Charlotte, North Carolina
About CLA-Charlotte
CLA came to Charlotte in 2018.
CLA in Charlotte is a partnership with St. Peter Catholic Church, a Jesuit parish, that serves as our home for monthly cohort sessions and Days of Reflection.
The cohort is facilitated by Allain Andry, our coordinator in Charlotte.
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Meet Allain Andry!
Cohort Coordinator – Charlotte, North Carolina
Allain thanks the many Jesuits who have staffed St. Peter parish in Charlotte for his engagement with Ignatian spirituality. Allain has been a business lawyer for 35 years but also has been active in the faith formation and RCIA ministries at his parish. He made the Spiritual Exercises and has been the leader of the Ignatian spirituality ministry team at St. Peter. He is in his fourth and final year of formation as a spiritual director through Fairfield University.
Allain recently retired from his law practice and is very enthusiastic about CLA’s mission of accompanying young adults as they develop, discern, and integrate Ignatian spirituality and leadership through all areas of their lives.
Allain is originally from New Orleans (thus the spelling of his name, pronounced Allen). He and his wife Mary Catherine (MC) met in law school and moved to Charlotte after graduation. They have three children. Allain loves the mountains, apples, gardening and playing pickle ball.
Who is a leader who inspires you?
It is hard to pick just one. I most admire leaders who use their warmth, openness, and genuine interest and caring to draw and inspire people. Those outstanding leaders also manage to convey the deep seriousness of their missions in a joyful way. One great example is Jim Bowler, S.J. who did so much to build the spiritual direction and young adult ministries during his three years at St. Peter.