Karen Beattie, author of Rock-Bottom Blessings, talks with Vinita Wright about her experience praying the Examen and being more aware of God.

A few weeks ago, Beth Knobbe shared about her mission trip to Haiti. Today we share the video reflections of two Northwestern University students who accompanied Beth on the trip in a ministry of presence. As one of the students...

MOOCs--massive, open, online courses--are all the rage in higher education. Hundreds of thousands of students all over the world are enrolled in the best-known MOOCs, which are offered by Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and other prestigious institutions. Some think that...

The invaluable website The Jesuit Post celebrated its first anniversary a couple of weeks ago. “Celebrated" is putting it too strongly. As Brenden Bosse, SJ, wrote, the staff marked the occasion by "basically just keeping on with the work."...

There was an old Jesuit vocation poster that showed a cartoon of a Jesuit with his nose in a book while he was sawing a piece of wood with the teeth of a crocodile. The copy said, “Contemplatives in...

Today's Best Ignatian Song takes us back to the 70s, to the Jesus movement and to the hippie counterculture that put songs like "Jesus Is Just Alright" at the top of the charts. The Doobie Brothers made it a...

I had the privilege of being part of the 2013 New Contemplatives group at the Spiritual Directors International Conference. The seven of us in the New Contemplatives group were all spiritual directors under the age of 40 from various...

Pope Francis's public remarks have a decidedly Ignatian slant. Consider this from his weekly audience--about what Ignatius calls "disordered attachments:" We have to empty ourselves of the many small or great idols that we have and in which we take...

Take in a deep breath—taking in God's love, light, and strength—and let it out slowly, exhaling any worries, cares, or fears. 1. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you see Easter as God sees it. After experiencing the Holy Triduum,...

Karen Beattie participated in an Ignatian retreat at a difficult point in her life. She writes: I knew this was where I belonged that weekend. I sank down in the folding chair, and my body seemed to let go of...