Parish: 'the thought' - April 9, 2019

April 9, 2019

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Descending Into Hell

Carissimi:

Palm Sunday is here and it is a good time to share with you what Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits about meditating on the Passion:

Let me say this to you: we say that Jesus descended into hell, and I advise you not to be afraid of descending into the hell of the people. Sometimes, this means entering the field of the devil. But suffering, be it human, social, that of the conscience… we need to go down into hell, we need to be there. Touch the wounds. And touching people’s wounds, you touch the wounds of Christ. The Jesuit should never be afraid of this. It is a grace that we receive from the hand of the Lord…You know, St. Ignatius asks us to force ourselves to experience pain, to cry for Christ who suffers the passion…Ignatius knew our resistance to welcoming the pain of others inside our own hearts. This is why he asks us to force ourselves. This is why meditating on the Lord’s Passion is important.

Video: Bishop Robert Barron on "Palm Sunday"

Parish Survey Response

We want to thank you for sharing with us your thoughts and opinions over the past two weeks in our first Parish Survey of the year. We had a tremendous response that will help us determine directions about Mass schedules. As we said, this is the first of four surveys we will be conducting over the year to get your opinions and perspectives on topics of importance to St. Ignatius. You've helped us greatly. If you'd like to see the results, click on the button below.

Just For Fun...

We've All Been This Kid

Seems to me we've all been this kid. Huge expectations about how something is going to be...only to find out that it's nothing like you expected. Here's a visual of that life experience - and it made me laugh myself silly.

Director of Communications

Video: We've all been this kid

On Racism in the Catholic Church...

In the Reeves Gallery

David Cunningham Shares About His Current Exhibit "Sketchbook"

1. What is your current show about?

My current show is a selection of early and current works based on my life. My goal is to share some of my inner promptings and beliefs through sketches and quotes and quick travel log notations.

2. Tell us about the two written notes included?

These were quotes heard during a homily. The wheat and wild beast quote is from Saint Ignatius of Antioch, and the flexible to fluid quote is from artist Alzaruba.

3. Anything else?

In looking through small works, it is my hope that a selection of works can give light to areas which may have otherwise been left dormant. I love the merging of early work with my woodcut. The woodcut was made during the summer of 1983. During the summer, I assisted Bob Thumann, director of painting projects at Gibbons of Baltimore, painting churches and adding designs to ceilings and walls. I loved drawing the statuary on my lunch breaks.

4. How long have you been a parishioner at Saint Ignatius Church here in. Baltimore?

I have been attending for 23 years. When I moved back to Baltimore, I met Father Ed Ifkovitz S.J., who became my spiritual director during a most important time of discernment in my life. Fr. Bill Watters S.J., the late Charles B. Reeves Esq., and Fr. Jim Casciotti, S.J., have been such a phenomenal influence within my life.

Make sure to come visit David's exhibit: "Sketchbook" in the Reeves Gallery before or after Mass!

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