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Celebrate Our Missionary Saints
Today, we celebrate St. Ignatius of Loyola. A missionary disciple, a solider, a charismatic leader. St. Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus – commonly known as the Jesuits – in the 16 th century.
Born in 1491, Ignatius of Loyola was born in northern Spain as the youngest of thirteen children; his family was one of minor nobility and wealthy. Since childhood, he wanted to become a knight; he became a soldier for the Spanish army. He was wounded in 1521 battling the French. As he recovered, he sought out books about chivalry and knights, but received stories about the saints.
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August 10 - August 20August 10 – 20, 2019: CAMBODIA, with JustFaith Ministries Deadline for signups: May 10, 2019Read More
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Saturday, August 17Join us in Chicago on August 17th for an evening of celebration and worship. Comboni Fest starts with a beautiful outdoor Mass held on the grounds of the Mission Center. This year Fr. David Bohnsack will celebrate his 25th anniversary with us and share stories from his missions in Africa. For more information contact (708) 354-1999 or visit their website.Read More
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Updated on September 19, 2017
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Feature Article: Lay MSC Associates Carry on a Charism
By: Julie Bourbon
They are described as “ordinary men and women doing ordinary things … while living the Gospel in their own daily lives.” But in the world of mission, the ordinary becomes extraordinary when done for the Kingdom of God.
The men and women who are Lay Missionary of the Sacred Heart (MSC) Associates have answered a call to be more active in the church, to grow in faith, and to, as their mission statement reads, “Be on fire with a deepening realization of God’s personal love for me and every person. To be a visible sign of God’s love and compassion to His people everywhere.”
For Jane Martin, association with MSC runs in the family. Her uncle was an MSC priest, and, perhaps more importantly, her Aunt Matty, now 94, was in the second group of lay MSC Associates.
“She suggested it would be nice,” if I joined the Associates, recalled Jane, who laughingly described herself as “a Catholic school lifer.”
That was about nine years ago, and Jane hasn’t regretted a moment of it.
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