Fr. Watters Honored at Ignatian Volunteer Corps Ceremony

The Ignatian Volunteer Corps presented its first annual Della Strada Award to Bill Watters, SJ, at a ceremony at Loyola Blakefield on April 10. The guests, who numbered 170, raised nearly $40,000 for the occasion to assist in the work of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps. The award is named after Sancta Maria della Strada, the first church that St. Ignatius and the early Jesuits obtained to serve Rome’s urban poor. Fr. Watters was honored for his parish service, dedication to social justice and his support of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps from its beginnings. He is pictured greeting Joe Hillary, a parishioner of St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore.