As the World Cup continues to draw international attention, we might stop to ponder how God works for our good in all things, even sports. More than any other sporting event in the world, the World Cup has become a...

On the Ignatian Solidarity Network blog, Rockhurst University student Megan McCool reflects on finding the meaning of magis as tied to compassion. I saw for the first time what form magis could take in my own life, through the form...

We’re a week away from July 1, when we’ll begin our fifth annual 31 Days with St. Ignatius. This month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality leads up to the feast day of its namesake on July 31. We’ve put together...

Last year Loyola Press launched the Arts & Faith series, celebrating the many creative ways people use art to express their faith. Inspired by the response to the original series, a new set of stories debuts this week. These...

What has been your experience with Ignatian contemplation? Positive? Needs practice? Never tried? John (Juancito) Donaghy describes his experience with imaginative prayer: I read the scripture and, without planning, I felt myself as John within the womb of Elizabeth. I sensed...

Do you have any idea how glorious the world around you really is? Consider the multitude of gifts of our earthly existence that are far beyond what our very limited human bodies can interpret or fully experience. While humans can...

Each month, the Apostleship of Prayer shares two specific prayer intentions of the pope, one a universal intention and one focused on an area of evangelization. June’s universal intention is for the unemployed, as reflected in this video. From now...

It’s said that St. Ignatius liked to look up at the sky and stars. I wonder if he would have liked this video.

In a recent interview with a Spanish newspaper, Pope Francis talked about world economic systems and other topics, including his leadership priorities. “I don’t have any personal agenda that I carried in under my arm, simply because I never thought...

Those of us in the Western world have forgotten a lot of what we once understood about visual pathways. Before written language became the focal point of communication, people used symbols, signs, and objects to express their needs, their...