Books
Imagination and Creativity
One of the most important characteristics of Ignatian prayer is the use of imagination. Ignatius recommends practices of meditation, consideration, and contemplation as ways for humans to open themselves...
Ignatian Voices
Retreat Ministry in Timor-Leste
Fr. Venâncio Da Costa Pereira, SJ, works in retreat ministry in Timor-Leste. He addresses serving people in a predominantly Catholic country and explains how the Ignatian Spirituality Center tries...
Examen
New Year and the Examen
Writer Alli Bobzien uses a yearly Examen as a way to gain perspective and practice prudence. She notes in “Everyday Ignatian: Practicing Prudence in the Examen”:
When we are in...
Something to Think About
An Act of Creativity: Make a List
Let's approach the new year with some encouragement to organization.
Do you ever feel like this? There’s so much to do that I don’t know where to start. I think...
Ignatian Voices
Ignatian Journaling
Writer Catherine Anne Sullivan presented a webinar on Ignatian journaling through Ignatian Young Adult Ministries. The advice is helpful for beginning journal writers of all ages, however. Sullivan suggests...
Something to Think About
Merry Christmas
Because Jesus was born, and God humbled himself, became human, and dwelt among us, everything changed. Because of how God arrived—in a simple stable—we know where to look for...