Lessons from Loyola Hall

What mattered to Isaiah and to John weren’t your DNA or your blood-line, but your repentance and your good works. God’s call to turn back to the right path is not a call to perfect results, but it is a call to serve the Perfect through our effort.

In a world where it seems that everyone is on the prowl to be offended, it is good to see that there are some who follow the path that brings reconciliation rather than conflict. In this week’s Lesson from Loyola Hall, Mr. Healey discusses the humility of Tyler Adams, the captain of the U.S. National Soccer Team, and the progress that he proposes is being made in America.

At the end of a long year, with the arbitrary new beginning on the horizon, we yearn for that metaphysical do-over and Advent offers it to us on a level that far exceeds that of the simple tearing off of the December page from a calendar.

The question of what we are thankful for doesn’t get a lot of attention throughout much of the year, but on the fourth Thursday in November it becomes a primary topic of conversation. In this week’s Lesson from Loyola Hall, Mr. Healey reflects on how he is thankful for Jules Rimet, former President of FIFA, for his ability to unite the world through sport.