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By dotMagis Editor

This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises, we reflect on the Resurrection of Jesus and experience joy that leads us to our next steps in mission. Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, explains: Joy by its nature has to be shared if it is […]

Click through to read the full article Joy Leads to Our Next Steps, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

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In You Have Called Me by My Name, Father Joe Tetlow, SJ, presents a beautiful collection of prayers to encourage discernment, inspire spiritual seekers to find God in all things, and remind us that God is ever-present.

By Rebecca Ruiz

In his book, The Ignatian Adventure, Kevin O’Brien, SJ, says that contemplation, in the Ignatian sense, “is more about feeling than thinking. Contemplation often stirs the emotions and inspires deep, God-given desires…we rely on our imaginations to place ourselves in a setting from the Gospels or in a scene proposed by Ignatius.” In a recent […]

Click through to read the full article Allowing God to Work Through Ignatian Contemplation, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

IgnatianSpirituality.com ® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.

In You Have Called Me by My Name, Father Joe Tetlow, SJ, presents a beautiful collection of prayers to encourage discernment, inspire spiritual seekers to find God in all things, and remind us that God is ever-present.

Holy Saturday spans the cross and the empty tomb. In life, we often find ourselves in such liminal spaces waiting for our suffering to have meaning. Jason explores this mystery reflecting on his experience hiking in Guatemala.

The post The Invitation of Holy Saturday: Patient Trust appeared first on The Jesuit Post.

By dotMagis Editor

For all the healing and hope Jesus had brought to perhaps thousands of people, there was no sign by this time that he had transformed the culture, powers, and societal structures of his time. After he died, abandoned by all but a few disciples, there was no sign of the Church he had asked Peter […]

Click through to read the full article Assuming Failure, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

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In You Have Called Me by My Name, Father Joe Tetlow, SJ, presents a beautiful collection of prayers to encourage discernment, inspire spiritual seekers to find God in all things, and remind us that God is ever-present.

by Carles Aguiló.  

Dear moodlers,

Our 2024 Integrations' Survey results are out and we're happy to share them with you! 🥳 We heard from users all across the globe and all across Moodle functions, and we're already devising a plan to hear from even more of you next year. Thanks to everyone that participated or spread the word!

The main goal of our research is to understand which types of tools and functionality our users want to see better integrated with Moodle, and as it begins to be tradition, when asking about  integrations, we get great feedback about them, and also about Moodle in general, as you can see in the quotes section on slide 20 and forward.

As a sneak peak of its contents, I will share that the 2 most popular areas of interest continue to be:

1. Content creation, and
2. Video conference, or Virtual classroom for the savvy.

But Learning Analytics has taken 3rd place, the new Generative AI takes 4th place, and Plagiarism & Proctoring surges to the 6th.

Happy reading everyone! And happy break if you get one.

Best,

       Carles🤓

As we prepare to witness the Washing of the Feet this Holy Thursday, Patrick reflects on his time working with marathon runners and how we might better prepare to be disciples.

The post From Running Shoes to a Running Spirit appeared first on The Jesuit Post.

by Sandra Matz.  

We invite you to register for the Moodle Academy free webinar “What is the MEC?”, on Wednesday 10th April, 10:00-11:00 UTC. At this session, we will welcome Anna Krassa, Education Advisor at Moodle Academy.

This informational webinar is suitable for anyone interested in knowing more about the Moodle Educator Certificate or MEC. The MEC offers educators the opportunity to advance their careers by demonstrating their expertise in teaching with Moodle LMS or Moodle Workplace. It aligns with the European Framework for Digital Competences for Educators (DigCompEdu) and focuses on enhancing the quality of education provided. The MEC is intended for experienced Moodlers, i.e. users who have prior training with a Certified Service Provider or Moodle Academy and have some experience teaching with Moodle.

This webinar is part of the course "Are you ready for the MEC?". You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.

Register at Moodle Academy.

By dotMagis Editor

This post is based on Week Seven of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In the Third Week of the Spiritual Exercises, we meditate on the Passion of Jesus and pray for the grace to accompany Jesus in his suffering. Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, explains: [Jesus] was faithful to the mission of the Kingdom of God, that […]

Click through to read the full article Accompaniment and Compassion, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

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In his final book—God’s Great Story and You—William A. Barry, SJ, presents a biblically based guide for readers to understand and use God’s gifts to bring about peace and unity on Earth.

