Student and Alumni Successes
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Linda Lucarell Miller, M.R.E. '95... from Youngstown, OH, is Ursuline High School teacher of religious education, Liturgy Coordinator and director of El Fuego, the Liturgical Choir. She is also Lay Leader of Prayer for Diocese of Youngstown. Linda traveled to Israel last school year to set up a Triwizard program with Jewish and Arab Palestinian students at Ursuline High School. The "trialogue" included periodic live video conferences with Israel. She is currently enrolled in Doctor of Ministry program at St. Mary's Seminary in Cleveland, OH. She recently received an award from the Diocese of Youngstown for 30 years of teaching (2009/2010) |
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Linda Wainright, '09, Enters Benedictine Postulancy On February 10, 2010, Linda Wainright, a 2009 LIM graduate with a Master of Pastoral Studies degreee, entered the St. Scholastica Benedictine Community in Duluth, MN. as a postulant. The Postulancy stage lasts from six months to two years, after which Linda may request entrance into the Noviate. For more information and photos, please see: http://www.duluthbenedictines.org/news.php#197 |
Fr. Hung Viet Nguyen, ICM, '83 and Fr. Hoai Dinh, '10, Diocese of Dalat, Vietnam. |
Fr. Hung Viet Nguyen, ICM, MRE'83 (New Orleans) (Incarnatio, Consecratio, Missio) Fr. Nguyen, a member of the Incarnatio, Consecratio, Missio Order, visited LIM recently. He lives in Baton Rouge, LA. and is Chairman of the Vietnamese Catechetical Commission in America. In this position, he is involved with training catechists, translating and publishing bilingual texts, and organizing a bi-annual conference. He has worked with Sadlier and Silver Burdett to translate and publish Catholic catechetical texts in Vietnamese. |
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Reflections from Deborah Wilhelm, MPS '06, on her studies in the Loyola Institute for Ministry Little did I imagine that what looked like the end of a journey—earning an MPS through LIMEX—would actually turn out to be only the beginning of a still different, new journey. I already had a master’s degree in another discipline and wasn’t sure why I was undertaking yet another course of study. Still, I wanted to accompany my husband Greg while he pursued an MPS as part of his diaconal formation, |
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Reflections from Becky Eldredge, MPS '08 (Baton Rouge), on her studies in the Loyola Institute for Ministry The impact of LIMEX has been far reaching. The journey brought me to new levels of awareness about myself in the fact that it helped unearth some of my deep desires: my desire to be a mom, my desire to be an advocate for people in their 20’s and 30’s , my desire to write, and my desire to create space for others to grow in their faith. I am now a mother of two beautiful children, Brady (2 ½) and Abby (6 months). I work for Charis Ministries, a ministry rooted in Ignatian Spirituality for those in their 20’s and 30’s, as their National Partners Coordinator (www.charisministries.org). Read More. |
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Graduates in Raleigh, NC receive recognition for years of service in lay ministry. These include:
and two have taken LPLC courses
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Steve Doody, MPS ’09 (New Orleans) , of Baton Rouge offers some reflections on what he, as a full-time lawyer, is doing with his Master of Pastoral Studies degree from the Loyola Institute for Ministry.
What am I "doing" with my LIM degree? The answer is "nothing," at least externally. Although I am enriched personally by my LIM studies, and although I may "do" something with my M.P.S. in the future, the truth right now is that I am "doing" nothing with it.Instead, I am still practicing law full time.A more nuanced statement, is that in all I do, whether in my job as a lawyer, in my interaction with colleagues at work, in my family and personal relations, I try to apply what I learned at LIM. But no one "sees" that from the outside as something I am "doing" with my degree. Continued
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Testimonial by Terry Deokaran, Hammond, LA.; Loyola Institute for Ministry Extension (LIMEX) Student
Initially I began theological studies three years ago in order to increase my awareness of God. Throughout the reflective process, now so well instilled in me by Loyola, I have come to the conclusion I also desired at the beginning stages of studies to attain the joyous spirituality I saw radiating from the Dominican priests in my parish of Holy Ghost in Hammond. Continued
The Shrewsbury class of 2008 celebrated their Graduation with a special Mass presided over by Bishop Brian on Saturday 20th September, 2008. Over 80 people, including 5 priests and a deacon, were present to witness the handing over of Masters Degrees and Certificates in Pastoral Studies and Religious Education at a beautiful occasion at St Mary’s Church in Hooton. The liturgy included the giving of towels to the graduates as a symbol of service and discipleship, and the blessing of water from all corners of the diocese and from the American graduation ceremony held earlier this year in New Orleans . Four years of study, reflection, group discussions, essays and dissertations, culminated in our Mass of thanks for each others' friendship and for the sharing of our respective journeys of faith. The day concluded with drinks, buffet and speeches, joy and not a little sadness, and the realisation that we were each moving on to the next chapter. The occasion also marked the handing over of the reign of Diocesan Liaison for the Loyola Extension Program from Dinah Davis to Cecelia Allan. Dinah has served in this capacity for 8 years and Tom Ryan, Director of the Programme in Loyola University New Orleans, who was present to help celebrate the UK graduation, made a special presentation to Dinah for her sterling years of service. Another Extension group has just begun its journey. If you are interested in discovering more about this course of distance learning which is sponsored by the diocese, contact Cecilia Allan, Limex Liaison, 0161 439 3573 email: ceciliaallan@aol.comThe graduates of 2008 were: Fran Butler MPS; Cath Cainen CPS; Anita Callaghan MPS; David Harries MPS; Nick Kern MPS; Margaret Lillis MPS; Joan Sharples CRE; Gerard Turnbull CPS.
- Major Warren Hoy, US Army, M.R.E. Cand. '07 -- Warren is the Associate Dean for European and Latin American Languages at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. He was deployed to Baghdad on February 29, 2004. While serving our country in Iraq, Warren kept in contact with his learning group and kept up with his studies. He is now in the process of officially earning credit for the extension courses his group completed during his tour of duty. Please see the Winter 2004 LIMEXpress Newsletter for more information about Major Hoy.
James Sciegel -- Certificate of Advanced Studies, ‘99
Jim Sciegel has been named the U.S. Army’s Director of Religious Education in Heidelberg, Germany. He works in the office of the Chief Chaplin of the Army in Europe.
Lynn Zupan -- Specialized Certificate in Parish Life & Administration, ‘04
Lynn Zupan co-presented a workshop, with the Most. Rev. Gerald Barnes (Diocese of San Bernardino CA), at the 2005 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. The workshop was titled “When There Are More Parishes Than Priests.”