Click on video above: 'The Thought' - May 2, 2022 | |
Editor's Note: As we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter next weekend, the gospel reading will be John 10:27-30. This is where Jesus gives more definition to his role as the Good Shepherd. Read the Gospel Reflection below. | |
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THE BIBLE PASSAGES:
JOHN 10: 11-16
‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
‘I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd
JOHN 10: 27-30
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.’ READ MORE
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From the Immigration Subcommittee | |
St. Ignatius Catholic Community Prepares an Apartment Home for an Afghan Refugee Family | |
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by Shari Shea, Immigration Committee Co-Chair
The St. Ignatius Justice & Peace Committee is partnering with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Baltimore Office to furnish apartments for new American families through our Afghan Refugee Resettlement Project. This project was initially conceived in collaboration with Catholic Charities and other Catholic parishes in the Baltimore area. That connection provided an opportunity to reflect on the spiritual aspects of our endeavor, reminding us to see in the immigrant the face of Christ.
The Immigration Subcommittee (ISC) was formed by parishioners concerned about the injustices faced by immigrant, refugee and asylee families and individuals. Today’s immigrants leave their home countries because of intense violence, lack of opportunity, economic, or legal injustices and persecution due to religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political affiliation. In the fall of 2021, the lives of Afghans were uprooted and placed in grave danger when the Taliban re-established control of their country. Called by the Gospel and guided by Catholic Social Teaching, we acted to welcome the stranger and help our new neighbors establish a welcoming home right here in Baltimore. READ MORE
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First Communion on May 8th | |
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On May 8th, also Mother's Day, the Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) children in second grade will be making their First Communion at the 10AM Mass! Thank you for your prayers for these wonderful children receiving this very special sacrament they have been preparing for all year.
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Special Event - Sunday, May 8 | |
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- May 8 at 3 PM -
St. Ignatius Catholic Community - Baltimore
ADMISSION IS FREE, BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
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What is Considering Matthew Shepard?
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Frostburg State University proudly presents Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard – a powerful masterwork that explores through music the importance of love and caring for one another.
In 1998, Shepard, an LGBTQ student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die. With inspirations from Bach to Broadway, the compelling message of this performance is still essential today and shows the significance of unity and recognizing those who feel marginalized.
The FSU Chamber Singers, in collaboration with the FSU Department of Theatre & Dance and community partners, will perform this limited engagement at St. Ignatius Catholic Community in Baltimore on Sunday, May 8 at 3pm. Admission is free, but reservations are required.
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What "Jesuit" is all about... | |
Jesuit 101: The First Principle and Foundation: What Are Human Beings Made For? | |
In a classic scene from Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Scuttle the seagull tries to show Ariel how to use the “human stuff” she found in a shipwreck. He confidently explains that a fork (“dinglehopper”) is used to comb hair, while a tobacco pipe (“snarfblatt”) is a musical instrument. Of course, as comically misguided as these explanations are, we can’t really blame Scuttle: after all, it’s hard to know the purpose of an artifact without first knowing the intentions of its maker. Since Scuttle doesn’t understand humans’ intentions and interests, he can’t understand how to use the things they’ve made. READ MORE
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Parishioner's Perspective | |
“In the Home of Ignatius” | |
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By Eric Clayton
Somewhere along the Spanish highway, I was asked if I would read at Mass.
“Sure,” I replied. My gaze never left the mountains out my window. I’m no stranger to the lectionary.
After an hour or so, the bus turned into the parking lot and rumbled to a stop. I grabbed my camera and elbowed my way off the bus, following in the footsteps of my fellow pilgrims. My attention was consumed by the basilica that took up quite a bit of Loyola real estate, and my camera lens was pointed in that direction.
I ran all over the place, getting shots of the statue of St. Ignatius that stands guard at the property’s entrance, filming the basilica from every possible angle and taking a few selfies of myself because there had to be some proof that I had in fact visited the birthplace of Ignatius of Loyola. READ MORE
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State Sen. McMorrow on reclaiming faith from being used as 'a weapon to hate people'
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by Jack Jenkins
Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow had several goals when she stood at the podium on the chamber floor to deliver her remarks on April 19, but one was simple.
She wanted to "reclaim faith from people who were using it as a weapon to hate people," McMorrow told Religion News Service. READ MORE
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Click on video above: Senator Mallory McMorrow speaking from the Senate floor on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. | |
Group to protest bishop's request that school remove BLM, pride flags | |
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by Brian Fraga
A group of alumni from a Massachusetts Catholic college plans to protest outside the Worcester Diocese's chancery building April 27 over Bishop Robert McManus' recent criticism of a local Jesuit middle school for flying Black Lives Matter and Pride flags.
"We're just trying to make a point. ... [McManus] should be a leader of his flock, not threatening to punish them. He's a bully," said Joseph Twarog, a Massachusetts resident who is helping to organize the protest, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. READ MORE
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