In a world saturated with digital noise, cultivating discernment online is more important than ever. With AI-generated content and social media algorithms shaping what we see emphasized the need for interior awareness His insights can guide us in forming a thoughtful faith-filled approach to our digital lives Here are five Ignatius-inspired key principles for cultivating discernment online Ignatius taught that discernment requires spiritual freedom — the ability to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively The fast-paced nature of the internet rewards instant reactions: likes and comments are often given without reflection But taking a moment to pause before responding can prevent us from spreading misinformation or being manipulated by emotionally charged content A brief moment of reflection can transform how we interact with digital content Ignatius encouraged people to be aware of their inner stirrings — the emotions and spiritual movements that arise in response to what they encounter Not all information is neutral; some content is designed to provoke strong emotions and cloud our judgment Pay attention to how digital experiences affect your heart and mind One of the most practical aspects of online discernment is verifying sources Ignatius emphasized that true discernment leads us toward truth we must develop the habit of questioning sources rather than blindly trusting what appears on our screens but it is essential for responsible digital engagement Ignatius’ Principle and Foundation teaches that all created things should help us grow in love of God and others. Online, we have a choice: we can engage with content that feeds our faith, inspires goodness, and fosters connection — or we can allow ourselves to be consumed by distraction, division, and negativity. This doesn’t mean avoiding all difficult or challenging content, but rather being intentional about what we consume. If a digital habit weakens our faith, steals our peace, or fuels resentment, it may be time to step back and re-evaluate. Ultimately, discernment is not just about strategy — it is a gift from God. Ignatius constantly urged prayer as a way to seek clarity. Before diving into the online world, consider beginning with a short prayer: “Lord, grant me wisdom to seek truth, patience to respond with love, and clarity to recognize what is good.” Prayer helps us stay centered in truth rather than being swayed by the latest trends or controversies. With God’s guidance, we can use the internet not as a source of confusion, but as a tool for learning, connection, and witness to the Gospel. The online world is full of challenges, but it also offers opportunities to seek truth, share goodness, and build authentic relationships. By following Ignatius’ wisdom — pausing before reacting, being attentive to our interior movements, verifying sources, choosing nourishing content, and praying for wisdom — we can engage the digital world with clarity and grace. In a time when AI and misinformation threaten to distort reality, digital discernment is not optional — it is essential. Let us commit to being people who seek truth, act with integrity, and use technology as a tool for good. Get Aleteia delivered to your inbox. It’s free! Articles like these are sponsored free for every Catholic through the support of generous readers just like you. Please make a tax-deductible donation today! Help us continue to bring the Gospel to people everywhere through uplifting Catholic news, stories, spirituality, and more. CLEVELAND — It's a new month, and you might have just received your W2 in the mail. That means tax season is right around the corner. Today, at St. Ignatius High School, you have the chance to file your taxes on the spot for free. Key Bank is hosting "Super Refund Saturday," partnering with CHN Housing Partners and Enterprise Community Partners. The event provides free tax prep services to low- to moderate-income individuals and families who need it most. The tax professionals on site will help folks determine their eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit. According to the IRS, to qualify for the EITC, earned income must be less than: "It removes the stress of being financially strapped and not able to afford to have their taxes filed and for me, I think that's the biggest win. Being able to help individuals in our communities who may not be able to go to these professional tax filing services," said Mattie Jones Hollowell, Corporate Responsibility Officer at Key Bank.Tax professionals will also help people prepare to receive a refund. Families and individuals do not have to be Key Bank customers to stop by. Make sure to bring your last year's W2, ID, and other tax documents. Walk-ins are welcome. Super Refund Saturday runs until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, at St. Ignatius High School, 1911 W. 30th St. Ignatius Ganago, the 25-year-old Cameroonian striker, will cross the Atlantic to join the New England Revolution in MLS. On loan from FC Nantes with an option to buy, this transfer represents an opportunity for a talented player looking to regain his footing. His journey in Ligue 1 has been anything but smooth. After making his debut with OGC Nice, he took a step forward at RC Lens, where his physical power and speed regularly caught the eye. However, at Nantes, Ganago struggled to establish himself, failing to meet the expectations set for him. Nevertheless, his experience in the French league is significant. With over 150 matches under his belt, he brings a solid pedigree to MLS, a league known for offering a second chance to players seeking a fresh start. Ganago is also a Cameroonian international, a testament to his potential and talent. But at 25, he finds himself at a crossroads, needing to prove he can once again become an impactful player. However, he is not without his weaknesses. While his effectiveness in a central role is clear, his impact diminishes significantly when deployed on the wings. Although his pace allows him to cause problems, his crossing and passing in key areas remain inconsistent. These shortcomings limit his influence as a winger, making it essential for the New England Revolution to position him in a way that maximizes his strengths while mitigating his weaknesses. This loan deal with an option to buy is a perfect solution for all parties involved. The New England Revolution takes minimal risk by betting on a player in need of a reboot, while Ganago benefits from an environment where he can reinvent himself away from the pressures of European football. MLS, with its more open play and often greater spaces, could prove to be the perfect setting for him to showcase his potential. Ganago arrives at a pivotal moment in his career. He possesses the experience and qualities needed to succeed, but he must find the consistency and confidence that have sometimes eluded him in France. If the New England Revolution can build a system that highlights his strengths, he could become a key player for the team and prove that he still has much to offer. This adventure hinges on a delicate balance: integrating Ganago into the team, his ability to adapt to the North American style of play, and the coach’s management of his strengths. If all these elements come together, this partnership could benefit both the player and the club. For Ganago, it’s a chance to revive his career and demonstrate that, despite the doubts surrounding his time at Nantes, he can still shine on the international stage. I have no issues with MLS positioning itself as a place where players can reestablish their careers / prove themselves. The current iteration of the league has brought in a lot of talent that way. However I’ve seen rumors that his transfer fee would be €4.5m if he plays 60% of matches? That seems like a lot for a guy whose most prolific season was in ‘20-21, no? And statistically in that season he had seven goals in 24 matches 🤷‍♂️ ReplyShare3 more comments...TopLatestDiscussionsNo posts [Editor\u2019s Note: This article was guest written by S\u00E9bastien Vidal, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Weekend Sports, MLS specialist. You can follow Vidal\u2019s work, which includes analysis of Major League Soccer, on X at \u2066\u202A@SebEcrivainFoot\u202C\u2069.] will cross the Atlantic to join the New England Revolution in MLS On loan from FC Nantes with an option to buy this transfer represents an opportunity for a talented player looking to regain his footing His journey in Ligue 1 has been anything but smooth where his physical power and speed regularly caught the eye failing to meet the expectations set for him his experience in the French league is significant a league known for offering a second chance to players seeking a fresh start Ganago is also a Cameroonian international needing to prove he can once again become an impactful player Ganago\u2019s playing style is well-defined He is a forward capable of operating in different positions across the attacking line though he seems most effective in a central role His speed and physical strength make him a constant threat to opposing defenders he can play a pivotal role in a system that emphasizes link-up play and holding up the ball Paired with a mobile striker who can exploit spaces He excels in aerial duels and has the ability to unsettle defenses While his effectiveness in a central role is clear his impact diminishes significantly when deployed on the wings Although his pace allows him to cause problems his crossing and passing in key areas remain inconsistent These shortcomings limit his influence as a winger