LIM Director Dr. Tracey Lamont was featured in an October 2026 article in The New Orleans Advocate highlighting her research into young adults’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and their concerns about its growing influence.
The Loyola Institute for Ministry’s work at the intersection of faith, theology, and emerging technology received a wider audience through a recent interview on Louisiana Considered. Tracey Lamont, director of the Institute, joined the program to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the ways people learn, communicate, form relationships, and seek meaning—and how Christian faith and theological reflection can help us navigate these changes.
On Sept. 19, 2026, LIM professor Emily Jendzejec, Ph.D., joined participants from the Archdiocese of Louisville for a virtual presentation, “Shared Christian Praxis: Fostering a Lived Christian Praxis.” The event was sponsored by the Archdiocese of Louisville and the Catholic Services Appeal.
Dr. Francisco Castillo, a member of the Sociedad de Catequetas Latinoamericanos (SCALA), is among the scholars and pastoral practitioners representing the United States in this international society of catechetical experts. His participation brings the perspectives and experience of U.S. theological education and pastoral ministry into conversation with catechetical leaders throughout Latin America and beyond.
Claire Gallagher will lead a breakout session at the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee’s Faith Formation Day on September 26, 2026, at St. Sylvester Parish in Navarre.
This August, Dr. Francisco H. Castillo, D.Min, designed and facilitated a two-day leadership retreat for Spanish-speaking RCIA (RICA/OCIA) catechetical leaders in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia. Held at St. Mary’s in Richmond and Holy Trinity in Norfolk, the retreat brought together ministry leaders for prayer, formation, reflection, and practical preparation for accompanying adults on their journey of faith.
Congratulations to Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM) alumni Dr. Roland Waguespack Jr. and Carol Gisevius Waguespack, who will receive Loyola University New Orleans’ prestigious Integritas Vitae Award on October 1, 2026. The award, one of Loyola’s highest honors, recognizes individuals whose lives exemplify integrity and an enduring commitment to service, leadership, and the well-being of others.
LIM alumna Amy Fraler, MRE, was recently featured in The Texas Catholic, the newspaper of the Diocese of Dallas, as part of its “Why I Am Catholic” series.
Brian Merry, MRE, brings a valuable practitioner’s perspective to the article “The Need to Integrate Spirituality into Sleep Medicine as a Dimension of Whole-Person, Person-Centered Care,” published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (August 2026).
On July 18, 2026, LIM Director Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., delivered an inspiring presentation at the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement’s Joshua & Sinai Congress 2026, held at St. Anthony of Padua & Le Van Phung Parish in Baton Rouge.
Dr. Lamont reflected on Pope Leo’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, highlighting its significance for young people, particularly its discussion of Eucharistic spirituality and its call to live a faith rooted in Christ’s presence in the Eucharist.