This Department, which is a department in the Division of Mission and Ministry, offers a place where faculty and staff can find a listening ear and an understanding heart when faced with crisis or challenge. All Jesuits and ministers in this department are happy to field a request for collaboration or help. If you would like more information about the new department, please contact Susan Naatz: susannaatz@creighton.edu extension 3186; or Julie Carlson juliecarlson@creighton.edu extension 2773.
From lower left: Susan Naatz, Fr. Andy Alexander S.J., Fr. Larry Gillick S.J., Julie Carlson and Fr. Greg Carlson S.J.
Susan Naatz | 402.280.3186 | |
Andy Alexander, SJ | 402.280.2071 | |
Larry Gillick, S.J. | 402.280.2664 | |
Greg Carlson S.J. | 402.280.3240 | |
Julie Carlson | 402.280.2773 |
With joy the Division of Mission and Ministry announces a new Department to provide pastoral/spiritual outreach and Ignatian mission formation for faculty and staff. The Deglman Center for Ignatian Spirituality directed by Father Larry Gillick, S.J. and Father Greg Carlson, S.J. is partnering with the Collaborative Ministry Office led by Father Andy Alexander, S.J.. This initiative unites the efforts of Frs. Alexander, Carlson, and Gillick. Susan Naatz, formerly Associate Vice-provost for Mission and Ministry, has been hired to be the Senior Director of this newly combined ministry.
This new arrangement allows Frs. Alexander, Carlson, and Gillick to continue their well-known work in Creighton Online Ministries, respectively, and Ignatian Retreats, among many other effective projects, while making it possible to reach out even further into pastoral care and Ignatian Formation for faculty and staff members.
This new Department is called Ignatian Formation and Ministry for Faculty and Staff. This Department will offer mission formation, retreats, pastoral/spiritual outreach and provide a place where faculty and staff can find a listening ear and an understanding heart when faced with crisis or challenge. Any of the five is happy to field a request for collaboration or help. If you would like more information please contact Susan Naatz: susannaatz@creighton.edu or Julie Carlson in the Deglman Center for Ignatian Spirituality: juliecarlson@creighton.edu
The Collaborative Ministry Office offers programs to orient faculty and staff to the Jesuit and Catholic mission of Creighton University, along with resources for helping faculty and staff contribute to that mission. This includes coordinating Creighton’s Online Ministries.
By sharing the gifts of the Spiritual Exercises and Ignatian Spirituality through spiritual direction, retreats and workshops, the Deglman Center for Ignatian Spirituality educates and services students, faculty, and staff for personal and corporate growth.
Contact: JulieCarlson@creighton.edu
Contact: andrewalexander@creighton.edu
Contact: susannaatz@creighton.edu
This new program involves three courses: The Theology and Practice of the Spiritual Exercises, The History of the Ignatian Tradition, Prayer as Pilgrimage: 8-day retreat while traveling to Ignatian places in Northern Spain, Rome and Paris. For further information e-mail: marianamiller@creighton.edu