SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

The college offers students the chance to deepen their experience of the Spiritual Life by offering a wide variety of opportunities for shared prayer, community building, theological reflection, and service. With liturgical events and retreats and companion events, students are challenged, in an ongoing way, to seek God in all things. Throughout the year, students are invited to gather and reflect more deeply on their life experiences and how these experiences impact their relationships with self, others, and God.

Ad Maiorem
Ad Maiorem is a new faith-based Community Service Club at Loyola College, established on three essential principles: Service, Integrity and Spirituality. The organization strives to develop men and women who aspire to the Jesuit ideal of 'Magis': a thirst for the more, for the greater good, and for a life-long disposition toward fuller service of God and others. Members of Ad Maiorem seek to gain a greater sense of compassion and understanding of the intrinsic value of service via reflection, prayer and self-examination.

“Loyola Alive”
Loyola Alive is a student group at Loyola College in MD which operates under the guidance of the Department of Campus Ministry.  Its members are dedicated to showing respect for the inherent dignity and sanctity of all human life, from conception to natural death. The group’s mission is to promote the human dignity of all people, to support the right of every human being to life, to educate the College community about the Catholic Church’s teachings on life issues, and to foster understanding and dialogue between people who hold diverse opinions on these issues. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Fr. Chuck Frederico, S.J. at cfrederico@loyola.edu or ext. 5198

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
RCIA is the process by which persons may become full members of the Roman Catholic Faith Community. This formation process culminates in the reception of one (or more) of the sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. During the process, persons are invited to explore their own faith journey while being introduced to the basic beliefs, liturgy, and service mission of the Catholic Church.

While the RCIA process is designed primarily for those seeking Baptism, the process is easily adapted for baptized Christians from other denominations who may be seeking full membership in the Catholic Faith Community. Baptized Catholics who are seeking full initiation into the Church through reception of the sacrament of Confirmation are also welcome.

For more information, please contact Fr. Jack Dennis, S.J. at
jdennis@loyola.edu

Connections
Making connections will be one of the most important things you will get out of the next four years.  Whether they’re in the friendships you make with your peers, in the bonds you form with your teachers, or how you view and learn from reality as a whole, the connections you make will profoundly affect the rest of your life. 

Spirituality is about connection…connection with self, peers, the wider community, and God.  Campus Ministry is pleased to offer Connections, a Pre-Orientation program that offers students exactly what the title suggests. 

Connect with other first-year students, upperclassmen, Campus Ministry professional staff members, and begin forging lasting relationships.  Learn about ways in which you can connect with the Loyola community-through retreats, through liturgical or music ministry, or through spiritual development programs.  Connect with the city of Baltimore with a trip down to the Inner Harbor, and begin connecting with Baltimore’s inhabitants through a community service project.  In short, connect with reality and begin living, and reflecting upon, where you are (and who you are) in life as you enter these new, hectic, and enriching times. 

Start Now!  Sign up for Connections.
Date: To be determined for the 2008-2009 year.
Cost:  $150.00 per person
Maximum number of participants:  20 people

Application Process:
Complete the registration form in this book or online and submit it along with two short essays (not to exceed two pages combined, double-spaced) on the following topics: 
1.  What motivates you to apply for this program?
2.  Describe a personal relationship in your life that has helped you to more profoundly experience God .

Due to the reality that we normally have more students who wish to participate in this experience than we can take we would ask that you do NOT send a check with your registration at this time.  We will review the applications and essays shortly after the deadline and notify each applicant of their status.  Those students accepted to the program will be asked to send payment at that time.

Emily Rauer Davis
Campus Ministry
Loyola College in Maryland
4501 N. Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21210
Phone: 410-617-2838
Email: connections@loyola.edu

Internship Program
A variety of intern positions are available in retreats, music, liturgy, and spiritual development. The purpose is to create student leaders with skills for ministering to their peers on campus and for the future as adult lay leaders after college.