September 4, 2018
A Church Responds


Carissimi:
I want to update you on our efforts to help one another bring some good from the crisis we face as a Church and to share some ways you can make yourselves heard.


  • Madeline Lacovara has written a memo on what we heard at the two facilitated conversations last week. I am deeply grateful to her and to all of you who came to make your voices heard. This memo has been forwarded to Archbishop Lori and his auxiliaries.




  • This link to Future Church.com calls for reforms and tells you how to contact Church leaders. I cannot endorse everything on it but want you to know about it and act on it as you see fit.

  • The Archbishop is holding Listening Sessions in the several regions of the Archdiocese for the parishes of that region and has invited the pastor and two parishioners from each parish to attend. Candra Healy and Kathleen Talty will be going to the session on 18 September. We will report back.


By your side in His Service,
An excellent video, and a Grand Jury update that came in as we were going to press.. .
Video: Crisis in the Church: McCarrick, Viganò and the Summer of Scandal
Archdiocese of Baltimore Website Update to Abusive Priests//PA Grand Jury Report
Listed in the attached document are those priests disclosed in a Grand Jury Report released by the Pennsylvania Attorney General in August 2018, who either had an assignment in Maryland or were accused of engaging in sexual abuse of minors in Maryland. These names will be added to a list on the Archdiocese of Baltimore website (first posted in 2002) of priests and religious brothers who had served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and who had been accused, in their lifetime, of child sexual abuse.

At least one of the men on this list has a connection to your parish/institution.

The 2018 Pennsylvania Report was the result of a multi-year investigation into sexual abuse allegations arising in six dioceses in Pennsylvania and included information previously unknown to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Named priests are listed with known assignments in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Additional information about each individual can be found in the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report. Priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore have no parenthetical after their names. Priests and brothers from religious orders or other dioceses have that noted in parentheses after their names. None of the individuals listed here is in ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore; some have died and some have been laicized. All have had their faculties to function as a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore permanently removed.

Should you have any questions or concerns please let me know.

Thank you,

Sean Caine
Vice Chancellor, Executive Director of Communications
Archdiocese of Baltimore
A Continuation of the Series...
Reclaiming Jesus Part IV:
"Bearing False Witness"

Carissimi, 

Last Spring, a group of 23 senior pastors published a document entitled “Reclaiming Jesus” to address the crisis of moral and political leadership that continues to polarize our nation. They began with two questions: “ Who is Jesus Christ for us today? What does our loyalty to Christ, as disciples, require at this moment in our history?”

Then they present six affirmations of faith and, after each one, what they reject “in the practices and policies by political leaders which dangerously corrode the soul of the nation and deeply threaten the public integrity of our faith.” Here is the 4 th one:

IV. WE BELIEVE that truth is morally central to our personal and public lives. Truth-telling is central to the prophetic biblical tradition, whose vocation includes speaking the Word of God into their societies and speaking the truth to power. A commitment to speaking truth, the ninth commandment of the Decalogue, “You shall not bear false witness”, is foundational to shared trust in society. Falsehood can enslave us, but Jesus promises, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The search and respect for truth is crucial to anyone who follows Christ.

THEREFORE, WE REJECT the practice and pattern of lying that is invading our political and civil life. Politicians, like the rest of us, are human, fallible, sinful, and mortal. But when public lying becomes so persistent that it deliberately tries to change facts for ideological, political, or personal gain, the public accountability to truth is undermined. The regular purveying of falsehoods and consistent lying by the nation’s highest leaders can change the moral expectations within a culture, the accountability for a civil society, and even the behavior of families and children. The normalization of lying presents a profound moral danger to the fabric of society. In the face of lies that bring darkness, Jesus is our truth and our light.
Events over the next few days...
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: 

Wednesday September 5 (7 - 8:30 PM)
Loyola University 
Alumni Memorial Chapel   

For more information, contact:   LUMspiritualexercises@gmail.com
St. Ignatius Community Joins 75,000 Meal Challenge
Sunday, September 9 - 10 AM - 2 PM
St. Ignatius is participating in Catholic Relief Services’ 2018 75,000 Meal Challenge, hosted by the Orioles, and we need you to join our Fundraising Effort! Our goal is to raise $1,500, which would be used by CRS to send 75,000 meals to vulnerable people in Burkina Faso, West Africa. It will also support long-term projects that empower individuals to be self-sufficient. You can support our efforts by donating directly on our page or by joining our team of fund raisers ( click here ).

If you join our team, you may also be eligible to participate in the meal-packaging event at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday, September 9, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, which will feature appearances by The Oriole Bird and Orioles Alumni! There is also a Mass scheduled from 9 -10 AM at the park. But you must hurry and register, because only the first 400 people can participate in this fun opportunity to make a difference! Every day, thousands of people are afflicted by hunger forcing many to risk dangerous journeys hoping to survive in foreign lands. This is an easy opportunity to contribute towards the creation of a hunger-free world.
RCIA Informational Meeting 
 
Interested in Catholicism? Do you know a person who might like to become a Catholic? Or do you know someone who would like to find out more about the Catholic Church? Or perhaps you yourself are a Catholic who has never been confirmed? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) will be starting in September with an 'interest' meeting on Sunday September 9 at 9:45 AM in the Parish Offices - 110 E. Madison Street. For more information or to register, contact Ted Wiese at tedwardwiese@gmail.com or Mary Jo at   maryjowiese@gmail.com . Visit the St. Ignatius RCIA webpage here .
Upcoming Events and Meetings

Embracing God's Gifts
Tuesday, August 28 - 7 PM
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Birds-Eye-View 75,000 Meal Challenge
Sunday, September 9
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Iñigo Book Group
Tuesday, September 11 - 6:30 PM
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Justice & Peace Committee
Thursday, September 13 - 6:30 PM
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Women of the New Testament
Tuesday, September 18 - 6:45 PM
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St. Ignatius Ministry Fair
Saturday, September 22 & Sunday September 24
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Film Showing: "The Stones Cry Out"
Sunday, September 23 - 1:30 PM
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A Lecture by James Martin, S.J.
Sunday, September 30 - 7:30 PM
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Hesburgh Lecture: "Science vs. Religion"
Thursday, October 4 - 7:30 PM
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Upcoming Ministry Fair
On Saturday, September 22, and Sunday September 23 the St. Ignatius Pastoral Council will present a Ministry Fair that will showcase many of the ministries within the parish and the greater Baltimore community. Ministry team members will be available to answer questions.
 
What : St. Ignatius Ministry Fair
 
When:  Parishioners will be invited to browse the fair tables after each Mass
Sat. 9/22 after 4:30 Mass
Sun. 9/23 after 8 AM, 9 AM, 10:30 AM, and 6 PM Masses

Location: Ignatian Hall

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 the
Loaves & Fishes Ministry.

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!