Does the reduction in the number of Jesuits affect the school’s mission and style of teaching?

The number of Jesuits may not be as great as it once was, but the spirit of Ignatian education is as strong as ever.  As a Jesuit School, Loyola reflects the special charisms that flow from the long tradition of spirituality and thought as expressed in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, and other documents of the Society of Jesus, as well as the spirituality of the lay vocation of the ministry of teaching.

Therefore, the school strives to develop a special sense of community and commitment beginning with a greater dedication to the service of the church and of all people, an exciting search for a deeper devotion to Jesus Christ, and a stronger awareness that God dwells in all Creation. The school, therefore, must be clearly Christian in all its aspects. This means that we must not only exercise the natural virtues, but also build into the fabric of the school a realistic Christian ethos, which for Jesuit institutions signifies the service of faith and the promotion of justice.