By dotMagis Editor

What would it be like to go on a retreat given by Pope Francis? Author and papal biographer Austen Ivereigh offers the next best thing in his book, First Belong to God: On Retreat with Pope Francis. Join us for a webinar in which Ivereigh will introduce us to his book, which he has designed […]

Click through to read the full article On Retreat with Pope Francis: A Webinar with Austen Ivereigh, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

IgnatianSpirituality.com ® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.

In his final book—God’s Great Story and You—William A. Barry, SJ, presents a biblically based guide for readers to understand and use God’s gifts to bring about peace and unity on Earth.

Can we just skip this part? Noah Banasiewicz, SJ invites us to reflect on how Jesus suffered because of his love for us.

The post Can we just skip this part? | One-Minute Homily appeared first on The Jesuit Post.

By dotMagis Editor

Enjoy this video interpretation of an excerpt from The Life of Jesus by Andrea Tornielli, and imagine what it would have been like for Mary to meet Jesus as he walked toward his Crucifixion. This is the final post for this year’s Lenten read-along. Share your thoughts about this week’s reading in the comments below. […]

Click through to read the full article Jesus Meets His Mother on the Way to the Crucifixion, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

IgnatianSpirituality.com ® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.

In his final book—God’s Great Story and You—William A. Barry, SJ, presents a biblically based guide for readers to understand and use God’s gifts to bring about peace and unity on Earth.

by Marie Achour.  

Hello Moodlers,

Welcome to this edition of ‘Showcase Shorts’.

We’ve entered code freeze and our QA testing has now started, which can only mean one thing… A new release of Moodle LMS is coming soon! (on April 22nd, to be exact)

Here are a few sneak peeks at some of the new functionality you can expect to see:

Introducing our new look icons & sections

Taking into account valuable input from the community, we're polishing the default course appearance by introducing sections to Moodle LMS 4.4. We've fine-tuned the styling for better consistency and improved accessibility, making navigation smoother for all users.

As part of this refinement, we've given the Activity icons a lighter makeover to tone down their prominence on the page. Plus, we've adjusted the colour palette to ensure better accessibility for users with colour vision deficiency. Our palette underwent rigorous testing against the four most prevalent forms of colour vision deficiency to ensure an optimised experience for all users.

Sprint 1.1 & 1.2 - Improved course experience

More options & a smoother user set-up experience for Multi-factor Authentication

Expect continuous improvements to the Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) tools introduced in our last update. In Moodle LMS 4.4, setting up security is even easier for users. Plus, users will now be able to get MFA codes sent via SMS, giving security-conscious folks even more options to choose from.

Sprint 1.1 & 1.2 - MFA Improvements

Bulk actions for user pages, a Moodle Workplace feature, is coming to Moodle LMS

Thanks to the hard work of the Moodle Workplace team, improvements are coming to the ‘Browse list of users’ page in Moodle LMS 4.4. The lists will be able to be filtered more easily, and functionality for bulk user actions is being introduced.

Sprint 1.1 & 1.2 - Bulk actions for user pages 

Out-of-the-box access to the ‘Ordering Question Type’ functionality in Quiz 

A fan favourite, the Ordering question type plugin will be seamlessly integrated into Moodle core in 4.4. This means updated code for modern usability and improved accessibility. Plus, upgrading is a breeze with a seamless migration path in place. Big shoutout to the Moodle Users Association (MUA) for sponsoring this fantastic feature and to our community contributor, the legend Gordon Bateson, for creating it in the first place!

Sprint 1.1 & 1.2 - Ordering Question Type MUA project

The Moodle LMS 4.4 release is not the only thing keeping us busy across Moodle Products!

