Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, encourages those who are in pain or suffering with a brief video message. He says, “It’s part of being human, and if it’s part of being human, God is present. In the Christian tradition we...
Pastoral minister Dr. Andy Kereky leads retreats for children based on the Spiritual Exercises. He talks about his experience with Joe Paprocki in an episode of Pop-Up Prayer.
On this Christmas Day, enjoy “The Huron Carol,” written by the Jesuit martyr St. Jean de Brébeuf. He wrote it in the language of the Huron/Wendat people of Canada. This video has a beautiful rendition, but to hear the...
Take some time to explore the story of St. Ignatius with the children in your life.
Written by Paul Mitchell and illustrated by Katie Broussard, Audacious Ignatius is a playful rendition of the biography of St. Ignatius Loyola. The book...
Consolation is sometimes painful.
On the surface, we fun-seeking humans will do lots of things that are not of God to avoid feeling bad, to avoid the aches of the heart. We shop. We eat. We yell. We procrastinate. We...
Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, encourages those who do not know how to make a big decision to learn about Ignatian discernment. “The great thing about Ignatian discernment is that it’s very practical, very down to earth.”
Fr. O’Brien is the...
This story is inspired by Luke 13:10–17.
Eighteen years is a lifetime. Mercilessly, the crippling spirit worked me over, a little at a time. It began like a seed, the same way resentments can grow into estrangements. I was trapped...
Advent readings often focus on the theme of light in the midst of darkness, picking up on the words of Isaiah: “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light” (9:2). The image also hearkens back to God’s...
![Thanksgiving dinner, 1942, Marjory Collins [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Thanksgiving-dinner-1068x760-1-696x385.jpg "The Relationships That Make Holidays So Difficult")
We can look at several relationships and understand pretty quickly why holidays can be so difficult to survive.
My Relationship to Myself
End-of-year holidays beg me to evaluate how I did this year—do I have a good job? Am I in...
San Fermo Maggiore Church in Verona, Italy, features foundation stones from the fifth century, so I was quite surprised to find, tucked behind one of the central pillars bearing the weight of the upper church, an exquisite modern sculpture...
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