making it essential for the New England Revolution to position him in a way that maximizes his strengths while mitigating his weaknesses This loan deal with an option to buy is a perfect solution for all parties involved The New England Revolution takes minimal risk by betting on a player in need of a reboot while Ganago benefits from an environment where he can reinvent himself away from the pressures of European football with its more open play and often greater spaces could prove to be the perfect setting for him to showcase his potential Ganago arrives at a pivotal moment in his career He possesses the experience and qualities needed to succeed but he must find the consistency and confidence that have sometimes eluded him in France If the New England Revolution can build a system that highlights his strengths he could become a key player for the team and prove that he still has much to offer This adventure hinges on a delicate balance: integrating Ganago into the team his ability to adapt to the North American style of play and the coach\u2019s management of his strengths this partnership could benefit both the player and the club it\u2019s a chance to revive his career and demonstrate that despite the doubts surrounding his time at Nantes he can still shine on the international stage What makes a person spiritually resilient — not just faithful in theory, but steady when life becomes disorienting? Jesuit priest Fr. John O’Brien believes the answer lies in daily fidelity to practices rooted in the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola. In Six Daily Habits for Spiritual Resiliency O’Brien distills the Ignatian tradition into six accessible disciplines At its heart, the Ignatian path is about discerning the presence of God in all things each one an opportunity to turn the soul Godward in the midst of a distracted world The first and last habits — the Morning Offering and the Evening Examen — bookend the day with surrender and reflection The evening does not end in distraction or exhaustion but in a prayerful review that asks: Where was God today In between are practices that deepen interior listening especially through Ignatian meditation or lectio divina becomes a way of entering into the living Word forming the mind in truth while keeping the soul teachable Then come two habits that are perhaps most quietly radical: the invitation to encounter something beautiful every day beauty is not decoration — it is a portal to God but a muscle that must be exercised daily if it is to be real O’Brien’s method is deeply Ignatian in its realism It does not assume uninterrupted peace or spiritual clarity The habits are tools for learning to recognize interior movements — what Ignatius called consolation and desolation — and to resist the temptation to give up in confusion or fear This is the kind of daily structure Ignatius envisioned for “contemplatives in action” — people who live in the world yet seek to be shaped by grace These habits help form what Ignatius called indifference — not apathy but the freedom to choose whatever brings one closer to God For those seeking stability in uncertain times and these practices teach us how to notice Father O’Brien’s book is available free online through Martyrs Shrine Press at martyrs-shrine.com/msp Articles like these are sponsored free for every Catholic through the support of generous readers just like you Please make a tax-deductible donation today Help us continue to bring the Gospel to people everywhere through uplifting Catholic news This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page and insights into Jesuit spirituality and education Learn about the values and principles that shape the Jesuit mission former vice president for Mission and Ministry has composed a list of terms frequently used by Jesuits that may be helpful to know Below are also some reading recommendations for people who would like to know more about Jesuit spirituality and history meaning "For the greater glory of God." It is the motto of the Society of Jesus A phrase that embodies the creative tension between Jesuits’ full embrace of concrete action and their attentiveness to where God may call them next “Contemplation-and-action are integrated at the root and their root is our ceaseless desire to be fully alive.” This fundamental value of the Society of Jesus involves three concepts S.J.: Treating people as individuals and honoring their unique worth; caring for the “whole” person (including physical and spiritual health); and taking into account people’s backgrounds A process of discovering God’s direction and guidance in the concrete reality of our day-to-day lives Discernment is a prayerful “pondering” or “mulling over” of the options facing you Your goal is to understand them in your heart: to see them there is no limit to how long you might wish to continue this some options should of their own account fall by the wayside while others should gain clarity and focus It is a process that should move inexorably toward a decision Refers to the defining characteristics and ethos of the Jesuits (or Society of Jesus) These letters appear as a symbol on the official seal of the Society of Jesus Ignatius and the Jesuits to suggest the spirit of generous excellence--striving for the greater good--that drive our ministries A regional organization for the care of Jesuits within its boundaries and for the governance of affiliated ministries and work a province usually comprises several contiguous states The California Province is one of 10 comprising the federated body Related Term: Provincial  A Father Provincial leads each province overseeing the spiritual needs of Jesuits and matters of governance aided by a group of consultors and consultants Jesuit and lay assistants are responsible for a variety of programs from development and communications to secondary education and international ministries Rectors are usually the superiors of larger communities A superior can be appointed by the local provincial (Capital S and E) An organized series of spiritual exercises put together by Ignatius of Loyola out of his own personal spiritual experience and that of others to whom he listened Ignatius set all of this down in the book of the Spiritual Exercises as a handbook to help the guide who coached a person engaged in "making the Exercises.” Related term: spiritual exercises (small s and e) Any of a variety of methods or activities for opening oneself to God's spirit and allowing one's whole being ApostolicRelated to spreading the Gospel message ConversionDefined by the Catechism of the Catholic Church as “a radical reorientation of the whole life away from sin and evil “It is not the substitution of a new self-image It reaches down into the roots of an individual’s affections Father GeneralThe Superior General of the Society of Jesus is addressed as Father General a term that hearkens backs to the early military career of Ignatius Loyola FormationThe education and training of Jesuits typically taking 10 to 12 years and involving seven stages: novitiate The goal of formation is the holistic integration of education and values so that a Jesuit priest or brother will be prepared to serve where the need is greatest and where he can make the greatest contribution A “formed” Jesuit is one whose life is grounded in his relationship to Jesus; freed by his vows to serve; committed to partnering with laypersons; immersed in our contemporary culture; and dedicated to the faith that does justice Gospel(Literally "good news") The good news or glad tidings about Jesus The first four works of the Christian scriptures (Matthew which expresses that God is already present and active in a culture and so our presentation of the Gospel to any given culture should be allowed to flourish in the “soil” of that culture laywomen) The people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy Our way of proceeding“Certain attitudes and patterns of behavior join together to become what has been called the Jesuit way of proceeding The characteristics of our way of proceeding were born in the life of St Ignatius and shared by his first companions.” Jerome Nadal writes that “the form of the Society is in the life of Ignatius [and they include] a deep personal love for Jesus Christ.”--Society of Jesus ScholasticA Jesuit seminarian who has taken first vows and declared his intention to seek ordination as a priest SociusThe executive assistant or “second-in-command” to the provincial at each province’s administrative center The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life 2010.