by Loyola | Dec 15, 2023 | Featured Image
Even before the United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called attention to our public health crisis of loneliness, New York Times columnist and author David Brooks noticed that certain people create a sense of belonging and cohesion among community members,...
by Dan Johnson | Nov 22, 2023 | Featured Image
To all of you who support Loyola by reading our posts, with your prayers, and through your generosity, we want to share with you what we have heard from the people who benefit from your actions: Thank you from the one who has never shared their story before – now they...
by Mary Noble Garcia | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured Image
Walking coastal trailsCloak of beauty covers meSheer magnificence Hiking the coastal path in Cornwall, England was the inspiration for this Haiku poem. The wild coastal cliffs carved by centuries of crashing waves were bordered by gently sloping pastures. The threads...
by Reina Brekke | Feb 13, 2023 | Featured Image
Who is Reina? (pronounced Ray-na) She is the newest spiritual director to join the community of Loyola. She has lived most of her life in Minnesota, but has lived in Japan, Washington D.C., Florida, and Chicago. She comes with an M.A. in Spiritual Formation and...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Feb 1, 2023 | Featured Image
I don’t know about you, dear neighbor, but this last month of January has challenged me in many ways. Our weather people have reminded us that we have experienced 6 serious snow/ice storms in the last 8 weeks. That’s not MY Minnesota winter! I brag...
by Carolyn Kolovitz | Jan 19, 2023 | Featured Image
What Does This Season of Deep Winter Ask of Us? Sometimes nature demands that we hunker down in our homes, sink into the stillness and just be. Heavy snow and icy pavement slows our steps and our commutes. Plans get cancelled. Venturing out is downright treacherous....
