Loyola Institute for Ministry
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What are you called to?
Vocation is "where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." Where is that for you? In learning more about faith? Drawing closer to God? Making a difference in the Church and the world?
LIM can help you discern your vocation. In addition, our affordable courses are grounded in the best in Catholic theology, inspired by Pope Francis's commitment to creation and justice, and animated by Ignatian spirituality. They are transformative and practical. Dynamic on-campus and online learning communities make your studies come alive.
As you respond to God's call, you will have the chance to focus your studies in an area of specialization, such as Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Religion and Ecology, Religious Education, Spirituality, Digital Culture and Ministry, and more.
Our programs equip you for jobs in chaplaincy, teaching, or church and non-profit work. On their own or as part of dual degrees with Business, Counseling, or Criminal Justice, they can help you see work in any field as a ministry and so help you live out your baptismal call to Christian action that offers hope and healing to a world in such need today.
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Applications are accepted year-round for enrollment in Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. Application deadlines are August 1, January 1, May 1.
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Click on the videos below to hear testimonials from our graduates on what a difference a LIM education can make!
Faculty Success
"SENT" and Heard: Claire Gallagher Reflects on Teen Vocational Discernment
The Loyola Institute for Ministry is thrilled to celebrate Claire Gallagher, Associate Project Director of Flourishing Sisterhood, on her recent publication in the Fall 2025 issue of Accompany, the official magazine of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM).
Student Success
Formation in Action: LIM Alumna Takes on Executive Assistant Role
Loyola Institute for Ministry graduate Paula Atchley, M.R.E., is celebrating a major professional milestone as she steps into her new role as Executive Assistant to the President of Loyola University. Her journey to this achievement reflects not only personal perseverance but also the profound formation she experienced through the Master of Religious Education program at LIM.
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Spring Lecture Series
The theme of the 2026 Spring Lecture Series is Walking with the Migrant: Jubilee, Justice, and Hope. To learn more about individual lecture topics and speakers, please click on the image above.