By Father Richard G. Malloy, SJ
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TO GET TO MY MISSION
territory, I only have to
walk down the hall from
where I live in a college
dorm. St. Isaac Jogues had
to paddle the rivers of present-day
Canada and New York to get to his
mission lands, but in many ways, I
think it is more difficult to get into
and be noticed in the territory to which
I am sent: the minds, hearts, and imaginations
of young adults. Overseeing
university ministries at the University
of Scranton in Pennsylvania, I and
other campus ministers must search
for ways to get today’s 18- to 21-yearolds’
souls open to God’s action in
their lives. One canoe that may get us
there is a short spiritual exercise made
famous by St. Ignatius Loyola in his
Spiritual Exercises: the Examen.
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Father Richard G. Malloy, SJ, is vice president for
mission and ministry at the University of Scranton,
where he also teaches cultural anthropology. His
book A Faith That Frees: Catholic Matters for the
21st Century (Orbis Books) received a “Best Presentation
of the Catholic Faith” award from the
Catholic Press Association.
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