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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
University Ministry
Mission, Vision, and Values
Our Mission
Inspired by God's unconditional love, and rooted in our Catholic, Ignatian, and Mercy traditions, University Ministry accompanies the Detroit Mercy community as we learn to know, love, and serve God and one another.
Our Vision
We form students through experiences of community, prayer, action and reflection.
We value:
Belonging – Our mission calls us to build authentic relationships and inclusive spaces. This work is guided by Ignatian discernment, a Mercy spirit of hospitality, cultural humility and the inherent dignity of each person.
Service and Justice - Our mission calls us to be global citizens living, learning, working and advocating with and for our sisters and brothers in Detroit, in our country and in the world. This work is rooted in prayer, reflection and love and challenges us to care for all of creation with compassion and justice.
Spiritual Development - Our mission calls us to grow into an adult faith, within the context of our own faith tradition. This work is rooted in love, compassion, and action through individual and communal prayer, worship, reflection, and experience.
Programs and Events
Worship
Catholic Mass
- Weekly student Mass: Sundays at 9 p.m. (fall and winter semesters)
- Weekly adoration: Thursdays at 1-2 p.m.
- Confessions: Second Sunday of the month at 8:15 p.m. (preceding the student mass) or by appointment
- Daily Masses: Tuesdays/Thursdays at 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays at noon
- Holy days of obligation: schedule varies
Islamic Prayer
- Jummah: Fridays at 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Islamic Prayer Room, First floor Student Union
Sacred Spaces on Campus
- St. Ignatius Chapel (1st floor Commerce and Finance Building)
- Islamic Prayer Room (First Floor, Student Union)
- Multi-faith reflection space (Basement of Library)
- Reflection Garden (north of the clock tower)
- Mercy Place (1st floor Shiple Hall)
Retreats
Service and Justice Initiatives
Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice (Washington, D.C.)
Service in the City
Immersion Trips (various locations including the U.S./Mexico border, and other sites around the country)
Advocacy events centered on topics such as climate change, immigration, human rights, and more
Events/Programs
Ministry Internship: Students are formed as leaders and bearers of the good news to go out and make disciples of all sorts.
Interfaith Programs
Interfaith dialogue programs
Interfaith Dinner (winter semester)