The IPS community would like to extend a warm welcome to Julie Garcia, our newest department staff member. She will be serving as the IPS Coordinator of Student Services. Prior to joining IPS, Julie was the College Placement Director at Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago, where she developed and led the College Transfer and […]
Albert-André Nast, “In Lieu of Stethoscope” 1953 France
A baker, philosopher, teacher, writer, and giver of unvarnished answers; we are delighted to welcome Storm Obuchowski to the Institute of Pastoral Studies. Storm joins the IPS team as the Coordinator of Student Services. His professional experiences make him well-suited to the position and his laid-back […]
By Jessamyn Anderson Magri
In conversation about the upcoming event, Building Bridges North-South: A Synodal Encounter between Pope Francis and University Students, Dr. Felipe Legarreta emphasizes that the Holy Spirit is at work. He cites the fact that this encounter, and the series of events associated with it, have transcended all expectations; shows evidence of the […]
By: Michael M. Canaris
As the two-year global synod process begins, this special time in the Catholic Church demands that we pay attention and read the signs of our times, as called for by the Second Vatican Council. Pope Francis has asked the entire church, even across denominational “borders,” to help him navigate a path forward […]
Lolan is a light in this world. He brings heart, pizazz and polish to every conversation. I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Lolan about his recent start at the Center for Personal Development in Chicago. We explored how his time at IPS informed and prepared him for his new career. His reflections […]
By: Krysten McOskerMy experience at IPS was beyond anything I could have ever imagined. By the time I arrived at Loyola, I chased nearly every worldly desire, but my heart and soul were still restless. I had everything the world told me I should have, yet I kept feeling a nudge, a yearning for something […]
Professors Canaris, Watson, and Schmidt with IPS students praying in the Basilica of Sts. Giovanni and Paolo in Rome.
There has rightly been a lot of attention given recently to the centenary of the birth of Pope John Paul II, who was born in 1920, and changed the face of global […]
By Dr. Peter Jones, IPS Interim Dean, Clinical Associate Professor
On Pentecost Sunday, protests throughout the country and around the world continued. The murder of George Floyd, captured on video and seen around the world, devastates the conscience. His public lynching has catalyzed the release of frustration and anger, the result of centuries abuse, oppression, and […]
Last day of class with Dr. Nat Samuel. Fall/19
It is graduation week and things are a lot different than I expected them to be. We took our last classes from home, we have been emotional and afraid, our minds went somewhere else at a time we should be thinking about next steps and […]
Alex (on the right) speaking to a group
Alex, tell us a little bit about yourself.
I was born and raised in New York City. I grew up on the border of Spanish Harlem and Harlem and then in the Bronx. At that time, those neighborhoods were primarily made up of low-income people of color, so my […]
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