in Texas on...
View ArticleSt. Anthony of Padua to host a two-day Divine Mercy conference event
A divine mercy conference featuring opportunities to do prayer, confession and hear testimonials about the role of God’s mercy in New Orleans will take place at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church...
View ArticlePew Research Center puts Louisiana in the top five most religious states
The Pew Research Center’s latest Religious Landscape Study has found that 71 percent of adults in Louisiana are “highly religious”. The state follows Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee in Pew’s...
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