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    Spiritual Exercises

    The Fruit of Desolation

    Years ago, Austen Ivereigh, executive editor of The Tablet made a 30-day Spiritual Exercises retreat when he was a Jesuit novice.  He spent most...

    The Spiritual Exercises and the 12 Steps

    Fr. Edward Dowling, SJ,  a friend of Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, was convinced that the Spiritual Exercises influenced the 12 Steps...

    Saving the World

    Something to think about | Much of the reflection in the Exercises is geared to an effort to share the vision of Jesus and...

    Make an Online Retreat

    If you would like to make a retreat, but can't get away for a weekend at a Jesuit retreat house, take a look at...
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    A Judge for the Spiritual Exercises

    The Spiritual Exercises were originally given in a month-long retreat of about 30 days. Today, the most common way to make the Exercises is...

    Howard Gray on the Spiritual Exercises

    A friend sent me the link to a series of excellent "conversations" about Ignatius and the Spiritual Exercises led by Howard Gray, SJ, an...
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    Desire and the Church

    During this week of Pentecost I have been thinking about the Church as an institution, a community launched by Christ and gifted with the...

    The Spiritual Exercises and Wall Street

    Chris Lowney is a former Jesuit, former J.P. Morgan investment banker, and currently full-time speaker and author.  He recently gave a talk at Fordham...

    Virtue and the Spiritual Exercises

    There's long been a discussion among spiritual directors about the purpose of the Spiritual Exercises. Is the goal to help people make important decisions,...

    O'Malley on the Spiritual Exercises

    John O'Malley, SJ, is the featured speaker in the first of a series of videos on the Spiritual Exercises produced by Georgetown University.  The...

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