“The Colbert Report” chaplain offers this highly accessible guide for understanding the life and spirituality of St vice president for Mission and Ministry: "O’Malley clearly lays out the fundamental principles that governed the Society’s early development and continue to guide it today It is worth the effort for someone who wants a deeper look at the Society of Jesus." Ignatian Humanism: A Dynamic Spirituality for the 21st Century Ely: "A very readable history of the Jesuits with helpful sketches of key Jesuit figures such as Ignatius of Loyola A Jesuit Education Reader: Contemporary Writings on the Jesuit Mission in Education  Practical Applications of the Ignatian Way Ely: "A useful collection of essays by a variety of authors One of the advantages of this book is that the reader can select topics of interest without reading the whole book The essays are written by some of the best scholars of today." Copyright © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) Seattle University Gross described being more demonstrative than usual as a product of St Ignatius doing some chirping before this high school boys basketball showdown Gross later turned off the lights on the Wildcats Gross muscled in a short shot at the buzzer to give Louisville a 67-65 overtime win and set off a wild celebration The Leopards student section stormed the court to join players and coaches mobbing Gross who got bear-hugged by head coach Tom Siegfried as the team flowed back toward the locker room "I almost got stomped on out there," Leopards senior point guard Beau Siegfried said "It was a surreal moment for us and the community Gross and Siegfried each totaled 19 points and three assists as Louisville (16-5) won for the 11th time in its last 12 games and snapped an eight-game winning streak by Ignatius (17-4) 1 seed among Division I teams in Northeast Ohio for the upcoming tournament — are the third defending state champion the Leopards have taken down joining Kettering Alter and Richmond Heights Friday's win also gave Louisville a clean sweep of Northeast Ohio's holy trinity Louisville' after beating all the 'saint' teams," Beau Siegfried said with a smile The Leopards enjoyed a bit of divine intervention on this night With the score tied 65-65 in the final seconds of OT Louisville's initial action was thwarted by Ignatius leading to Gross coming off a back screen from Siegfried at the top of the key and catching a pass from Ashton Marshall The 6-foot-7 Gross looked more rugby player than basketball player as he fought through contact down the right side of the lane stopped about 8 feet from the basket and pushed up a shot over Jimmy Thomas and 6-10 Damon Friery "It certainly felt like a wrestling match," said Gross "He was holding me the whole way down the lane It was a designed play that didn't work out the way it was supposed to You shake the kid's hand and keep it moving."  who surpassed 1,000 career points during Tuesday's win at Northwest it was his second buzzer beater of the night He rescued a sloppy possession going nowhere by hitting a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer "I did not see the hoop there," Gross admitted Louisville led by as many as 14 points in the third quarter but the advantage was down to three points when Ignatius' Sami Dari banked in a 3-pointer at the third-quarter horn "Let's just say I knew we weren't winning by 20 tonight," Tom Siegfried said The biggest thing I've learned over the years is when you play a team of this caliber You've got to be sure you eat it and you go forward even when they took the lead a couple of times."  as he hit five buckets during the final four minutes of regulation and overtime His floater with 1:04 left in regulation tied the score at 60-60 and ultimately sent the game to overtime where he answered Quinn Woidke's 3-pointer to start OT with a 3 of his own "It's not necessarily me wanting to go score," said Siegfried an Ashland University recruit who became Louisville's career assists leader during Tuesday's win at Northwest "I just happened to be open and I took the shot."  totaled game highs of 24 points and five assists for Ignatius finished with 16 points and seven rebounds surpassing 1,000 career points in the process Fellow senior Kalli Johnson added 15 points including a 3-point play with 2:01 left in the fourth quarter that gave Ignatius its first lead since late in the first quarter The athletic Marshall was huge for Louisville He helped force the ball out of Woidke's hands in the final seconds of regulation when Ignatius had a chance to win it Marshall also skyed for a key rebound of an Ignatius miss with less than two minutes left in OT and the score tied The Leopards missed two foul shots and a 3-point attempt in the final minute Ignatius couldn't corral the rebound on either miss with one going out of bounds off the Wildcats and Marshall digging out the other for an offensive board "It comes down to getting stops and getting rebounds defensively and we probably come away with a victory," Joyce said The sixth-year Ignatius head coach didn't let the disappointment of Friday's result blind him from the lesson it could teach his players as they try to repeat as state champions "The good thing is this is not the goal," Joyce said We come in the locker room feeling like this in a couple of weeks Tate Aljancic added nine points for Louisville which will finish the regular season on Saturday in a Senior Night home game with John Hay Then it's time for the Division III tournament where the Leopards are seeded fourth in Northeast Ohio and have the look of a serious contender to make it to Dayton Said Tom Siegfried with a shake of his head Reach Josh at josh.weir@cantonrep.com  Gonzaga HS put up a massive score on rivals and defending Single-School national champions St Ignatius mistakes and riding the positive feelings of getting some injured players back and in fact they've had a few issues this season Expected to be a bit of a work in progress after graduating 12 of their 15 regular starers from 2022 the Wildcats then saw two of those returning three go down with injury they had started well with some impressive scores But the gravity of the day perhaps got to them as St Ignatius made some key errors (losing possession within a few meters of the tryline) Capping of an intense week of training Gonzaga and being able to field their most experienced starting 15 Joey Ries was back at scrumhalf and working the tempo of attack well Jacksion Tanklersley added two tries and Emmett Cook scored a try and converted seven for 19 points "For us it's always about building toward May," said Gonzaga Head Coach Peter Baggetta "So we are OK with taking our lumps early in the season." He said this talking about a loss to Granite Bay on a recent trip to California but yes the boys wanted to put down a market with this game." this was a learning experience for a relatively young lineup "Hats off to Gonzaga," said Head Coach Dan Arbeznik "Their kids wanted it and they have a solid team that plays cohesively The scoreboard is a pretty good indication of just how thiroughly they dominated the game Our kids fought hard but Gonzaga has a terrific outfit this year." we'll have a hard look at some of the things we're doing and look to rebound Saturday with St "We had an excellent week of practice," added Baggetta " but we still have more work to do to improve and get better,"                The Goff Rugby Report is run by Alex Goff and concentrates on HS and college rugby See our Re-Print and Re-Post policy I have been traveling with a group of pilgrims to the Ignatian sites in Spain Twice we have visited what are variously called “hospitals” or “hospices” where St living in poverty and begging for alms to meet his daily needs where Ignatius spent time in prayer after his conversion where he stayed for several months between departing from the University of Paris and meeting up with his companions in Venice he elected to stay in a hospice in the town adjacent to the castle where he had been raised This seems to have scandalized his elder brother The closely related alternative names for where Ignatius stayed—hospital and hospice—are key to understanding why hospices were not places sought out for healing Those with means would have a doctor attend to them at home a hospice was where the sick poor wound up with nowhere else to go along with others who had no other options left We might think of them as a kind of cross between homeless shelters guesthouses for travelers without many resources and last refuges for the sick This is not to say that no care was offered in a hospice; it was they would bypass a hospice and count themselves lucky to do so make a point of visiting the poor in hospices while there I had visited many Ignatian sites in connection with World Youth Day in Madrid in 2011 such as the Chapel of Conversion at Loyola the monastery and Black Madonna at Montserrat Though I knew about them from Ignatius’ autobiography and Jesuit history I had not thought about what they were really like until I was standing in them myself In the lives of many of the saints—whose stories inspired Ignatius—these are places they seek out both to care for the poor and to better embrace poverty in union with Christ it is both noble and necessary for us who are whole and healthy to be in contact with those who are poor Over the past few months, the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, led by Elon Musk, have taken particular aim at humanitarian relief funds, especially those administered through the United States Agency for International Development, which is now all but defunct those cuts mean that people will go hungry lack medical care and die in places where they were previously being cared for has been selected as in many ways an easy target the president has much discretion and authority making it easier to pretend that near-total cuts are exercises of prudence It has also been targeted because some of its programs are accused of advancing a progressive ideological agenda even though the cuts were not restricted to only those programs The idea that the cuts significantly help the federal budget, however, should be set aside: All foreign aid expenditures together amount to barely more than 1 percent of the total budget with a bit less than half of that going to humanitarian relief and health programs But another reason, I fear, that humanitarian relief can be so easily targeted is because those in power do not value what it accomplishes. It is as if an equation is being solved with one side missing. U.S.A.I.D. funds count when they are cut and posted on a “wall of receipts,” but the lives they save and the people they feed are invisible This is not to say that all humanitarian aid is beyond criticism or that government funds are the only or best way to care for the poor and needy That responsibility is incumbent on each of us personally according to our capacity—but it is also incumbent on all of us together acting in common through both voluntary associations and public authority The further we get from the needs and the lives of the poor the easier it is to forget that we have such duties at all To the degree that the United States is stepping away from such contact—and celebrating its abandonment—we are all becoming poorer in ways that no amount of funding can redress Password reset instructions will be sent to your registered email address As a frequent reader of our website, you know how important America’s voice is in the conversation about the church and the world. 