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St. Ignatius Loyola
Stay or Go?
Pedro Ribadeneira reports a conversation between Ignatius and his close associate Diego Lainez.“Master Lainez, if God were to say to you: If you want to die at once, I...
Media
Milestones
Yesterday the Loyola Press 3-Minute Retreat received its 10,000th "like" on Facebook. Try it if you're looking for a good way to pray in the spirit of Ignatius. Here's...
St. Ignatius Loyola
What You Like about Ignatius
What do you like about Ignatius and Ignatian spirituality? Here's a sampling of some responses here and on our Ignatian Spirituality page on Facebook. Add your own reflections in...
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: Spring and Fall: To a Young Child
Some time ago I featured the Natalie Merchant song "Wonder" in our occasional "Best Ignatian Songs" feature. Here is another. It's a setting of Gerard Manley Hopkins'...
St. Ignatius Loyola
What Was Ignatius Like?
Pedro Ribadaneira, one of the first Jesuits, describes Ignatius:"We frequently saw him taking the occasion of little things to lift his mind to God, who even in the smallest...
Jesuit History
Ignatius’s First Followers
Let's take a moment in IgnatiusFest to think about the men who first followed Ignatius. We wouldn't be here without Ignatius, but we wouldn't be here without the first...