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Because of the real possibility of some form of distance learning this fall, Mr. Healey and his fellow Theology teachers have been spending the summer preparing for the new school year with a fervor never before seen. That includes robust study and planning for that seminal senior course: Christian Manhood.

Director of Admissions Pat O'Rourke '90, a self-proclaimed "word nerd," brings you his Etymology Word of the Week. Every other week he presents an online Etymology lesson just for fun!

Our personal lives deal on a daily basis with enough psychological and spiritual fires, earthquakes, and heavy winds to keep mental health professionals and pastors busy all day, every day. And all of the noise created by these phenomena makes it difficult to hear what needs to be heard, to discern any small yet healing voice telling us how to be made whole again.

Following their graduation ceremony from Saint Ignatius High School, held on our patron's feast day, the members of the Class of 2020 take with them the lessons learned in the cauldron of adversity. They also take with them the memory of a principal whose legacy is steeped in the quite visible way he sought God in all things.

Food mirrors the reality of our lives on both a mundane as well as a profoundly spiritual level. So often, our meaningful encounters with other people involve the sharing of a meal. This weekend, Jesus is moved from a place of desertion to perform a miracle that feeds thousands. The food He gives brings comfort, healing and mercy to those who receive it.

Even in a world where everything seems to be in flux, some things endure. For yet another summer, hundreds of rising eighth graders invaded the campus of Saint Ignatius for the annual ritual known as the Summer Enrichment Program. What made this year's version special for Mr. Healey? Generosity and providence.

Following five years on campus teaching Theology, Latin and Spanish; helping coach Cross Country; and serving as a chaplain for the Basketball team, it's time for Fr. Paul Shelton, S.J. to move to his next assignment. Here he offers some thoughts on how the relationships he has formed have prepared him for what's next.

Director of Admissions Pat O'Rourke '90, a self-proclaimed "word nerd," brings you his Etymology Word of the Week. Every other week he presents an online Etymology lesson just for fun!