Ignatian Spirituality

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One of the most important characteristics of Ignatian prayer is the use of imagination. Ignatius recommends practices of meditation, consideration, and contemplation as ways for humans to open themselves to the work of God’s Spirit, who prays within the bodied spirit of the human person. Each of these practices requires the person of prayer to […]

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Sacred Space for Lent 2026 invites readers to develop a closer relationship with God during the upcoming season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

By Gerri Leder

Any given day, our activities might be driven by one big to-do list: pick up and drop off; get where we need to be; see who we arranged to see; work on projects; prepare and clean up; contact the people in our lives. We put one foot in front of the other most days without […]

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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.

By Jim Manney

Everywhere these days, we’re told that the best policy is “no surprises.” Our world is obsessed with control, planning, and risk management. Parents of small children, coaches, managers, therapists, spouses, and friends are advised to be steady and predictable, to avoid sudden changes, to be transparent, and to explain expectations clearly. Much counsel in spiritual […]

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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.

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Fr. Venâncio Da Costa Pereira, SJ, works in retreat ministry in Timor-Leste. He addresses serving people in a predominantly Catholic country and explains how the Ignatian Spirituality Center tries to promote two things in particular: spiritual conversation and discernment.

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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.

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Writer Alli Bobzien uses a yearly Examen as a way to gain perspective and practice prudence. She notes in “Everyday Ignatian: Practicing Prudence in the Examen”: When we are in the midst of daily life, it’s easy to miss the signposts pointing us to that which helps and away from that which hinders. Our family […]

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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.

By dotMagis Editor

Let’s approach the new year with some encouragement to organization. Do you ever feel like this? There’s so much to do that I don’t know where to start. I think of everything I’m responsible for and everything I’d like to accomplish, and I panic—and sometimes I cope by doing nothing at all. Time to make […]

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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.

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Writer Catherine Anne Sullivan presented a webinar on Ignatian journaling through Ignatian Young Adult Ministries. The advice is helpful for beginning journal writers of all ages, however. Sullivan suggests two centering questions to address in writing: What is one good thing I can thank God for today? What is one hard thing I can invite […]

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By discerning our deepest desires, we discover our truest selves. Read Tim Muldoon’s Living Against the Grain.

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Because Jesus was born, and God humbled himself, became human, and dwelt among us, everything changed. Because of how God arrived—in a simple stable—we know where to look for God. The Jesuit mystic Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote, “By virtue of Creation, and still more the Incarnation, nothing here below is profane for those who […]

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In Ignatian Spirituality A to Z, Jim Manney provides a brief, informative, and entertaining guide to key concepts of Ignatian spirituality and essential characters and events in Jesuit history.