Sharing Faith. Ensuring Futures. The Quality of Being in Mission.

The other day, someone asked me how long I’ve worked at Loyola. “I’ve been in mission more than three years,” I replied.

“In mission? What does that mean?”

I explained that working at Loyola feels not so much like a job but more like a purpose. Each day brings a new opportunity to share one’s faith to ensure young men’s futures. Case in point:

It was around 5 p.m. one recent Tuesday and I was on an extremely tight deadline to complete this edition of Landmark. The school was mostly empty, and I was getting a lot of writing done.

Suddenly, a student appeared in my doorway holding his mouth. While playing catch he got hit in the face with a hardball. I checked but he wasn’t bleeding, and his teeth were all intact. However, his lip was swelling, and he looked shell shocked. So, I told him to sit down and said I’d be right back.

I ran upstairs to the teachers’ lounge, found some ice in the refrigerator, put it in a Ziplock bag, wrapped a towel around it, and brought it downstairs for him to apply to his mouth. Just then the baseball coach came in. Now there were two of us sharing this first aid mission. Soon our patient was feeling more reassured. So, I went back to writing, coincidentally, the “Life at Loyola” section of Landmark.

During the course of the year, we’ll encounter students with challenges greater than a swollen lip. But the thing about Loyola is that it always seems like there’s somebody here at the right time willing to do whatever it takes to help them out.

It’s not in any job description. It’s just part of being “in mission.”

I hope you enjoy this latest edition of Landmark: “Sharing Faith. Ensuring Futures.” It highlights stories from the mission here at Loyola.

In Christ,

Roger Jankowski Director, Marketing & Communications

Landmark Staff

Loyola High School

Spring 2023

Loyola High School

15325 Pinehurst ∙ Detroit, MI 48238 ∙ USA

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