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Please contact us at members@americamedia.org with any questions Saintly wisdom from the past holds the key to peace and a sense of purpose during these trying times.We live in strange times Whether or not to use standard medical precautions has become a political issue It’s up in the air whether or not our children will go back to school for the fall semester and people on opposite sides of the political spectrum are living in increasingly different mental and physical spaces All of us are bombarded with warnings about “enemies” who threaten our way of life it’s difficult to ignore the alarming news or to focus on something else and not get caught up in the spiral of fear How can we cope with this time of uncertainty Based on his own experience of seeking God’s will in his life the founder of the Society of Jesus gives several pieces of advice that are surprisingly as applicable today as when he wrote them hundreds of years ago We can learn from him how to find serenity with this essential idea: Each one of us has the freedom to choose how we want to live our daily trials It’s not easy to find the right attitude to adopt in the time of the coronavirus The first thing is to accept the reality that we are entering a “new normal,” although it’s still not clear exactly what that will be like long term Ignatius of Loyola’s phrase “Find God in all things” means finding inner peace and then accepting a state of affairs as a new “normal” state This begins by paying attention to the recommendations of doctors and scientists and changing some of our behaviors in order to protect ourselves and others It’s normal to feel fear when faced with the current situation the key strategy is not to allow ourselves to be dominated by it Fear is not a good counselor; it quickly becomes paralyzing and never leads to good decision making then go past it and act in the most prudent way but our every-day life is made up of overcoming obstacles Life cannot consist in avoiding danger at all costs The word “crisis” comes from the Greek krisis (κρίσις) life is a series of situations that require us to discern it’s an opportunity to listen to God’s will even when it’s not what we would normally choose Ignatius sometimes used the expression “agere contra,” that is to “go against” or to do the opposite of what one would do spontaneously being patient and above all remaining connected to God in order to listen to him Ignatius of Loyola is very clear: It is essential to focus only on what we can do at a given time Rather than shutting ourselves away in worries a crisis allows us to seize the opportunity to do what we are led to do in the best way we can A crisis is the time to awaken all the dormant talents within us and make them bear fruit Ignatius of Loyola advises us to take a moment at the end of the day to remember all the events of the past 24 hours and to identify those that have been positive and creative This is the best way to build up a treasure—the treasure of our good deeds—and to continue in this direction It is a heart-to-heart conversation between two friends that touches on the meaning of our lives the secret is to present ourselves to Him just as we are and all our fears … This means giving up all control It’s difficult to let go and ask for help when an individualistic and solitary existence is increasingly the norm among contemporary lifestyles is an opportunity to understand that we’re all in search of a true community where self-giving and welcoming others are of the essence Ignatius of Loyola recommends that we keep our eyes fixed on our path the risk is to lose sight of what’s important by turning our eyes away from our goals and towards fears we must keep a balanced life and be attentive to our physical and mental well-being not isolating ourselves … What if this uncertain time is an opportunity for us to start new and better ways of doing things The current health and economic crisis is causing the fear of loss of control An Ignatian rule in the face of this type of situation is to work on the weak points and fight them This is what will strengthen self-confidence and consequently the control of one’s weaknesses Psychological techniques can be useful in dealing with them and of course a prayer centered on this point helps immensely by bringing God’s grace How can we let ourselves be guided by the light when we’re under the pressure of negative thoughts Ignatius of Loyola advises us to keep in mind the dynamics of the Cross It’s in moments of darkness and apparent abandonment that God is at work in the most powerful way The light and joy of the Resurrection always follows the darkness and anguish of the Cross a crisis opens up new opportunities to be more attentive to others or to spend more time with one’s own family President Kevin O'Brien speaking at the Feast of St For our reflection on this Feast day—so important for any Jesuit institution—I would like to offer two points: one short of the typical three offered by Jesuits because it is summer and a picnic awaits I invite us to consider two virtues steeped in the tradition of Ignatius: gentleness and gratitude These dispositions are found in Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises The Exercises are Ignatius’ handbook of prayer which he devised over a number of years during the course of his somewhat slow conversion experience During these years of fairly intense prayer and service Ignatius observed that God was working with him as a teacher deals with a student (certainly a fitting analogy for such a pivotal figure in the history of education) Ignatius thought this schooling of the spirit could be helpful to others so he wrote down notes and produced a series of exercises for the mind and soul that might help others as he had been helped These exercises were a mix of familiar practices and novel exercises of his imagination The Spiritual Exercises are bookended by distinctive keys: on one end “The Presupposition,” Ignatius offers this counsel to the one giving another person the Exercises “do all you can to put a positive interpretation on what the other is saying pointing out the truth with love.” Why put such counsel at the beginning of the retreat Key to the Exercises is the relationship between the one giving the Exercises (the director we can call them) and the one making the retreat That relationship was above all to be one of encouragement The guide was to direct or point the retreatant in one direction or another following the lead of the Holy Spirit as much as possible the director was not to get in the way between God and the person making the retreat which Jesuits short-hand as “the plus sign,” was to animate or fortify this helping relationship as they both tried to discern the movement of the Spirit in the retreat The relationship between director and retreatant was also supposed to model God’s relationship with each person: direct Another reason scholars surmise that Ignatius insisted on this rule was because Ignatius himself had been treated poorly by the Inquisition when he was hauled before those courts a few times by people who did not quite understand his somewhat unique spiritual approach Inquisition courts were not known for their gentleness But Ignatius wanted his directors to be – and by relation The other bookend of the Exercises is a beautiful meditation called the “Composition on the Love of God.” Here Ignatius defines love as the mutual communication between persons admittedly not very poetic but certainly in keeping with the Presupposition a give and take founded in truth and in love—like a good teacher working with a student an encouraging spiritual director with a retreatant like how a loving God relates so personally to each of us and places to help us—and this can only inspire gratitude in us And that gratitude should fuel the most beautiful of offerings paraphrasing the prayer that ends the Exercises: “Lord I offer everything in service to you and others I empty myself so that I can fill others.” Put another way the person is ready to emulate one who lives the Presupposition These opening and closing movements of the Exercises resonate here on our campus Imagine if we were more gentle with one another more willing to put the “plus sign” on another’s words or actions we pointed out the truth to them with conviction and clarity not punishing or scolding but teaching the other or liberating the other for the purpose of some common aim Imagine if we were more open to learn from another Imagine if we put communication with one another in the context of love: a mutual giving and receiving realizing that no one has a monopoly on truth and that truth is often revealed in that communication realizing how we are steeped in God’s presence particularly in other people who God sends our way even those we disagree with or disappoint us Imagine if we saw all parts of this campus as God’s playground our appreciation of beauty and our growing in goodness Being gentle is hard given that we are surrounded with a politics that is so often coarse and divisive Speaking the truth with love requires boldness and clarity of conviction Being grateful is even hard because we are so busy and distracted that we sometimes forget to be grateful or pass by God’s many gifts without even noticing them Imagination is a central way of praying in the Exercises and ought to be a central way that we do things here at Santa Clara And the tell-tale fruit of any conversion—large or small slow or fast—is so often gentleness and gratitude Two key tenets of Jesuit founder offer “a call to conscience” for today’s world.   