July 31, 2018 Edition
What follows is a statement from our Archbishop concerning Cardinal McCarrick. Once again, Archbishop Lori is leading by example. Like racism, sexual abuse, and other issues, we cannot heal as a community until the wrong done is addressed, forgiveness sought, and measures taken to prevent further harm. As he says, accountability and transparency are the first steps.
Accountability For All Is A Must

“Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”       Psalm 25:8-9             

"Terrible revelations that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is said to have serially abused boys as well as seminarians and young priests have shaken our Church to its core. That we find ourselves in this place again is tragic and heart wrenching – for the victims; for their families and friends; for all Catholics; and for our neighbors whom we are called to serve in truth and love. As a bishop I am shaken by these events and humbled by the responsibility I bear to work to change the culture that permitted such abuse to go unchecked. Without such changes, our credibility will continue to erode and we will fail in our duty to witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ with integrity.

"The Holy See has accepted former Cardinal McCarrick’s resignation from the College of Cardinals and sentenced him to a life of prayer and penance prior to the outcome of a formal adjudication of the allegations. This is a step in helping eliminate the evil of sexual abuse in our Church and in building a culture of accountability and transparency, and I am grateful to the Holy Father for his actions. We must make clear that we will not tolerate criminal and evil behavior, regardless of the rank and standing of the accused.

"Tragically, similar revelations of abuse in the Church extend beyond those coming to light here in the United States. Soon after accepting the resignation of former Cardinal McCarrick, the Holy Father also accepted the resignation of Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson, found guilty by an Australian criminal court for failing to report the sexual abuse of two altar boys to the police. And in May, Pope Francis summoned the Chilean bishops to Rome to call them to account for the widespread cover-up of clerical sexual abuse in their country. He has since accepted the resignations of five bishops with the full expectation of more to come.

"I strongly support the Holy Father’s response in these cases and his determination to hold accountable all those who have sexually abused others or failed to report allegations of sexual abuse, regardless of their position or rank in the Church. I applaud his resolve in exercising the right and responsibility of the Holy See to discipline bishops and to hold them to high standards in fulfilling their office.

"Building on the Holy Father’s efforts to strengthen the accountability of bishops, some bishops in the United States are discussing proposals to do the same. These proposals include measures that can be implemented in each diocese to ensure that victims can easily report allegations of abuse by any member of the Church, including bishops, and can confidently expect that those allegations will get a full and fair hearing. I will contribute actively to those discussions and will fully implement their results in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to best protect those in our local Catholic community and all those we serve.

"I humbly pray for the victims of sexual abuse and for all who have suffered at the hands of those ministering on behalf of the Church. I pledge my continued diligent oversight of the measures currently in place as well as a renewed commitment to do all I can to build a culture of accountability and transparency so as to ensure the safety of all in our care in this Archdiocese of Baltimore."
Most Reverend William E. Lori
Archbishop of Baltimore

Feast of St. Ignatius Recap
Feast of St. Ignatius -
A Wonderful Sunday


With a Mass full of special music, a video lecture on racism in the Catholic Church, and a superb reception - the day was full and satisfying.

Sunday we celebrated the Feast of St. Ignatius , our patron saint. It was a a day of remembrance for St. Ignatius, with a special music presentation of The Little Credo Mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( click here ) performed during the 10:30 Mass ( click here ).

Immediately following the Mass our annual Ignatian Day Lecture was given in video format (see picture above).
The lecture, entitled The Times Demand it, the Gospel Demands it: Confronting the Sins of Racism, was given by Bishop George V. Murry, S.J. It was originally presented at the 18th  Annual Kennedy Lecture at St. Peter Catholic Church in Charlotte, NC on January 27, 2018. Murry is the Chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. (To view the presentation, click on video beneath Viva House thank you note below.)

A reception followed the video in Ignatian Hall with much tasty food and fun fellowship. Our Ignatian parish does know how to throw a spread!

And finally, in honor of the St. Ignatius Feast Celebration, we held our Viva House Grocery Drive . We thought you would like to read the response from the Viva House staff over your contribution.
Video: Ignatian Day Lecture - The Times Demand it, the Gospel Demands it: Confronting the Sins of Racism, as given by Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., originally at the 18th  Annual Kennedy Lecture at St. Peter Catholic Church in Charlotte, NC on January 27, 2018.
Spiritual Growth Opportunity Informational Meeting
Curious About the Spiritual Exercises & Ignatian Prayer?
Loyola University's Office of Mission Integration is happy to offer the Baltimore community the opportunity to pray the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola beginning this Fall.

