August 27, 2019
Carissimi:
As Labor Day approaches, I want to share with you what Bishop Robert McElroy said last year about labor and a just wage at the U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements. It was a gathering of 700 community organizers and social justice advocates:

"For Catholic social teaching, the surest pathway to economic justice is the provision of meaningful and sustainable work for all men and women capable of work. The “Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church” states, “Economic and social imbalances in the world of work must be addressed by restoring a just hierarchy of values and placing the dignity of workers before all else.

"In work, the Church proclaims, men and women find not only the most sustainable avenue to economic security but also become co-creators with God in the world in which we live. Work is thus profoundly a sacred reality. It protects human dignity even as it spiritually enriches that dignity. If we truly are in our work co-creators with God, don’t we think that deserves at least $15 an hour?"
A Labor Day Reflection...
Why Do We Work? Six Labor Day Reflections

By Hugh Whelchel 

As a young boy I loved Labor Day. My hometown celebrated the holiday like many small towns across the nation, with parades, picnics, barbecues, fireworks, and other public gatherings. It marked the end of summer, one last celebration before returning to school.
To my young mind, Labor Day seemed like a strange name for this holiday. After all, no one worked on this "labor day." It was not until I was older that I discovered the story behind Labor Day, and understood the true meaning of work. READ MORE
Growth Opportunity
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 Ignatian spirituality – and how YOU might experience them, please join us!

For more information, contact :   LUMspiritualexercises@gmail.com
PREP Notice
PREP Registration is now!
Parish Religious Education Program, Grades K-8:
Registration for returning children was held in April. New children entering PREP should ideally be registered and paid for. Please preview our program and register online by visiting our PREP website here . 9:30 Sunday PREP classes begin September 15th, 2019. Email questions to Sherri at  sherricurrie@st-ignatius.net , or phon e 410-719-7559 or 410-220-9141. Thank you. 

PREP Confirmation Ages and Groupings:
Our PREP program prepares children for the sacrament of Confirmation in a 2-year program, combining two grades. This September will be year 1 of the preparation. For more information, please pick up the green flyer in the Narthex. Thank you.  
Worship with Offerings, Liturgy and Prayers for Others
POOR BOX 
This weekend's Poor Box support goes to support
Ignatian Spirituality Project.

MASS MUSIC   
Attached is the listing for the music selections at next Sunday's 10:30 Mass.
 
THE DAILY EXAMEN
Spiritual and Faith opportunities to deepen
your relationship in Christ.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, September 7 - 1 PM
LQBTQ Writing Group
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Tuesday, September 10 - 6:30 PM
St. Ignatius Reading & Discussion Group
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Thursday September 12 - 6:30 PM
Justice & Peace Committee
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Saturday, September 14 - 6:30 PM
Tim Murphy Trio & Paul Teie at Germano's
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Tuesday, September 17 - 6:45 PM
Women of the New Testament
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Sunday, September 22 - 9:45 AM
Respect for Life
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In the Media
A protester near a border wall in El Paso, Texas, writes on a large U.S. flag June 6, 2019, as part of a demonstration called "United States of Immigrants." (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Open Letter | Against the New Nationalism
An Appeal to Our Fellow Christians

By  The Editors

Commonweal is pleased to publish the following open letter about the disturbing rise of nationalism, especially among some Christians, in the United States. While this is not a Commonweal editorial, and none of the editors here had a hand in drafting it, we thought it would be useful for our readers to consider its arguments and claims as they reflect on their political responsibilities in these perilous times.
 
Each day more signs point to a tremendous shift in American conservatism away from the prior consensus and toward the new nationalism of Donald Trump. This is evident not only in the  recent National Conservatism Conference  held in July in Washington, D.C., but also in the manifesto  signed by a number of Christians  who appear eager to embrace nationalism as compatible with Christian faith. Without impugning specific individuals, as fellow Christian intellectuals, theologians, pastors, and educators, we respond to this rapprochement with sadness, but also with a clear and firm No. We are Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant; Republicans, Democrats, and independents. Despite our denominational and political differences, we are united by the conviction that there are certain political solidarities that are anathema to our shared Christian faith. READ MORE
50 years of ‘Sesame Street’: What the show’s history can teach us about evangelization

The history of “Sesame Street” offers some helpful lessons to anyone trying to spread a message of hope in an all-too-divided world.

by Kerry Weber | August 22, 2019

Early one Sunday morning in 1965, the psychologist Lloyd Morrisett found his three-year-old daughter sitting in front of the family television staring at the test pattern. He wondered if he could harness this captivating power of the screen for good and asked as much of the guests at a dinner party he attended shortly thereafter. The party was hosted by Joan Ganz Cooney, who replied that she would like to find out.

In November 1969 the pair debuted their answer. After countless hours of research, not to mention $8 million worth of fundraising, the newly formed Children’s Television Workshop, co-founded by Cooney and Morrisett, saw the first episode of “Sesame Street” air on public television.

Fifty years later, it is safe to say the answer to Morrisett’s question is a resounding yes. “Sesame Street” revolutionized children’s television programming through its focus on providing early education in colorful bite-size lessons for young children from low-income families. Yet the appeal of the show has grown beyond any particular age or socioeconomic group. Adults and children alike in more than 150 countries have delighted in the whimsical combination of the everyday and the surreal, the timeless humor and heart of the characters on “Sesame Street.” An estimated 86 million American children have watched the show, which has earned 189 Emmy Awards and 11 Grammy Awards. READ MORE