Caravaggio's painting The Calling of St. Matthew is a great work of art that captures the truth of a great Ignatian theme—the power of Christ's personal invitation to follow him. This brief video features reflections on the painting by...

Ignatian contemplation is most often associated with praying imaginatively with a scene from the Gospels, but I also find praying with particular simple images to be fruitful. One image that I have found helpful in prayer is the image...

There's a real tear-jerker scene in the movie Tender Mercies when Mac Sledge's estranged daughter asks him to sing the song "The Wings of a Dove." He won't (or can't) sing it to her, but he sings it to...

Vinita Wright and I chat about what surprised us in the life of St. Ignatius. Now it's your turn. What surprises you about St. Ignatius or his namesake spirituality?

The prospect of becoming a "contemplative in action" is one of the most appealing features of Ignatian spirituality. I like what Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, the Jesuit Superior General, has to say about it in this interview with Eric Sundrup,...

We've arrived at the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola. To mark the day, we're sharing some of our favorite submissions from this week's Find Your Inner Iggy celebration. The truth is that I don't always find God in prayer. I...

My life would be very different without St. Ignatius. Ignatian spirituality is where I feel most at home as a young adult Catholic. Ignatian spirituality, its wisdom, and its tools helped me walk the last decade or more of...

This is a guest post by Andrij M. Hlabse, SJ, who is in Brazil for Magis and World Youth Day 2013. He'll be sharing several reflections over the course of the events.In the past week I have joined the...

The second annual Find Your Inner Iggy celebration starts today and runs through July 31, the feast of St. Ignatius.  Go to findyourinneriggy.com  and answer daily questions about how you find God.  Get creative and share on Instagram, Twitter, Vine, and...

There is a never-ending committee meeting that rattles in my mind. It sounds like this: Don't forget to pick up apples at the grocery store”¦.I wonder what Sam thought about that conversation we had earlier today. I bet he thought...