Our approach will be one that Ignatius himself proposed for busy people - a way to make a prayerful and potentially transformative retreat in everyday life.
Over the course of nine months of daily prayer with Scripture, journaling and regular conversation with a guide, one can experience the same graced movements and discoveries that a privileged few get to make in 30 days of secluded silence.

This long retreat is undeniably a commitment of time and resolve -one that may or may not be right for everyone or perhaps not right at this time. Fortunately Ignatius offers many other practical tools for spiritual growth that we can all enjoy. Loyola University will offer these as well -including weekend Ignatian retreats, 4-week Advent and Lenten retreats, evenings of prayer, spiritual reading groups and lectures.

If you'd like to learn more about the Spiritual Exercises and lgnatian spirituality­ and how YOU might experience them, please join us:

Thursday August 9 or Wednesday September 5
7 - 8:30 PM
Loyola University
Alumni Memorial Chapel

For more information, contact: LUMspiritualexercises@gmail.com

Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival at St. Ignatius
For the second year the Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival is delighted to bring rarely-heard 17th-century chamber music to St. Ignatius Church, performed by period instrument specialists from the Baltimore-Washington area and around the country. We’re now an affiliate organization of Early Music America.

“…A brilliant performance…eloquently played…a fine sense of dialogue
that is close to the essence of chamber music…” [Reilly Lewis, Jeffrey Cohan and John Moran] — Joseph McLellan, THE WASHINGTON POST

The eighteenth annual Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival presents prominent period instrument specialists from the Baltimore-Washington area and beyond, including baroque and renaissance bassoonist Anna Marsh, Pershing’s Own US Army Orchestra violinist Marlisa Woods, Peabody Conservatory of Music early music program director violinist Risa Browder and artistic director and flutist Jeffrey Cohan.

The Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival is proud to be a new affiliate organization of Early Music America, which develops, strengthens, and celebrates early music and historically informed performance in North America.

The suggested donation (a free will offering) is $20 or $25. Everyone 18 years of age and under is free. Pay-as-you-wish tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets at  chcmf-baltimore.bpt.me . For further information and advance tickets the public may see  www.chcmf.com/baltimore . To learn about the performers, click here .
Worship with Offerings, Liturgy and Prayers for Others
POOR BOX 
Each weekend St. Ignatius specifies a Poor Box collection for a needful cause. This week's support goes to support Peace Summer Camp which was founded by Ralph Moore.

MASS MUSIC   
Attached is the listing for the music selections at next Sunday's 10:30 Mass. 
 
PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN REPORT
Weekly updates on Christian persecution around the globe. Keep a prayerful watch on what is
happening with your
brothers and sisters! 


Upcoming Events and Meetings

Spiritual Exercises Information Session
Thursday, August 9 - 7 PM
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Capitol Hill Music Festival: Italian Canzonas
Sunday, August 12 - 1 PM
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Iñigo Book Group
Tuesday, August 14 - 6:30 PM
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Embracing God's Gifts
Tuesday, August 28 - 7 PM
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In the Media
‘I am Catholic’: Homily for July 29, 2018, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

JULY 28, 2018 BY  DEACON GREG KANDRA

My homily students know this piece of advice I always give them: even if you aren’t assigned to preach, be prepared. Well, I’m not scheduled to preach this weekend, but I started scribbling down a few thoughts, just to be prepared. I don’t know if anyone will hear this on Sunday (probably not), but I thought I’d post it here. 
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This weekend marks the first official observance of the feast of Blessed Stanley Rother.  Some of you may remember when I preached about him last year,  on Holy Thursday.

Stanley Rother was a young man from Oklahoma who became a priest, eventually serving as a missionary to the poorest of the poor in Guatemala. In the late 1970s, Guatemala became embroiled in a bloody civil war. Priests and religious were targeted. Father Stanley Rother was urged to leave the country, but he couldn’t abandon the people he loved. He stayed, and on July 28, 1981, he was attacked in his rectory and killed. He was 46. And he is now the first martyr born in the United States.

Shortly before he was killed, he wrote back to his family, explaining why he was staying behind. “A shepherd doesn’t run at the first sign of danger,” he wrote. A good shepherd shows fidelity and courage to protect his flock. READ MORE
The Catholic Church Needs a Way to Deal with Bad Bishops

As the sexual abuse scandal surrounding  Cardinal Theodore McCarrick  continued to spread in the past week, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who heads the Catholic Church's Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, acknowledged on July 23 that "a major gap still exists in the church's policies on sexual conduct and sexual abuse." READ MORE
United States Created the Conditions for Latin American Migrations

As U.S. Americans rightly protest the Trump administration's policy of breaking up families detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, both progressives and conservatives seem to forget how the United States created the conditions for Latin American migrations. This enduring amnesia feeds the historical myth of U.S. exceptionalism and innocence. READ MORE