Each week of Advent, we’ll provide an Ignatian prayer for you, inspired by a video from Arts & Faith: Advent. The video and prayer for the Third Week of Advent, Cycle B, is based on John 1:6–8, 19–28. The art is...

I grew up in a small town in Ohio. The focal point of the town and its people was Holy Trinity Church. Thus I was happy to discover, upon entering the Jesuits, that the focal point of Jesuit life...

Mary, in the midst of your life, you heard your call. In hearing it, you were told, “Do not be afraid.” (Luke 1:30) In the busyness of your life, God offered you an invitation. On one ordinary evening, you...

How much do you know about the real St. Nicholas? Dries van den Akker, SJ, “a St. Nicholas expert,” introduces us to the saint whose feast day is December 6. The video is in Dutch but has English subtitles. If...

In many discussions of Ignatian indifference by Jesuit colleagues, the paradigmatic stories revolve around leaving behind jobs, projects, and relationships for the sake of mission. But I struggle to make sense of indifference in that way, since I live...

Want to know a secret to transforming secular happenings into sacred events? Learn to “find God in all things.” For the person of faith, everything carries hints of the divine. Just think, if Jesus were to visit the local mall,...

Each week of Advent, we’ll provide an Ignatian prayer for you, inspired by a video from Arts & Faith: Advent. The video and prayer for the Second Week of Advent, Cycle B, is based on Mark 1:1–8. The art is Pieter...

December 3 is the feast of St. Francis Xavier. St. Francis was one of the first Jesuits and a close friend of St. Ignatius Loyola. The New England and New York Provinces of Jesuits put together this map of...

The words of the Psalmist in Psalm 62 echo with reminders of the comfort and strength that come from God: “In God alone is my soul at rest. God alone is my rock. My hope is in God.” These...

As Advent gets underway, here are a few resources to help you enter the season. Arts & Faith: Advent invites you to explore sacred art inspired by the Sunday Scripture readings. Enjoy the weekly video commentary and related Ignatian contemplations. Vinita...