As we enter the Lenten season, our Loyola community is invited to embrace a time of reflection, renewal and reconnection with God. Lent calls us to pause, simplify and listen more attentively to the movements of the Spirit in our daily lives. In the spirit of our 2026 theme, One Body, Many Stories, we are reminded that each person’s journey—unique and sacred—contributes to the richness of our shared identity. Saint Ignatius encourages us to seek God in all things, reminding us that “Love ought to show itself more in deeds than in words.”

This Lent, let us commit ourselves to living this Ignatian wisdom: to act with generosity, to reconcile where needed, and to give time to prayer and service. We invite every student, staff member and family to choose one concrete practice that deepens connection—with God, with others, or with the world—and to carry it faithfully through the season.