What Will Be Your Focus in the New Year?
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Two common ones involve getting in shape or making a commitment to deepen one’s prayer life. Former catechetical...
The 19th Annotation: What Is It, and What Can You Expect?
You may have heard of the 19th annotation in regard to prayer retreats or the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Simply put, the 19th...
The Ignatian Take on the Christian Journey
The Exercises represent a kind of spiritual journey, as they invite the one who makes them to consider the foundational truths of Christian life:...
Positive Intent
Educator Laura Thomas was at a meeting in which they started by outlining expectations. One caught her by surprise: “Assume positive intent.”
I was drawn...
Kevin O’Brien, SJ, on Adapting the Spiritual Exercises
America magazine interviewed Kevin O’Brien, SJ, about his mission and ministry work at Georgetown University. The author of The Ignatian Adventure, O’Brien began a...
Call of the King via E-Mail
Imagine that a passionate leader sent you an e-mail to take on a specific role within a world-changing movement. How would you respond to...
Waking Up to the Risen Jesus
This story is inspired by the first contemplation in the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises, the apparition of Christ to Mary (#218).
Do you...
Applying the Spiritual Exercises to the Later Stages of Life
Ignatian volunteer Barbara A. Lee thinks about applying the Spiritual Exercises to the later stages of life in an article for America, “Aging with...
The Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life
If you are interested in doing the Spiritual Exercises in daily life (also known as the 19th annotation retreat), September brings an opportunity to...
Vinita Hampton Wright on the Principle and Foundation
Vinita Hampton Wright speaks about the Principle and Foundation, the first key meditation of the Spiritual Exercises. In it, we reflect on how we...
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