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Why Was I Delivered from Death?
Emergency surgery in Kampala, Uganda, saved Gary Smith’s life. In the weeks following, he reflects on God’s presence and his call to be a...
The Difference Between Consolation and Feeling Good
By Margaret Silf
From Inner Compass: An Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality
It isn’t always obvious that there is a difference between experiencing spiritual consolation and simply...
How to Know That a Choice Is Right
By William A. Barry, SJ
From God’s Passionate Desire
There was an unspoken rule for discernment prevalent in the church prior to Vatican II that the...
The Voice “in Here”
By Chris Lowney
From Heroic Living
The Hebrew prophet Elijah finds God speaking. We’re told that Elijah witnessed a “great wind, so strong that it was splitting...
Vocations
Vocation comes from the Latin vox, meaning voice. It implies that you are being called by God to a particular state or course of...
Why Jesuits Are in Secondary Education
By William J. Byron, SJ
From Jesuit Saturdays: Sharing the Ignatian Spirit with Friends and Colleagues
In discussing why Jesuits are in secondary education, Fr. Byron...
Why Jesuits Are in Higher Education
By William J. Byron, SJ
From Jesuit Saturdays: Sharing the Ignatian Spirit with Friends and Colleagues
In education, as in all else, the Jesuit is not...
Introduction to Discernment of Spirits
St. Ignatius of Loyola began to learn about the discernment of spirits while convalescing from serious battle injuries. He noticed different interior movements as...
What Is Distinctive About Ignatian Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual direction is a feature of many Christian traditions. In fact, forms of spiritual direction are found in all religions. What distinguishes Ignatian spiritual...
Ten Elements of Ignatian Spirituality
Ignatian spirituality is one of the most influential and pervasive spiritual outlooks of our age. There’s a story behind it. And it has many...