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A Reflection on the legacy of Father Bill Watters
In the early 1990s Father William Bill Watters a Jesuit priest was sent to Baltimore with a discomfiting question whether the venerable but struggling St Ignatius Church founded in the 1850s should be closed His superior made clear he favored an exit Watters pondered the boarded up rowhouses across from
90 Years of Magis
Fr Watters wants to furnish the NEW Elementary School for his birthday
James Fiore Named The Loyola School’s Second President
James Fiore a veteran nonprofit leader with long experience in Jesuit education has been appointed the second president of The Loyola School a growing Jesuit preschool and elementary that serves low income Baltimore City families the board of trustees announced
The Loyola School Benefit Concert—Billy & Friends
St. Ignatius Catholic Community Presents Billy & Friends Featuring Billy McComiskey on button accordion, Laura Byrne on flute, and Richard Osban on Guitar. SaturdaySept 30, 2023 National Heritage Fellow Billy McComiskey will be joined by Laura Byrne of the Old Bay Ceili Band and guitarist Richard Osban for an evening of Irish traditional music presented by some of Baltimore’s finest. Silent Auction 7:00
Save the Date: The Loyola School’s Art Mingle and Auction
The Loyola School Art Mingle, auction and reception, featuring oil paintings by Marty Spence, Towson artist and St. Ignatius Catholic Church Baltimore parishioner. Wednesday September 20, 20235:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The Engineers Club11 West Mt Vernon PlaceBaltimore, MD 21201 Tickets $35 per person Ms. Spence has graciously donated paintings of
Founder of three schools for under-resourced students to retire as president of The Loyola School in Baltimore
The Rev William J Watters who founded three Baltimore schools for under resourced students announced May 31 he is ready to retire from the presidency of The Loyola School at the age of 89
A Message of Gratitude from President William J. Watters, S.J.
Dear Friend of The Loyola School, The BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES tells us: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” The time has come to announce the end of my nearly seven years as president of The Loyola School. A search committee is in
A Message from Board Chair Joseph Lombard: Fr. Watters has Decided to Step Aside as President
Dear Members of The Loyola School Community: If you know the history of Jesuit education in Baltimore over the past three decades, you know that this is how it works: Father Bill Watters creates a vision. He finds philanthropists to support that vision. He locates a building. He hires a
Inaugural Magis Award Honors J. Joseph Brune, Long-Time Coach, Teacher
The Loyola School proudly honored retired coach and teacher J. Joseph Brune with the inaugural William J. Watters, S.J., Magis Award during a festive double celebration March 30. The event, hosted by The Loyola School Board of Trustees, also marked the kick-off of The Campaign for The Loyola School, a