As the Church prays this November for those struggling with mental health, Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ draws attention to an often unseen group: slaughterhouse workers. In this reflection, he links compassion for animals with care for the human souls bearing the trauma of the meat industry.
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By Jim Manney
“No pain, no gain.” We’ve heard it a thousand times. It’s a spiritual truism: You find God in pain and suffering. You find God when you learn how much you need him. Pain, failure, and suffering are your friends and teachers. Don’t run from pain; face it, and find God in it. Leonard Cohen’s lyric […]
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The special edition Sacred Space: Retreats & Reflections for Daily Life is an indispensable resource for newcomers and longtime fans of Sacred Space.
Editor’s note: Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2026 suggests six steps of prayer and contemplation for exploring the daily Scripture passages: The Presence of God, Freedom, Consciousness, The Word, Conversation, and Conclusion. We’ve invited our Ignatian bloggers to explore each step in our continuing series. Freedom “By God’s grace I was born to live in […]
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The special edition Sacred Space: Retreats & Reflections for Daily Life is an indispensable resource for newcomers and longtime fans of Sacred Space.
In prayer, we might ask things of God—but sometimes God will not answer how and when we might want. Greg Okumu, SJ reflects on prayer using his own experience of the 30-day silent Spiritual Exercises retreat. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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Each year my family and I enjoy going apple picking together here in New England. Yes, I know that I could just as easily buy these apples at the local orchard, and no, I don’t always know what to do with all the apples that we bring home once I’ve made apple crisp, my husband […]
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The special edition Sacred Space: Retreats & Reflections for Daily Life is an indispensable resource for newcomers and longtime fans of Sacred Space.
In response to the Jubilee Year’s call to be pilgrims of hope, the Office of Ignatian Spirituality is asking spiritual directors, “What is your hope for spiritual direction?” Joseph A. Tetlow, SJ, hopes people in spiritual direction “will discover their own call from God.” He says, “What I should feel first of all is joy. […]
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Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2025–26 offers a beautifully simple way to grow in relationship with God and embrace the season of joy.
During this webinar, presented by Thom Rawson and Helen Foster from Moodle HQ, you will learn about the new features in Moodle 5.1 for administrators and teachers.
This webinar is part of the course 'What's New in Moodle 5.1'. You have to be enrolled in this free course to register and join the webinar.
By Gerri Leder
Editor’s note: Sacred Space: The Prayer Book suggests six steps of prayer and contemplation for exploring the daily Scripture passages: The Presence of God, Freedom, Consciousness, The Word, Conversation, and Conclusion. We’ve invited our Ignatian bloggers to explore each step in a series beginning today. The Presence of God “‘Be still, and know that I […]
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Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2025–26 offers a beautifully simple way to grow in relationship with God and embrace the season of joy.
Plugin Translator by Brickfield is designed to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist plugin translators when they are preparing language strings for Moodle plugins and Moodle Core! Simple!
This will save time for many organisations and plugin developers, in tasks such as:
This webinar, presented by Gavin Henrick, will demonstrate how it works and how you can use the freely available plugin to complete needed localisation of Moodle Core or Community Plugins.
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.
Our inclination might be to turn to Jesus in times of help. Kevin Lee, SJ reflects how we should also turn to Christ to share our gratitude and our joy. Based on the readings for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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By Eric Clayton
I sit with a Jesuit friend on a pier near a fishing village overlooking the Irish Sea. The village, Howth, is a 30-minute or so drive northeast of Dublin. It’s a lovely night: cool and breezy, with the smell of salt and seaweed wafting over the ocean wall. It’s busy too. Along the pier are […]
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Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2025–26 offers a beautifully simple way to grow in relationship with God and embrace the season of joy.
I once worked with a teacher who started every class by inviting each pupil to say something good. Students were challenged to tell a story or name a miracle. This practice formed the students: They got in the habit of noticing what was good in their lives. Before long, they could notice and name how […]
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Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2025–26 offers a beautifully simple way to grow in relationship with God and embrace the season of joy.
Ah…ah…achoo! “Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no!” I thought frantically. “I cannot be sick, Lord. Not now!” To be fair, it was only one tiny little sneeze. I knew I should not be jumping to conclusions, but jump to conclusions I did. “God, I have a big week coming up. There is no way I […]
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Praying with Our Feet by Dr. Ansel Augustine shows how faith and social teaching, rooted in Ignatian spirituality, can be lived out in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters.