For his first major homily as the 29th President of Santa Clara University on Wednesday couldn’t have asked for a more inspired occasion: the celebration of the feast of St O’Brien’s clerical order and the one that guides SCU July 31 memorializes the 1556 death of Ignatius but it was the Jesuit saint’s life and lessons from his “spiritual exercises”—faith-deepening habits and practices—that was the focus of the Mass at the Mission Church Before an audience of several hundred faculty the university’s new president outlined two particular Ignatian virtues–gentleness and gratitude–that everyone can practice more often “Imagine if were more gentle with one another… if we were more open to learn from another,” he asked the congregation “Imagine if we put communication with one another in the context of love: a mutual giving and receiving… realizing that no one has a monopoly on truth.” O'Brien challenged the congregants to live “more gratefully realizing that we are steeped in God’s presence.”Calling on Our Better Angels  It’s not always easy Being gentle is hard when we meet people with whom we disagree or when “we are surrounded with politics that is so often coarse and divisive,” O’Brien said especially in the midst of our busy lives filled with all its distractions this feast day calls us to imagine,” O’Brien told the attendees since imagination is not only a central way of praying in the exercises of St it “ought to be a central way that we do things here at Santa Clara O’Brien’s words of inspiration are drawn from the teachings of St who over years of intense prayer and service during the time of his conversion “observed that God was working with him as a teacher deals with a student.” It’s a fitting analogy O’Brien said, “for such a pivotal figure in the history of education.” the relationship between teacher and student was above all “to be one of encouragement,” O’Brien explained and was intended “to model God’s relationship with each person: direct The homily hit home for many.Feeling the Spirit with his descriptions of gratitude and gratefulness,” said Helen Otero office manager and senior administrative assistant in the Department of Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences “You could feel the spirit in there.” described the address as “a real teaching for our troubled times.. seeing the spirit and greatness in each other an adjunct lecturer in the English department, the homily was “beautiful eloquent and very timely.” In particular Ignatius described his relationship with God as being akin to a teacher and student “was very relatable because as teachers and faculty that’s what we aim to do here,’’ said Jalal we are always going to be students of God.” Others said they heard a more personal message for SCU’s campus “I thought his focus on gentleness and gratitude was partly based on the contentiousness and discord we've seen on campus of late,” said Ron Hansen O’Brien “related all this to what an educator should be and also how we should treat each other,” said Hansen. “I think people would not speak to their students in the same way that they speak to other faculty and staff So it renews a call to action that is also a call to conscience.” O’Brien’s appeal to also pray for those affected by the recent shooting in Gilroy that left four dead including SCU marketing major Frances Lin ’21 “I liked that he touched on that,’’ said the 20-year-old junior who for the first time had attended a Mass in the Mission Church facing the altar; prior to Wednesday she had always looked toward the congregation Lin said O'Brien's theme stood out for her even though she describes herself as not particularly religious “made me think about my life right now The Hudson boys lacrosse team had its lowest scoring game of the season in a 7-5 victory over Cleveland St the Explorers might look back on Wednesday night's win as one of the most valuable of the season the fewest goals the Hudson offense scored in a single game this year was 11 But these seven goals they had to scrap for showed just how well the Explorers can play in a tight game with a playoff-like atmosphere we've been fortunate enough to score a lot of goals on some teams," coach Brandon Schwind said a team that comes with a lot of heart and a lot of fire We knew that not one team would run away with this and we expected it to come into the fourth quarter like it did Our defense has allowed less than five goals a game against every team we've played if we can hold a team to five goals we should be able to beat any team that we play."  The Explorers (15-0) have an average margin of victory of 9.26 this season Hudson is relinquishing just 4.93 goals per game Against Ignatius, Alex Movshin had 11 saves in goal.  displaying one of their biggest strengths this season — sharing the ball Ian Ludewig and Chase Weber scored the other two goals for Hudson.  A key component to pulling out the close win was controlling time of possession and being patient It's something the Explorers have been stressing all season we really worked the ball around," Oscarson said. "We took the opportunities that we were able to take we have to possess the ball and take the matchups that we have and that's what we were able to do to succeed and get the opportunities that we had."  Schwind said the Explorers have begun to hit their stride in that regard due to the fact that this group has played together over the course of years through youth programs He also said another key area of improvement has been Hudson's ability to learn how to handle the "ebbs and flows" of games as they come.  it was a tight game," Schwind said. "We're able to stay focused we're able to worry about the next play when a goal gets scored I thought we were in control the whole game but my message was simple to the juniors and seniors I just told them if you want this to go get it this is your opportunity to go get it."   Hudson will next play at home in the Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association Tournament will play in the top-tier A bracket on Friday and Saturday the Explorers have just one game remaining on Tuesday night against Brecksville before the OHSAA playoffs start in less than two weeks it's tough to know whether the Explorers are necessarily peaking at the right time they are hitting a stride with the most important games of the year still looming on the schedule we've got to clean up a lot," Schwind said. "But no game is going to be perfect That's why I just go back to the way that we ride the ebbs and flows but I'm just proud of how we've responded."  This work, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrives in Kiel, Germany, by PO2 Aaron Lau, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright BY ISN STAFF | October 23 Ignatius High School community in Cleveland Click here to leave a remembrance of Jim Skerl on St Jim’s faith inspired him to found two key St Ignatius outreach programs that exemplify a commitment to service and solidarity with those marginalized in our society In 2002, Jim helped start the Saint Joseph Benedict Labre outreach program to support people in the Cleveland-area who are homeless the Labre program has been sending out groups to be “with” those who are homeless throughout Cleveland for over 12 years visiting those who are homeless where they live – on street corners  Over the years many other Jesuit universities and high schools have adopted the Labre Program across the country – a testament to Jim’s legacy That same year Jim helped initiate the Saint Joseph of Arimathea Pallbearer Ministry over 400 Saint Ignatius juniors and seniors have served at more than 1,200 funerals Student pallbearers pledge to serve with respect and dignity students learn to offer sympathy and support to others as well as hope in the face of death Funeral directors from twenty area funeral homes seek these services and the ministry continues to operate on weekends and during school and summer vacations and friends have been impacted by these programs over the years because of Jim’s leadership Ignatius High School community as they mourn Jim’s loss but also celebrate his legacy The world USA better place for your impact upon it Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) is a national social justice network inspired by the spirituality of St ISN was founded in 2004 and is a lay-led 501(c)3 organization working in partnership with Jesuit universities along with many other Catholic institutions and social justice partners Photo of Japanese Maple from Cylburn Arboretum For many of the 17 years he served as a prison chaplain in Maryland Chester France agonized when prisoners asked him where they