complete the sentence, "Loyola is.....". Their thoughts were priceless. They answered, “Loyola is:”
Family Ignatian A home away from home Joyola
Like a sacrament: it leaves an indelible mark! A school where the individual matters
Tradition, Innovation, Style
A lovingly demanding school
A wonderful place to work
A community of Christian concern
The response “a community of Christian concern” reminded me of something the respected Deacon Greg of the Diocese of Brooklyn recently wrote. He said,
Christianity isn’t singular. It’s plural. Let us pray [for] a realization that faith makes demands on us. But love makes us want to meet those demands. Being here, belonging here, is key to what it means to be Catholic – a word whose very definition means “universal.” It isn’t singular. It’s plural.
And speaking of plural, the most important attendees here this afternoon are our students. You are why we exist and the reason for Loyola School’s being. I offer an extra special welcome to our Class of 2015 and to those students who transferred into sophomore and junior years. I point out the following remarkable passage, to our students, that was first written over 400 years ago, from the Society of Jesus’s original plan of studies:
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