The Ignatian Educator reminds us that the reality of the first Christmas was scary and confusing at the same time it was a joyful event. The first Christmas:...rattles a marriage. It exiles a family. It endangers lives. And it...

Each week of Advent, we've provided an Ignatian prayer for you, inspired by a video from Arts & Faith: Advent. Today we share the video and prayer for Christmas Day.“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did...

Pope Francis has given another must-read interview, this one with the Italian newspaper La Stampa.  A couple of comments particularly struck me.  One: "reform always begins with spiritual and pastoral initiatives before structural changes.”  Another: "We must try to facilitate...

About nine months ago we celebrated the Annunciation when the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive God's son. It was at the moment of conception—beginning with just two cells—that Jesus became incarnate. I don't think we...

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 Fourth Week of Advent, Cycle A, is based on Matthew 1:18-24.“Look, the virgin...

The hymns of Advent and Christmas offer a wonderful way to pray. Music is a powerful part of my prayer life, because music is a prayer of the heart and it makes detours around my thinking, worrying, and list-making...

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). That one sentence took on a whole new meaning for me when I experienced the Spiritual Exercises. Sadly lacking in imagination, I found myself struggling greatly with contemplation, and...

Pope Francis and the Vatican have announced that Peter Faber, SJ, has been canonized. In celebration, Loyola Press is releasing The Quiet Companion, the authoritative biography about Peter Faber and his role in founding and shaping the Society of...

Greg Kennedy, SJ, shared an Advent poem on the igNation blog. Here's a taste. We've all taken numbers from the red machine on the wall. Above, red periods on a screen combine into figures that put our time in its place; we wait and wait efficiently.

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 A, is based on Matthew 11:2-11.“What did you...