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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

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...

Muslims in Dubai, United Arab Emirates gather for the final days of Iftar dinner for the celebration of Eid. Ramadan requires Muslims to fast from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset.

Muslims in New Orleans fast in the summer heat

JANEICIA NEELY August 22, 2013

Zahra Abdeljaber, a sociology junior, fasted for one month for the Islamic holiday Ramadan. Ramadan is a 30 day fasting period when Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. The...

Brief: Dalai Lama to visit New Orleans this month

The Maroon May 3, 2013

The spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama will be in New Orleans on Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, May 19, to address the community and to deliver the keynote address at Tulane University's graduation...

Brief: Religious division in Iraq threatens bloody civil war

BAGHDAD (AP) May 3, 2013

A wave of car bomb blasts tore through Shiite areas south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 and deepening fears that Iraq is rapidly spiraling back out of control. The unrest follows four months...

Brief: Alumni wins grant to teach English in Thailand

The Maroon May 3, 2013

Loyola 2012 alumnus Brain Ea has won a Fullbright U.S. Student English Teaching Assistant grant to Thailand. Only 20 U.S. graduates received the award to Thailand this year. While the exact location is...

Students win high Ignatian award

BURKE BISCHOFF May 3, 2013

With this academic year coming to a close, three students will graduate Loyola as Ignatian Award winners and take their places amongst the most highly regarded students at the university. Biological science...

Loyola students helped New Orleans home owners save money and the environment by giving out free, energy-efficient light bulbs during Spark week fall 2012. LUCAP organizes Spark week for new and returning students looking to get active in the community.

LUCAP prepares Spark leaders

MARY GRACI, MARY GRACI, MARY GRACI, and MARY GRACI May 3, 2013

LUCAP is training leaders for the upcoming annual Spark event, an orientation week of service for incoming residential first-year students held in the fall. Every fall during the week before classes begin,...

Farewell Thoughts

Fears are resolved for the future

LAUREN FONTANA April 26, 2013

When a friend told me there was a senior retreat going on, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. Finally, a time to delve into introspection in a place where I felt safe - a nature setting with an openhearted...

Couples reconnect through faith

JESSICA DEBOLD April 26, 2013

As national divorce rates climb and societal standards for marriage change, the Willwoods Catholic community wants to keep faith in marriage alive through retreat and prayer. The Faith and Marriage ministry...

Assistant religious studies Professor at Marywood Laurie Cassidy, Assistant Professor for the Jesuit Social Research Institute Alex Mikulich and Assistant theology Professor at the University of Notre Dame discuss their inspiration for writing their book, “The Scandal of White Complicity and U.S. Hyper-incarceration

Authors studied incarceration and spirituality

MARY GRACI April 19, 2013

Personal and spiritual expirences have influenced three authors in writing their book, which talked about the relationship between white supremacy and the incarceration of colored people. Authors Alex...

Brief: Brotherhood reviles Boston bombings

CAIRO (AP) and CAIRO (AP) April 19, 2013

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has condemned the Boston Marathon bombings, saying that Islamic law, or Shariah, does not condone violence against civilians. A Tuesday, April 16, statement from the Islamist...

Brief: Women arrested for doing men’s ritual

JERUSALEM (AP) April 19, 2013

Israeli police on Thursday, April 11, detained five women at a Jerusalem holy site for performing religious rituals that ultra-Orthodox Jews say are reserved for men. The detentions came just a day after...

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