would find work when they got out “I knew that having a job was one of the most important things for men and women to have a chance of staying out of prison,” he said God put it in his heart to create a business to employ those leaving prison in the Baltimore area Knowing that many had sewing skills—thanks to a program where inmates manufacture all prison uniforms— he set to work creating a business to have them manufacture church robes for evangelical and other churches despite a customer base that clearly wants to help; a growing board of directors; and a robust potential workforce France is participating in a three-day program he hopes will connect him with socially conscious investors and partners who can help get him the resources he needs to get The Chill Station off the ground “I can’t tell you how excited I am,” said France one of 28 Baltimore-based businesses participating in the inaugural Innovation Works GSBI® Boost The program was developed by Santa Clara University’s Miller Center in partnership with Innovation Works a resource network that seeks to help build 250 social enterprises in Baltimore over the next 10 years employ 5,000 residents and attract $100 million of investment to Baltimore it was a thriving manufacturing city,” France noted “Innovation Works and the Boost program are offering to help folks on the ground in the city who have great ideas to create small businesses that will hire anywhere from three to 50 or more people at some point in time.. the landscape in distressed communities will tend to change.” Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship is providing its proven Global Social Benefit Institute GSBI® Accelerator curriculum for Boost based on 15 years of experience helping social enterprises increase their impact Boost participants are paired up with local mentors who have expertise in areas like financial services and get help articulating a business plan that demonstrates impact “The goal is to meet each entrepreneur where they are and to help build an ecosystem that can support and expand a network of social entrepreneurs in Baltimore,” said Pamela Roussos The accelerator is one of the first events to emerge from Innovation Works created 2.5 years ago by longtime Baltimore civic developer Frank Knott and a group of Baltimore Jesuit works including the Maryland Jesuit Province; Loyola University; St Ignatius Loyola Academy; Cristo Rey Jesuit High School; Loyola Blakefield; Ignatian Volunteer Corps Innovation Works started several years ago after Knott and his friend Baltimore’s Jesuit Provincial Robert Hussey got talking about the persistent and deep injustice and inequality issues that were holding back many Baltimore communities Such communities were being overlooked by society which incorrectly saw them as being incapable of generating innovations or insights toward solving social problems that germ of an idea turned into concrete support for Innovation Works: “We believe there are ideas germinating from economically distressed neighborhoods worth exploring and investing in especially with a social enterprise model with an eye for long term sustainability,” said Knott “I’m an economist by background,” said Hussey “And here was a model that could concretely help people on the ground Chester France and the participants in Boost are great examples of the promising businesses Innovation Works seeks to elevate through social entrepreneurship skills building There are those like France seeking to employ returning citizens; Catholic Charities nonprofits in areas like immigration and housing; an urban farming initiative; a housing services company; hair and skin-care products businesses; some offering youth sports and physical-activity initiatives Many hope to turn a reliable profit over time but also seek partners who understand that social impact is equally important while working toward profitability That can be a real challenge—as Boost participant Francie Wasser has seen firsthand Wasser has run FranciePants —a Maryland “benefit corporation” employing disadvantaged residents to make 100% cotton women’s underwear—for two years She said it’s tough to find your “peeps” as a social entrepreneur in resource-deprived areas “One of the many reasons I'm so thrilled to be working with Innovation Works is because there's such a strong alignment between the values and goals of Francie Pants She added she’s looking forward to getting to know “a community of individuals and investors who share our values because that's something we're not willing to compromise on.” Meeting Social Entrepreneurs Where They Are the dean of the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore —and mentor to Chester France in the Boost program— said one of the reasons he’s hopeful Innovation Works will succeed is that it focuses on listening to and supporting the community it’s helping Such accompaniment is a key tenet of Ignatian spirituality established by the Jesuit founder St “A key principle is that the projects and problems being addressed emanate from the community itself,” said Dalziel who is a Catholic and member of a Christian community modeled on Ignatian ideals “There is no end of people who want to solve problems in Baltimore or any urban center But you cannot solve these just by having a white middle-class worldview The promise of this is to encourage people to think about how (solutions and leaders) can emanate from the community.” “Ignatius would stress that you meet people where they are,” says Hussey “Ignatius believes fundamentally that God continues to labor in the world and continues to labor in individual people’s spirits.. It’s that fundamental trust in the Lord laboring in these people.”  The Cylburn Arboretum will play host to a unique three-day Innovation Works GSBI® Boost in Baltimore June 18 to 20. Photo courtesy of Flickr Commons  Saint Ignatius College was ruthless in winning the 2024 Division 2 Herald-Sun Shield recently The Saint Ignatius Wolves steamrolled through the local GISSA qualifying tournament which culminated in an 82-point win against Iona College The Bellarine-based college won all four games by an average margin of 98 points Iggies defeated Overnewton College 7.5(47) to 1.0(6) Saint Ignatious kept Newhaven College scoreless to win 9.4(58) to 0.0(0) but with two quick goals from Jack Bennett and Jai Belcher Luke Adams and Tait Lunnon-Johnson then kicked goals in a row to take a 34-point lead into half time Saint Ignatius then showed why it was such a dominant team throughout the tournament the Wolves piled on another five goals and took a commanding 58-point win Key forward Daniel Lowther was named best on ground while the centre clearance work by Will Smith Billy Hayward and Harry Morphet was pivotal A key for the team throughout the competition was the great defensive work by Marley Cornell Jamison Hallam and Ethan Hughes who kept the opposition to low scores and key ball movers in Harry Sedgmen Darcy Brislane with overlapping run and carry Coach Joe McLean and assistants Andrew Philp and Matthew Waters were very happy with the team’s performance It capped off another amazing year for St Ignatius’ Australian Rules football sides The Year 7/8 Boys side were the GISSA Champions and the Year 9/10 were GISSA Boys Champions and Herald-Sun Shield finalists A group of Victorian Youth Parliament participants met with one of their local MPs last week to discuss water safety issues Ignatius won the Rugby Ohio Boys D1 HS championship turning a 0-0 nailbitier into a 19-7 victory over St Ignatius won in part by simplifying the game plan and using their big runners to attack in close as several players made key plays in a game that could have gone either way Both teams had excellent chances to score in the first half After a long period of pick-and-goes from the Ignatius forwards Wing Sean O’Brien stretched over the line only to have his arms hit as he made the reach Edward had a long period of pressure and passed up a possible shot at the posts to go for the try who had left earlier to get a sounder head wrapped up dumped his way through the line and was off under the posts Wing Declan Boldy chased and just as Ginly dove to score Boldy tackled the scrumhalf and flipped him over so he couldn’t touch the ball down Rugby Ohio Finals On-Demand on FloRugby. Edward penalties and then pounding the line before flanker Tommy Gill finished it off and then more forward pressure opened up just enough space for center Mike Mangan to charge over A grubber ahead that spelled all kinds of problems for Ignatius prop Carlieon Felder charged back and somehow beat Jimmy Riley to the ball and saved a try Edward did finally get on the board with a snappy run from center Eamonn Carr an Ignatius kick ahead was partially blocked and Ignatius hooker Josh Dinya understood the situation perfectly and linked with Fielding Carlson to put No in Girls D1 Tacoria Mitchell scored six tries and Walnut Hills produced a strong-minded performance to beat St Destini McGee at prop and lock Madison Kesler also played big for Walnut Hills the speedy Toledo Celts ran out to a 22-5 lead with Dominique McClain scoring the first try and having a big day as a prop fast enough to play n the wing and wing Perrion Jones toted Avon Lake repeatedly But patience is a virtue and Avon Lake slowly worked their forward-oriented game and with scrumhalf Ethan Kreuger running the attack nicely All of these games can be seen On-Demand on FloRugby. Get the most important Rugby stories delivered straight to your inbox His voice shot and his emotions frazzled after a 13-inning coach Mike Weer kept his