spiritual

By Gerri Leder Can we learn a thing or two about connection from people in other countries? My recent experience in South Africa suggests we can. South Africans...

Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, says, “Discernment is to learn to go behind what appears. It’s going beyond...

I led a half-day retreat for Directors of Religious Education at a nearby parish. These are the men and women who work hard all year through, helping to...

In the Examen we encounter a God who is active in our day. Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, explains that the Examen is prayer in real-time. Listen to him...

From age to age, people have sought to find new language with which to give voice to their spiritual journeys. Millennial author and speaker, Eric Clayton, has found...

Spring is upon us, and for many of us, the season also comes with more pleasing temperatures and the growth of new plant life in the natural world....

This story is inspired by Acts 3:1–13. Before meeting the Apostles Peter and John after Christ’s Resurrection, I spent my days unproductively at the Beautiful Gate. Every morning...

Today we begin a 15th anniversary party for IgnatianSpirituality.com, and we’re celebrating with 15 Gifts to Celebrate 15 Years! Read the details here. Our...

In the woods of central Maryland there sits an unassuming chair. It’s big, thick, and old. It’s set in its place, with wooden legs sinking into mud and...

I have a confession to make. I tend to forget about Jesus around a week or so into the Easter season each year. It is never intentional, but...

This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. In the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises, we reflect on the...

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...