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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Loyola kicks off the Presidential Centennial Guest Series with guest speaker the Most Rev. Gregory Michael Aymond. Aymond is the fourteenth and current archbishop of New Orleans, and first New Orleans native to serve as archbishop of New Orleans.

Catholic education teaches morality, says Aymond

HANNAH IANNAZZO September 26, 2012

Catholic education is a blessing but still has its setbacks according to Archbishop Gregory Aymond. Aymond spoke about the positives and negatives of Catholic higher education on Sept. 20 in Rousell Hall....

A view of the inside of the Holy Name of Jesus Church during the celebration of the Mass of Holy Spirit. The mass is a traditional Eucharistic celebration that Loyola organizes for faculty and students at the opening of each school year.

Annual mass celebrates Jesuit traditions

JADE DOMINGUE September 19, 2012

The Centennial Mass of the Holy Spirit offered a change of scenery and an attention to spirit for John Asdourian, business freshman, who attends mass daily in the Ignatius Chapel. The annual Jesuit mass...

Brief: Archbishop starts lecture series

MAROON STAFF September 12, 2012

The Most Rev. Gregory Michael Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans, will be kicking off the Presidential Centennial Guest Series with his talk on "Catholic Education: Gifts and Challenges in 2012 and Beyond." According...

Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the US embassy in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Egyptian protesters, largely ultra- conservative Islamists, climbed the walls of the US embassy in Cairo, went into the courtyard and brought down the flag, replacing it with a black flag with Islamic inscription in protest of a film deemed offensive of Islam.

Controversial movie causes riots, casualties in Libya

MAGGIE MICHEAL and OSAMA ALFITORY September 12, 2012

BENGHAZI, Libya - A mob enraged by a film ridiculing Islam's prophet killed the United States ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in a fiery attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi. President...

New program teaches Jesuit values to faculty

BURKE BISHOFF September 12, 2012

A religious course called the IgnatianFacultyFellowsProgram aims to inform professors about Ignatian values and teachings. The Ignatian Faculty Fellows Program is an optional, no- cost course during the...

KAITLYN O’CONNOR

Religion should be a personal choice

KAITLYN O'CONNOR September 12, 2012

Many people have issues trying to identify with a religion, and I think it is okay to not know which religion you affiliate yourself. Most of us usually associate with the religious group our parents...

MAYA SCHACKER

Keeping kosher in the Crescent City

MAYA SCHACKER September 12, 2012

Aside from the music scene, New Orleans is known for its abundance of delicious, mouthwatering seafood. Bacon is next on the list and can be found in dishes ranging from appetizers to desserts. This all...

TAD WALTER

Churches don’t use resources wisely

Sometime during high school, the nearby mega church erected a 170 ft. tall, 97 ton, giant white cross that probably cost half a million dollars. The first time I saw the cross, I was disappointed. Growing...

Mass honoring Holy Spirit annual tradition

HAHANNAH IANNAZZO September 6, 2012

Every year the Loyola community gathers for the Mass of the Holy Spirit, which is the university's biggest spiritual event of the year according to Ken Weber, associate chaplain for Liturgy and Music. "We...

Nick Courtney, the newest Loyola resident chaplain, greets sociology senior Kathleen Murphy in the Peace Quad. Courtney was appointed to serve as a chaplain in Biever earlier this semester.

Resident chaplains provide support

BURKE BISHOFF September 6, 2012

After graduating in 2010, Gordon Nicholas Courtney eagerly returns to Loyola this year to serve as one of Biever Hall's resident chaplains. "I feel excited and incredibly blessed to be a part of the beginning...

Vatican questions actions of religious women

BURKE BISCHOFF September 6, 2012

A religious group called the Leadership Conference of Women Religious has recently been accused of alleged radical feminism and doctrines differing from those of the Catholic Church, which includes their...

Joe Koerner and his wife Maria Allen Koerner, of St. Louis, rally with other supporters of The Leadership Conference of Women Religious at a vigil Thursday, Aug. 9 in St. Louis. The conference is the largest U.S. group for Roman Catholic nuns and they are meeting to decide how they should respond to a Vatican reform. The organization represents about 80 percent of the 57,000 U.S. sisters.

Supporters protest Vatican’s crackdown against nuns

ST. LOUIS - American nuns described as dissenters in a Vatican report that ordered an overhaul of their group said they will talk with church leaders about potential changes but will not compromise on...

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