postgame speech to the Hilliard Darby baseball team short and sweet backing away to let his players console each other as a large contingent of Darby fans applauded For most of the longest game in the 92-year history of the tournament manufactured a small army of base-runners and got a tremendous nine-inning 113-pitch performance in relief from Seth Schmidt Ignatius finally broke a five-inning stalemate moved to third on a single by Michael McNamara and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly to center field by catcher Austin Jones "We played our butts off but came out on the wrong end of it," sophomore center fielder Andrew Patrick said "These are the kinds of games we usually win With runners on first and second and one out Patrick took a wide turn at third after an errant throw but Jones threw him out returning to the base but Drew Snyder flied out to end the threat but the ball seems to just die out there and the fielders are playing really shallow," Weer said Patrick went 3 for 7 with three stolen bases and scored all three Darby runs Miller bounced into a double play to bring home the tying run He delivered a two-run single in a three-run fourth inning drove in the winning run and made the key throwout of Patrick From the time Schmidt replaced starter Connor Maruniak in the fifth Weer visited the mound in the 13th but let his workhorse and No "I figured if the game was going to go that far I might as well stay in for 100 more pitches," deadpanned Schmidt "They've got smart guys in that other dugout and I'm pretty sure they were either picking up our signs Ignatius (23-8-1) will face Mentor (22-5) at 10 a.m Darby was making its first state tournament appearance "We've done something no Hilliard team has ever done and we've got plenty to be proud of," Schmidt said One word that occurs repeatedly in Pope Francis’s new apostolic exhortation on the family and love is “discernment.” For Jesuits like the pope the word is not a generic phrase but one with a specific meaning is key to understanding “Amoris Laetitia,” as well as the pope’s overall approach to pastoral care His use of discernment is closely tied to the idea of conscience particularly for those facing complex spiritual decisions a “discerning” person is one with good taste or a good eye A person is said to be a discerning judge of art “Discernment” in common usage is the ability to judge wisely and to be able to choose carefully among many choices It is the art of prayerful decision-making that uses specific spiritual practices The Jesuit tradition of discernment is rooted in the Spiritual Exercises the classic manual on prayer written by St one of the main goals of the Spiritual Exercises is to teach people about discernment Ignatius means being aware that God wants us to make good decisions that God will help us make good decisions—but that we are often moved by competing forces: ones that pull us toward God and ones that push us away Anyone who has ever made an important decision knows this experience You feel pushed and pulled by a variety of inner forces: selfish versus generous motives So discernment is the ability to see clearly what those forces are; to be able to identify weigh and judge them; and finally to choose the path most in line with God’s desires for you and for the world It takes into account the richness and complexity of a person’s life and—most importantly—assumes that God is active in the decision-making process “The Creator deals with the creature directly.” it is not as simple as blindly following certain rules and regulations the Gospels and church teaching are essential to form one’s conscience but particularly in times of complexity one must also rely on God’s own promptings and activity in one’s own heart There are many practices and methods outlined in the Spiritual Exercises free of anything keeping you from following God’s desires if you are discerning whether or not to visit a sick friend in the hospital and you are overly worried about getting sick you are not “free.” Something is preventing you from doing a good thing “Indifferent” does not mean that you don’t care but that you are free to follow God’s desires You need God’s help to choose the right path You also need to reflect on the Gospels and church teaching as a way of starting with a good foundation you would never “discern” if you should murder someone.) All this is done in the context of prayer But the intellect is fully engaged as well you weigh the various “movements” within oneself For someone progressing in the spiritual life Think of someone who decides to forgive another person and who feels a sense of calm consolation when they think about it The opposite is true of the “evil spirit.” That spirit causes “gnawing anxiety” and throws up “false obstacles” designed to impede one’s spiritual progress Usually this manifests as the voice of selfishness In the case of the person seeking to forgive another for the person going the opposite way (from good to bad) Go on.” The person who is experienced in discernment soon becomes adept at identifying these often subtle movements in one’s heart You could imagine someone in the same situation you are and think about what advice you would give him or her (That can help lessen the influence of our own selfish desires in the discernment.) Or imagine what you would want to tell Jesus at the Last Judgment but particularly for complex ethical decisions it can be clarifying.) Or think of how you would judge your decision on your deathbed (This can help prioritizing what is most important in your life.) after making a good discernment you will feel a sense of what Ignatius calls “confirmation,” or a sense of rightness You feel in line with God’s desires for you because you are in line with them The pope’s exhortation is addressed not only to families and individuals but also to pastors and others responsible for helping people form their consciences Not every person or pastor will make use of all the traditional practices of discernment the overall perspective that discernment offers—that God wants to help us make good decisions and by paying attention to our hearts we can hear God’s voice—is helpful in every case “Amoris Laetitia” speaks over and over about discernment and conscience It reminds us that while rules are important in pastoral settings something else is needed and relied upon—God’s gracious activity within the heart of believers Take a deeper look at “Amoris Laetitia.” Seven championships were crowned Saturday at Rugby Ohio's Finals Day Played at the Fortress Obetz sports stadium near Columbus Withrow ran out to a dominant lead using some serious pace and the try-scoring of Khile Willis Key also was playmaker and goalkicker Jamez Early But Warrior stormed back with two tries from wing Hunter Hickey and threatened to overhaul Withrow Early's four conversions made the difference as Withrow held on 36-34 the first state championship for Withrow HS in any sport Perrysburg made it three state championships in a row as they put Brunswick to the sword 56-10 Prop Emma Thomford scored three tries and wing Makenzie Morris scored two in an impressive showing the future remains bright as they graduate just three seniors Post-Match Interview and Celebration In a game that started off with very little scoring the Olentangy Blues pulled away late to Hudson 29-7 Much of the first third of the gme was scoreless before the Blues took a penalty kick to lead 3-0 They followed that up with a try but a yellow card for a Dangerous tackle allowed Hudson to run ther big forwards and control territory It was 10-7 and on a knife edge when Olentangy made a key play Pressuring inside the Hudson 22 the Blues tried to keep possession and work it methodically over But the ball rolled free and that actually turned to Olentangy's favor as No 8 Mychal Andrews scooped it up and was in at the corner Andrews was an effective runner for Olentangy and with a smart kicking game along with impressive finishing ability they scored twice in the second half to pull away Post-match interview and celebration Joseph battled past a tough-minded Medina side 24-12 to win the state title Both teams got into penalty trouble early and that meant the momentum shifted back and forth without any scoring Finally a little break from SJA flyhalf Megan Chura and solid finished by wing Nicole Gotheir put the Jaguars up Medina responded by kicking deep and putting SJA under pressure It worked nicely and once the Bees got a turnover they were in at the corner A series of good offloads and support work put St Joe's back on top only for center Samantha Tripi to scamper through following a quick-tap Joe's scrumhalf Mary McEwan got Medina backpedaling off a quick-tap and the Jaguars finished in the corner A superb conversion from Georgia Wagner made it a 17-12 lead Medina had trouble getting into scoring position after that and St Late in the game Chura ghosted through a gap to go in under the posts and seal what had been a very tight final 24-12 Post-match interview and early on Ignatius looked quite vulnerable defensively and a few strong individual tackles by the Wildcats made scoring difficult for Ed's Still the Eagles camped out in the Ignatius end of the field helped in large part by some excellent counter-attack runs from fullback Colin Dedo and in fact it was Ignatius that scored first working  nice 8-9 play off a scrum for scrumhalf Ethan Oddi to touch down Ed's came right back to threaten again and opted for a kick at the posts after one penalty Ignatius finally found a way to open it up and a nifty back-and-forth between center Hayden Voth