University of Detroit and University of Detroit Mercy alumni are well represented at the 2017 World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) Congress now at John Carroll University in Columbus, Ohio. The gathering has been held every four years since the organization was founded in 1958, but this is the first …
Detroit Mercy will be well represented at a Lenten discussion series hosted by Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Lake Orion, Mich. For the next four Thursdays, the parish will host Lenten Soup Suppers at which speakers will introduce and explore Ignatian Spirituality, the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola, …
The Jesuits take center stage this weekend as Martin Scorcese’s long-awaited “Silence” opens in wide release around the country. The film is an adaptation of a 1969 novel of the same name by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo. It tells the story of a 17th-Century Jesuit who travels to Japan—where Christianity is outlawed—to find …
University of Detroit Mercy alumni often say they were inspired by the mission of the University’s Jesuit founders and want to learn more. The Midwest Jesuits of the Chicago-Detroit and Wisconsin Provinces are sponsoring two ways to do just that, one featuring one of Detroit Mercy’s Jesuit professors. With Christmas …
