Join Dr. Tom Ryan, the Director of the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM), for an online open house to learn more about LIM's graduate, undergraduate, and certificate program options.

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How do we accompany young adults who work nights, weekends, and other unique schedules?  How can churches best minister with those serving in the military, in medical professions, in emergency services, in restaurant and hospitality industries, and those working multiple jobs, taking evening classes, or whose work extends into the night shift?  When Sunday is a work day or when time and financial constraints prevent young adults from engaging in ministry, how do we best engage, support, and walk alongside them as brothers and sisters?

As dioceses and parishes begin to or continue the process of re-opening, many ministry leaders are eager to gather again in person and get away from the screen. Yet there is a concern among ministers that young adults will not come back, that many prefer to engage in ministry and worship virtually.

Join us as we explore the strengths and limits of using technology in ministry with young adults. Speakers include

Greenhouse Gathering-Virtual Style!

Settle in on the grass of the Palm Court in front of a giant LED screen for Loyola student bands live-streamed from the rooftop Azby Greenhouse! Free snack-packs and drinks will be available, chat with student and community environmental groups, and adopt a greenhouse-grown plant for you or your mama and ‘dem!

A webinar free and open to all who minister with young adults. 

In Part 2 of Turnover and Transition, we do a deep dive into how ministry leaders manage change in transitions. This webinar continues the discussion began on March 18th on this topic.

A webinar for all who minister with young adults. Free and open to the public.

To celebrate Catholic Sisters Week, WLAE is airing As I Have Done, a video series produced through a collaborative effort of Salt+Light TV and the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM). It explores Catholic sisters in East Africa connecting Catholic Social Teaching and sustainability. A new episode airs every day between Monday, March 9, 2021 and Thursday, March 11, 2021.

To celebrate Catholic Sisters Week, Salt+Light TV is airing Sisterhood, a video series produced through a collaborative effort of Salt+Light TV and the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM). It features women religious in seven congregations around the world and explores each congregation’s mission, ministry, communities, and charisms. Six of the congregations have a presence in New Orleans: the Congregation of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Congregation of St.

Join LIM professor Tracey Lamont and LIM graduate Diana Hancharenko as they discuss key takeaways from the National Dialogue on Catholic Pastoral Ministry with Youth and Young Adults Final Report, its relationship to Pope Francis’ exhortation Christus Vivit, the Synod on Young People the Faith, and Vocational Discernment, and practical implications for ministry with young people.  Dr. Lamont will share how to begin this process of listening, dialogue, and discernment with ministry leaders, parents and  youth and young adults in our faith communities. Mrs.

Please join us for the 14 Annual Summer Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership co-sponsored by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and the Archdiocese of New Orleans Office of Catholic Education and Faith Formation. 

Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow of Xavier University of Louisiana will lead this year's Institute entitled “Eucharist: Receiving and Becoming Christ” that will take place on Zoom 9AM-Noon Central Time, Monday and Tuesday June 7-8. The event is free and open to all leaders and aspiring leaders in Catholic education and faith formation.