From October 2005 to June 2006 hundreds of Jesuit and lay colleagues around the Maryland Province participated both individually and in small groups in our province Year of Prayer. During this time they prayed for the graces of gratitude, healing, call and co-laboring. The aim was to deepen the roots of our companionship and refresh the Ignatian vision which inspires us in our work. The materials we used are still available on this site (in PDF format). Below, several participants reflect on their own experience.

Kathy Yarzebinski, Outpatient Services Director, Family Services of Western Pennsylvania

Fr. Ed Convey, SJ, public defender in Baltimore

Dr. John Borelli, Special Assistant to the President at Georgetown University

Ann Marie Jursca, Assistant Director of the Faith Justice Institute, St. Joseph's University

Fr. Harry Geib, SJ, Health Care Coordinator, Maryland Province Jesuits