and center Jimmy Collins put Voth over Collins converted from out wide and it was 12-3 at the break The second half saw Ignatius close up those defensive gaps and opting to tap on penalties rather than risk a lineout that wasn't firing too well A penalty got them into Ed's territory and another after a scrum led to a tap play; hooker Jack Sizemore picked up from the ensuing ruck to go over Right off the restart some good ball movement in which almost every player was involved got Ignatius back on the front foot Two key power runs from center Jimmy Votypka helped sett up and overload and finally flyhalf Nolan Magner picked up and was over Before Collins could attempt the conversion a lightning delay was called and everyone had to leave for 30 minutes or so Ignatius seemed relaxed and ready to finish off the game and they did with two nicely-executed tries Ed's kept on battling and actually scored at the death Post-match interview and celebration Dublin and Medina slammed into each other throughout this final The game was at times nice to look at and sometimes not so pretty Flyhalf Blake Northup was very active for Dublin it was he who started the move that resulted in Matt Atwood's try Northup snaked round the scrum to take the pass on the wek side took off for about 30 meters before wisely feeding Atwood on the gallop 8 Bryce Morris was almost through but was stopped Eventually it was lock Blaine Chrisman who made a brilliant run through the middle o score near the posts Northup's kicking kept Dublin in better field position This time instead of some open-field running it was bash and crash from the forwards that got Dublin close Scrumhalf Taylor Swenson slotted the conversion for the 12-7 Dublin lead Medin equalized moments later after a series of Dublin penalties Finally after running a set tap play Morris was over to tie it up But Medina couldn't press their advantage and a yellow card put them at a man disadvantage The game-winner came off a scrum on the Medina 22 Northup popped a perfect flat pass to center Dom Giglioti Swenson converted and while Dublin had to defend their line for the final minutes little mistakes hurt Medina and Dublin held on 19-12 Post-match interview A couple of lightning delays meant that this game kicked off close to two hours late attacked with aggression and with their center pairing of Ryan Mechley and Alexander Robinson certainly asked questions of the Ignatius defense early on Ignatius for their part had recognized that they were having difficulty with their lineouts and so resolved to avoid them The quick tap would be the default penalty option and it had the added benefit of forcing Moeller to move quickly to stay onside It was a quick tap that put scrumhalf Teagan Frein under the sticks for the opening try exploiting Ignatius out wide to tie it 7-7 But after that Moeller started to get into penalty trouble While their defense was aggressive and forcing Ignatius mistakes and failure to get back 10 meters all hurt them Some powerful runs from propJacob Papesh got St Ignatius some go-forward and once they got close the pack worked their short-yardage plan to score—Pat Cooney staying low and scoring It was 14-7 after Aiden Pickston's conversion one for a dangerous clearout and another for repeated infringements close to the tryline with Frein or sometimes hooker Aidan Miczak starting the play By using two quick-tappers Ignatius was able to drive the pace of the game and that's exactly how they scored their third try with Frein tapping to get them close and Miczak tapping to score Another quick tap led to the fourth Ignatius try this time Frein weaving his way brilliantly through the defenders to score under the posts The second half slowed somewhat but Ignatius remained in control only for Moeller to be penalized and for Ignattius to tap and score Moeller did threaten but Ignatius used their ground game effectively Fullback Ryan Putka make key yards here as did center Kevin Krebs That set up a kick for Pickston that went from inside his 22 to rolling into touch about 70 meters away It was  50-22 and flanker Connor Bender chased all the way down to pick up the ball and take the lineout quickly It was a risky move but fully in character with how Ignatius was approaching the game Smooth hands to the left wing got them close but again Moeller infringed This time it was a dangerous clearout and in from the side and it was the Moeller player's second yellow Pickston converted brilliantly and now it was 38-7 and the match was notable also for the first full runout for Ed Soeder the USA U18 player and US Naval Academy recruit who had missed almost the entire season with a broken leg Soeder did play at the HS National Championships Ignatius held on from there to put a cap on a season that produced a 6th straight state championship Notable was that Ignatius had eight sophomores and a freshman on their gameday 23 giving a hint that there's more to come from this team .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Plain Dealer staff1978 Game • old-fashioned defense and an offense that came straight cut of Disneyland carried St Edward to a 23-11 victory over St Ignatius in the non-conference high school football headliner Friday night Sensing that this would be a battle for No a crowd of 7,000 or 8,000 fans jammed John Marshall field to capacity Ignatius was coming off an impressive victory over Padua in their opener and the Wildcats were favored over St Ed's by both daily newspaper sports staff the first time this happened since their rivalry was renewed in 1971 It's a curious athletic rivalry these two parochial powers have engaged in Ignatius won four of their five games by hefty margins between 1953 and 1957 Then they didn't play each other for 13 years because of a rift between the schools' administrations Ed's has won all seven — but never in such unorthodox fashion as this one Ed's coach Dan Flaherty didn't get past page one of Woody Hayes' coaching manual in the 14-12 opening victory over John F Flaherty employed every page of Tom Landry’s playbook against the Wildcats After Greg Shupp's sensational 90-yard punt return gave St the Eagles added a few syllables lo razzle dazzle football Fullback Kanda threw a 61-yard pass to end Terry Tanker to set up Jeff Daniels' 24-yard field goal that gave the Eagles a 10-0 lead in the second quarter Ignatius matched that on Miro Lovric's school record 41-yard field goal just before intermission and St Ignatius gallantly dominated the third quarter but the Eagles' futuristic offense exploded in the fourth quarter threw a 27-yard pass to end Dave Brown that carried to Ignatius' 24 and moments later fullback Kanda flipped a six-yard scoring pass to Tanker to hike the Eagles' margin to 16-3 Later it was halfback John Schuler firing a 23-yard touchdown pass to end Frank Bova Ignatius grittily manufactured an 88-yard drive in seven plays with Jim Callinan scoring the touchdown and two-point conversion for the final scoring "Hit 'em where they ain't." explained Flaherty "Ignatius has an outstanding run defense We couldn't move their defensive line "The difference was this," Flaherty continued It's not that they're any less football players than we are It's just that we have more of them." Ed's defense seemed to be everywhere as they intercepted four straight Oliver Luck passes in the fourth quarter Mike Cannon and Karl Lowe grabbed one each and Mike O'Malley fell on an Ignatius fumble Ed's gained only 61 yards on 29 running plays but gained 207 yards on 10 completions in 21 attempts with an end zone theft just before the half but only 69 yards in the air on nine completions in 20 attempts Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices will move less than seven miles up North Bend Road in July to become president of St Reilly will succeed Father Timothy Howe as president of his alma mater following a six-month search Reilly has been a school principal for 28 years He sits on the board of directors for the National Catholic Education Association and serves as president of the group's Elementary Schools Executive Committee He's really leaving because of the baby kangaroo. St Reilly and his team have been building a tradition of crazy Halloween themes for years He's been King Triton for "Under the Sea," The Tin Man "It's getting harder and harder to top the year before," he confessed I heard one of the kids say 'that's a llama An actual baby llama.' And we had this tiny baby kangaroo He's more proud of  the school's culture than its test scores "I am so proud of the culture of our building," he said We always say Ignatius starts with I and ends with US It's very satisfying to know you have helped shape that." He is the first lay president of the school Reilly said he used to tell people not to worry about him moving to St He admitted to a jolt of surprise that he will be the first president who is not who is director of alumni relations and special events at the high school His wife Becky teaches at Summit Country Day He also has daughters teaching at DePaul Christo Rey High School and Summit Country Day and a son who is a doctor with White Oak Family Practice Best advice he's ever received"It was a prayer I read," he said He said there were times in his career where he was frustrated with people you have two choices: stay frustrated or love them anyway He has a wicked green thumbHe loves to putter in the yard and there's also a lime tree with five almost-ripe fruits "I like to go through the reject table and pick plants up take them home and make them flourish," he said Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.