Hi Everyone,
We’re pleased to announce the release of Moodle LMS 5.1, packed with updates that simplify course building, give teachers more control over AI at the course level, and reduce admin complexity. This release builds on the momentum of 5.0, with improvements designed to save time, reduce clutter, and make Moodle LMS easier to use every day.
Behind every new feature, improvement and fix are the efforts of our amazing Moodle community, our partners, and the Moodle LMS team. We deeply appreciate everyone who helped bring Moodle LMS 5.1 to life.
Here’s what’s new in Moodle LMS 5.1:
🧭 An expanded Activities overview page
The Activities overview page now works across all major activity types, showing teachers what needs grading or follow-up and giving learners a clear view of upcoming tasks and completed work.
Why this matters: One organised view of all course activities helps teachers take action and learners stay on track.
🛠️ A redesigned Activity chooser
The Activity chooser has had a makeover! Activities are now grouped on separate tabs by teaching purpose - assessment, collaboration, communication, resources, and interactive content - with related tools suggested for each
Why this matters: Teachers can build with their learning goals in mind, choosing tools based on purpose - and admins can customise the Activity chooser to fit their institution’s unique course-building needs.
🧠 More options and control over AI
Teachers can now easily switch AI on or off at the course level and configure AI settings per activity - no more wading through permissions pages! Meanwhile, with new support for DeepSeek, admins can choose from a broader range of AI providers.
Why this matters: Educators gain real flexibility to decide where AI tools add value in their courses, while institutions retain control over which providers best fit their policies and needs.
In addition to these new features, Moodle LMS 5.1 includes a range of improvements that make everyday teaching and site administration easier:
Moodle LMS 5.1 also includes many more updates across course creation, enrolment, and administration - each designed to save time and simplify daily workflows. You can explore the New features documentation for a full overview.
A special note around upgrading your instances for this release: As part of our continuing efforts to modernize and update the architecture of Moodle LMS, we’ve made a change to the code structure that will require you to reconfigure your web servers as part of the upgrade process. Please read this linked documentation prior to upgrading.
Thank you for being a valued members of our Moodle community!
Warm regards,
Matt Porritt
Product Director, Platform Solutions
God works with what we give—even if that is only a tiny mustard seed. Will Hayes, SJ reflects how God can transform even the smallest of yesses. Based on the readings for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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Here’s a helpful question to ask from time to time: Am I resisting God’s grace? Now, why would anyone do that? Resist the grace received through Jesus? Consider the following. We don’t think we deserve it. Especially for those of us who live in cultures that are highly individualistic, we are conditioned to believe that […]
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Praying with Our Feet by Dr. Ansel Augustine shows how faith and social teaching, rooted in Ignatian spirituality, can be lived out in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters.
After a leg injury while walking the Ignatian Camino, Brendan McManus, SJ, struggled to be grateful and find God in the experience. He writes: Ignatius managed to turn his leg injury and convalescence into a new way of relating to God. His frustrating immobility became the moment where he realised that God was speaking to […]
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Praying with Our Feet by Dr. Ansel Augustine shows how faith and social teaching, rooted in Ignatian spirituality, can be lived out in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters.
Season 9 of The Jesuit Border Podcast is launching next week. The team has seen a lot of changes on the border and across the country since our last season ended in April. Listen to today's teaser for a glimpse into the lives of Victoria and Lian who share their stories.
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By Rebecca Ruiz
Hearing the familiar crackle of my knees as I crouched down to scrub my shower, I recalled the days when I used to be able to clean my whole house from top to bottom in a day. Though weary, I would stand at the end of the day relishing the dust-free shine and scent of […]
Click through to read the full article Four Ways to Fight Perfectionism in the Spiritual Life, which appeared first on Ignatian Spirituality.
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Praying with Our Feet by Dr. Ansel Augustine shows how faith and social teaching, rooted in Ignatian spirituality, can be lived out in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters.
The Gospel call to follow Jesus often might also implicate conversion in other aspects of our lives. Ty Wahlbrink, SJ reflects how the story of Lazarus is our call to conversion today. Based on the readings for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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