What is the reason for our hope? Is hope linked to a solitary outcome, or is it based on something deeper? Last year was one of ups and downs for me. Some great things I didnāt anticipate happened, and some things I hoped for with every fiber of my beingā¦well, didnāt turn out like I [ā¦]
Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ, offers a brief reflection on the unofficial Jesuit motto, āAd majorem Dei gloriam.ā In part, he says, āSeeking our own glory is like running on a treadmill that never stops, but when our work is an offering to God, every task, whether itās praised by others or not, carries its own [ā¦]
The day after I set a lovely potted geranium outside, I found that deer had eaten it. Weeks passed and then one day I noticed that the plant bore five buds. Maybe youāve had the experience of seeing a plant that was apparently dead spring into life. In this world there are hints of our [ā¦]
Catholicism is a spiritual path: a personal and communal journey of growth in understanding the world, God, and yourself and realizing your dreams. Join author and Ignatian Associate Lisa Kelly for a webinar that brings together the time-tested tools of Ignatian spirituality with the proven planning process of Your Best Year Yet!, a bestselling personal [ā¦]
Pope Francis invites us to be āPilgrims of Hopeā this Jubilee Year. Iāve been reflecting on what this means to me and to the world by looking at three key words: jubilee, pilgrims, and hope. Jubilee A Jubilee is a special time. Historically, it was a time when prisoners and slaves were freed, and debts [ā¦]
There are many prayerful routes to Santiago de Compostela, that great pilgrim destination in the northwest of Spain. The traditional Camino de Santiago route begins in France, and a less-traditional but increasingly popular route winds through Portugal. My wife and I began our trek in Sarria, some 100 kilometers from Santiago. Or, we might even [ā¦]
We all need to ask ourselves if those who encounter us perceive the warmth of faith in our lives, if they see in our faces the joy of having encountered Christ! ā¦The new evangelization is a renewed movement toward those who have lost the faith and a sense of the deep meaning of life. This [ā¦]
After sending the 70 disciples out to preach, Jesus listened to what they had to say upon their return. They recounted many wonders, to which Jesus replied āBlessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see [ā¦]
While revisiting photos from a recent family reunion, I thought about the Mother of God. She had no baby pictures of Jesus, no camera, nor any digital images. No wonder she had to ponder so much in her heart! God knew that Jesus and Mary would write no journals, and we would be left to [ā¦]
I have heard that the practice of creating New Yearās resolutions dates to at least ancient Romans, who engaged in pagan sacrifices and promised to act better in the next year, or even to Babylonians, who used their springtime new year as a time to pay debts and return borrowed items. Early Christians adopted this [ā¦]
Why canāt I hear Godās voice? Can I linger a little longer in my daily prayers? I fall short of my desire to access something deeper than my own wants and needs. I have been to that deeper place and have felt the oneness and heard the whispers meant for only me. I ask God, [ā¦]
It is only an hour train ride from London but miles from my home in Seattle, Washington. The train station has only two tracksāone coming and the other going. I lift my large travel backpack onto my back and walk a mile down the road to a Victorian-era Benedictine monastery. This year will mark my [ā¦]
IgnatianSpirituality.com Ā® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.
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.
In 2024, God invited me to be bold. When I started the year, I thought that the invitation to be bold was about taking audacious steps out of my comfort zone. And in some ways, it was. After all, being bold led me to say many courageous yeses over the last 12 months, including one [ā¦]
IgnatianSpirituality.com Ā® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.
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.
If youāre reading this, you lived to see the new year. This is no small matter! Your life makes a difference in the universe, whether or not you embrace your God-given power. May this prayer accompany your initial steps into the future. God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of [ā¦]
IgnatianSpirituality.com Ā® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.
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.
āNow bless thyself: thou metāst with things dying, I with things newborn.ā āWilliam Shakespeare, The Winterās Tale With every new beginning, we look back over āthings dying.ā We look forward to āthings newbornā and we hear those first three words, ringing out an invitation to us to bless ourselves, and allow ourselves to be blessed. [ā¦]
IgnatianSpirituality.com Ā® is a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry.
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.
At this time of year, many of us are attending holiday parties or enjoying special Christmas treats at home. Take a break and listen to celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich talk to Mike Jordan Laskey on the AMDG podcast. Lidia talks about joining the board of Jesuit Refugee Service, her story of coming to America, and [ā¦]
Merry Christmas! Because we could not go to God, God came to us and dwelt among us. As Fr. Canice Egan, SJ, put it, āIn the silence of the night Love Itself stole down unseen to embrace the hearts of all.ā That the Creator of the universe would deign to take on the nature of [ā¦]
As part of its Ignatian Heritage Month celebrations, Loyola University Chicago released a series of daily Examens. One invites reflection on beauty. Dr. Derrick Witherington introduces an encounter with beauty experienced by 20th-century theologian Paul Tillich and proceeds āto invite us to consider what moments of beauty weāve encountered today, and how those experiences help [ā¦]
Introduce friends to the Examen or try a new approach to the prayer with a daily Examen journalāprintable and foldable as a booklet. The prayer steps in the journal are as described by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ, in Reimagining the Ignatian Examen. In addition to following the steps day by day as one learns the [ā¦]
I am a list-maker. My phone holds lists that vary from items to get at different stores to gifts or recipes for the holidays to project tasks. These are cross-referenced by color coding, deadlines, or people involved. All this list-making gives me a sense of freedom that at least I wonāt forget something important. My [ā¦]
