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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Archdiocese experiences extra ‘ordain-ary’ summer

SHAMARA KING September 5, 2013

Archbishop Gregory Aymond ordained five men to the Roman Catholic priesthood for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 1. The five men were Colin Braud, Travis Clark, Gary Copping, Daniel Green and Jonathan...

Brief: Outstanding students compete for scholarship

The Maroon September 5, 2013

On Tuesday, Aug. 27, Loyola awarded its Ignatian Scholarships for Academic Excellence to nine first-year students with outstanding academic and professional backgrounds. More than 450 students competed....

Annie McClure, biology pre-med and Latin American studies junior, tells campers about Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.  Volunteers did various activities with children including playing soccer and teaching math in a classroom.

Students work to inspire children in Belize

JANEICIA NEELY August 29, 2013

This summer, 12 students hosted a summer camp in Dangriga, Belize with the Ignacio volunteer program to create lessons for local students ages eight to sixteen. While working at the summer camp, students...

Spark 2013 participant Natalia Diaz, psychology freshman, helps to paint a shelter on Lakeshore Drive. The shelter has remained vacant since it was damaged during Hurricane Katrina.

Freshmen volunteer to ‘set the world on fire’

SHAMARA KING August 29, 2013

Loyola students are "setting the world on fire" by volunteering in the New Orleans community through their involvement in Spark Week. Spark Week is a part of Loyola University Community Action Program's...

Brief: Bells ring for Martin Luther King

Associate Press August 29, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - Church bells rang out Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Washington National Cathedral and at sites nationwide to answer a call from one of the most important civil rights speeches in history to...

Brief: NYPD calls Mosques terrorist organization

Associate Press August 29, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department has labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without...

Brief: Professor examines justice post-Katrina

The Maroon August 29, 2013

Michael Cowan, a professor in the Institute for Ministry, will explore how the New Orleans criminal justice system has improved since Hurricane Katrina through a religious lens. "For the Well-Being of...

Brief: Genesis Gospel Choir holds meet and greet

The Maroon August 29, 2013

The Genesis Gospel Choir is holding a meet and greet session on Tuesday Sept. 3 in the Octavia Room at 7 p.m. The choir is designed to serve as a vehicle of religious expression as well as a vessel for...

Brief: “Gay conversion therapy” disbanded by Governor

Associate Press August 22, 2013

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a law barring licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teenagers straight. Christie said the health risks of trying to change a child's...

Brief: The French Quarter will host Louisiana Priests’ Convention

The Maroon August 22, 2013

The Louisiana Priests' Convention will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 17 through Thursday, Sept. 19. To date, 300 priests have registered to participate in the convention. Priests from all over Louisiana...

Brief: A Catholic Bioethics Seminar will be held at Loyola

The Maroon August 22, 2013

The National Catholic Bioethics Center will hold a two-day seminar in the Danna Student Center at Loyola on Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7. The center conducts research, consultation, publishing...

Reverend Etido Jerome (left) shares the microphone with Ansel Augustine (right) at a talk about faith and the youth on Thursday, Aug. 8.  Augustine has worked with youth organizations since 2002 after he graduated from Loyola two years prior.

Top diocese office hires “holy hot boy”

MARY GRACI August 22, 2013

In July 2013, Ansel Augustine, A'00, was appointed the director for the Office of Black Catholic Ministry in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. "The office of Black Catholic Ministry is a very important...

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