Campus Ministry honors, celebrates, and welcomes people of all faith traditions, spiritual practices, and beliefs. We are committed to providing supportive guidance, building community, and creating inclusive spaces for meaning making, exploration and spiritual development. Loyola鈥檚 Catholic, Jesuit identity calls us to nurture respect and solidarity, foster shared and diverse values, and work together for a more just and humane world. Campus Ministry invites the community not only to coexist, but to pro-exist: that is, to promote one another鈥檚 being with a message of love, with all members of our human family.
Foods in Our Faiths
The Foods in Our Faiths annual event series invites students, faculty, and staff to share food from their unique faith-related traditions and share about the significance of food to their diverse customs and practices. This event presents an opportunity for the Loyola community to create space for open dialogue and storytelling, reflect on what is important about one's faith, and build community among members of different faith traditions.
HARPS: Hope and Renewal Prayer Service
Each year on the first Thursday in February, we begin our spring semester with an Interfaith Hope and Renewal Prayer Service (HARPS) to serve as a blessing for the Loyola community. HARPS recognizes the diversity and richness of various faith traditions represented 麻豆官网首页入口 and in our surrounding communities. We gather in prayers, readings, reflections and blessings from various faith traditions to inspire hope and renewal at this time of the year. 鈥ㄢ��
Interfaith Retreat
The Interfaith Retreat is an opportunity to learn more about the commonalities and unique aspects of diverse faith traditions 麻豆官网首页入口 and beyond. Students will participate in creative activities, morning yoga, and meaningful dialogue, with the goal of celebrating different faith traditions and building bridges across people of diverse spiritual background. This retreat will provide students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of both the religious experiences of others and their own religious identities. Learn more about our retreats.
Student Spirituality Panel
The Student Spirituality Panel is annual event hosted at the beginning of the year in which the community joins together for an evening of conversation to learn about the robust religious diversity that exists on Loyola's campus. It is a wonderful opportunity to listen for students to learn from others with different faith backgrounds and strengthen their religious community.
Other Resources
Interfaith Advisory Board (IAB)
The Interfaith Advisory Board (IAB) advises and partners with the Assistant Director of Ecumenical and Interfaith Ministries, in continuing to keep Loyola a place of belonging for our religiously diverse community.
IAB Members 2025-2026
- Saima Sitwat, Assistant Director of Ecumenical and Interfaith Ministries
- Dr. Irem Demirkan, Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Management
- Dr. Whitney Hobson, Assistant Director for Social Justice and Staff Psychologist
- Tiffany Kinnard, Dean of Students
- Corey Lauver, General Manager of Parkhurst Dining
- Erin Misiorek, Program Coordinator for Student Engagement
- Dr. Jason Parcover, Assistant Vice President for Student Well-Being
- Dr. Rodney Parker, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
- Raven Williams, Dean of Student Success
- Megan Rook-Koepsel, Julio Fine Arts Gallery Director
- David Tiscione, Director of Title IX and Bias Compliance
- Mallory Wareham, Access Services Librarian
- Dr. Becky Walker, Assistant Teaching Professor of Theology
- Charles Borges S.J. , Associate Professor
- Dr. Elliot King, Professor, Advisor, Jewish Students Association (JSA)
- Dr. John Keiss, Associate Professor of Theology & Peace and Justice Studies
- Dan Schlapbach, Photography Program Coordinator, Professor of Visual Arts
Religious Affinity Groups and Organizations
Campus Ministry oversees and partners with religious minority affinity groups and student organizations on campus to support student leadership, belonging, and participation in their faith traditions and promote spiritual and religious diversity on campus through opportunities for prayer, worship, meditation, holiday celebrations, and more. Learn more about Loyola's religious affinity groups and organizations.
Sacred Spaces for Prayer and Meditation
There are a number of interfaith and multifaith sacred spaces on campus where students, faculty, and staff can go for worship, prayer, and meditation. Additionally, there are multiple places of worship and prayer a short distance from Loyola where students can find space of belonging, grow close to God, and expand their faith communities. For a full list of sacred spaces on and off campus, please visit Campus Ministry's Sacred Spaces for Worship, Prayer, and Meditation page.
Calendar of Religious Holidays and Celebrations
In Campus Ministry, we recognize the holiness of the entire year, but we also wish to draw special attention to those days celebrated by the various faith traditions on our campus and around the world. We encourage you to use Loyola's Office of Equity and Inclusion Calendar of Religious Holidays and Celebrations to be aware of the holy days being observed throughout the year.
If you have questions or would like to discuss the observance of a holy day 麻豆官网首页入口, please contact Saima Sitwat at ssitwat@loyola.edu.
Contact
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