Click on video above: "Pastor's Corner - June 14, 2021"

When Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the disgraced former papal nuncio to the United States, released an unprecedented and soon discredited letter in 2018 alleging Pope Francis' complicity in covering up for former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's history of abuse, San Francisco's Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone came to Viganò's defense. READ MORE
Father's Day is Next Sunday
A Couple of Articles We Thought You Would Enjoy
The History of Father's Day

The nation’s first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in the state of Washington. However, it was not until 1972–58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official–that the day honoring fathers became a nationwide holiday in the United States. Father’s Day 2021 will occur on Sunday, June 20. READ MORE
Thinking About ‘God the Father’ on Father’s Day

The notion of God the father (or God as father) can be found in many traditions. Central to many Christian theologies, and often present in Jewish liturgy, the idea invites many possibilities – not all of them necessarily positive, but all especially powerful when we celebrate Father’s Day. READ MORE
Learn How to Foster an Anti-Racist Environment in Your Home & Family
A Zoom Gathering on Anti-Racist Parenting
Tuesday, June 15 @ 7PM

As you know, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church we give a great deal of focus to being Anti-Racist. We have a Justice and Peace Subcommittee dedicated to this, as well as an Anti-Racism Task Force.

Tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 15, 7PM) the Anti-Racism Task Force hosting a Zoom meeting on "Learning More about Anti-Racist Parenting." This meeting is appropriate for parents, grandparents, teachers or caretakers, and will be a facilitated discussion about the intersection of anti-racism, parenting, and faith. Please join us as we learn together!

To sign up, fill out the Google Form by clicking on button below.
Livestream and Mass Feedback
This is the final chance to take our Online Survey
As we emerge from the COVID pandemic, we want to understand your thoughts and ideas as we move forward. We would like to ask you to take a brief survey today about the parish's online Mass over the last year, how you attended prior to COVID-19, and how you attended during the pandemic.   TAKE SURVEY
A Great Resource!
Explore Jesuit Spirituality more deeply with the Parish Resources App
As a Jesuit parish community, we thought this app may be helpful for parishioners to explore Jesuit spirituality and charisms more deeply. Journey with Ignatian pilgrimage, full of wisdom from St. Ignatius, with thoughtfully selected daily offerings to help participants to make their own spiritual pilgrimage.
Upcoming Events

June 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

June 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

June 19 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Upcoming Ignatian Retreat
Grow in this "Ignatian Year" by experiencing the Spiritual Exercises!
Upcoming Spiritual Exercise Informational Sessions
As the year of 500th Anniversary is upon us, isn't it a good time to learn more about the Spiritual Exercises? Informational Meetings are coming up. Learn more about these sessions by clicking here.



Hear from those who've been through the spiritual exercises.
In the Media
Offerings and Prayer
HOW TO GIVE  
How to contribute during this
COVID-19 season.
PRAYER LIST
A list of those who have been added to our weekly prayer list.
READER NOTIFICATION:  

Parish: 'the thought' is a publication of St. Ignatius Catholic Community-Baltimore. Each edition contains articles and news feeds that are included for awareness of current topics in our world today. The positions expressed by outside authors and news feeds are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or positions of St. Ignatius Catholic Community or its staff.

 - This e-zine was designed and compiled by John C. Odean