We are also getting ready for the release of Moodle Workplace 4.4 (scheduled for a few weeks after the Moodle LMS release), which will include our new Course Catalogue functionality; you can see it in action in this video:

Sprint 1.1 & 1.2 - Course Catalogue in Action

And, we are continuing to improve the user experience in our Mobile Applications; for a big round-up on a range of new features, check this video:

Sprint 1.1 & 1.2 - Mobile App Improvements 

Last but not least, for our Moodle Community Developers, our journey to continuously improve your developer experience continues. Find out how by watching this:

Sprint 1.1 & 1.2 - DX Improvements

That’s it for this edition of our ‘Showcase Shorts’; we hope you’ve enjoyed the updates.

Until Next Sprint!

The Moodle Product Team

By dotMagis Editor

This post is based on Week Five of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, introduces the Meditation on Two Standards from the Spiritual Exercises. He explains: Every day we make choices on one side or the other, because the battle between good and evil ultimately will be decided in the human heart. So […]

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Many people in the Bible were in their later years before God called them to the adventures for which we know them. In Answering God’s Call, spiritual director Barbara Lee demonstrates through Scripture-focused prayer that true callings are discerned not simply through reason and circumstance but also through self-knowledge and conversation with God.

by Sandra Matz.  

As a Moodle user, have you ever needed to search the Tracker, comment or vote on an issue or even create an issue yourself? Did you find the process daunting?

If so, join Community Engagement Advisor Helen Foster for a non-technical introduction to the Moodle Tracker, including tips for successful searching and advice on how to report a bug or suggest a new feature. This free webinar will be held on Monday 25th March at 13:00-14:00 UTC.

This webinar is part of the course 'Moodle Academy webinars'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.

Register at Moodle Academy.

Abstaining from meat is more than an ascetic practice when we know of the harms caused by the meat industry. Daniel explores how our Christian living of God’s hopes for kindness in this world might require us to abstain from meat beyond these forty days of Lent.

The post Abstinence from Meat as Lifelong Discipleship of Christ appeared first on The Jesuit Post.

by Olga Koenig.  

Hi Everyone 😊
We'd like to inform you that the Moodle HQ team has been diligently working on implementing a new site policy for moodle.org to enhance our security measures. Kindly note that you will be required to accept the new site policy the next time you log in.
The full site policy is available at this link

Best,
Olga

By Marina Berzins McCoy

When I am a good month into Lent, the newness of what I planned to do as a Lenten observance has worn off. Perhaps a month into Lent I have fallen off from doing some of the extra prayer or giving of myself that I had intended to do on Ash Wednesday. Or maybe whatever […]

Click through to read the full article Look for Signs of Color in Lent, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

IgnatianSpirituality.com ® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.

Many people in the Bible were in their later years before God called them to the adventures for which we know them. In Answering God’s Call, spiritual director Barbara Lee demonstrates through Scripture-focused prayer that true callings are discerned not simply through reason and circumstance but also through self-knowledge and conversation with God.

Do you ever feel stuck? Carlos Martinez-Vela, S.J. reflects on how Jesus invites us to let go of our habits.

The post Do you ever feel stuck? | One-Minute Homily appeared first on The Jesuit Post.

By dotMagis Editor

Enjoy this video interpretation of an excerpt from The Life of Jesus by Andrea Tornielli that begins, “The healing of the man born blind caused a stir in the city, primarily because of the type of miracle.” Participating in our Lenten read-along of The Life of Jesus? Share your thoughts about this week’s reading in […]

Click through to read the full article After the Healing of the Man Born Blind, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

IgnatianSpirituality.com ® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.

Many people in the Bible were in their later years before God called them to the adventures for which we know them. In Answering God’s Call, spiritual director Barbara Lee demonstrates through Scripture-focused prayer that true callings are discerned not simply through reason and circumstance but also through self-knowledge and conversation with God.

By dotMagis Editor

This post is based on Week Five of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, explains that the image of call is important in the Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises: In different meditations we reflect on the call of Jesus. We reflect on the call of the disciples, which we can do by […]

Click through to read the full article Call in the Spiritual Exercises, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.

IgnatianSpirituality.com ® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.

Many people in the Bible were in their later years before God called them to the adventures for which we know them. In Answering God’s Call, spiritual director Barbara Lee demonstrates through Scripture-focused prayer that true callings are discerned not simply through reason and circumstance but also through self-knowledge and conversation with God.