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Listening to God like Ignacio

This past weekend, participants from Pennsylvania experienced the Silent Ignatian Retreat, Escuchando a Dios como Ignacio.

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ARTICLE: A Conversation Among Spiritual Directors of Color

Planned by a Leadership Team of four Ignatian Spiritual Directors of Color, this conversation created space for participants to engage in honest conversation about their experience as Spiritual Directors of Color and fostered cultural bonds of community. Read more!

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Meet the New Supervision Graduates from Fordham University!

We are delighted to celebrate this year’s eight graduates of Fordham University’s Advanced Certificate in Supervision (ACS) program through its Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education (GRE).

 

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OIS Welcomes Paulina Canales, Dave de la Fuente, and Fr. Jack Fagan, SJ

The Office of Ignatian Spirituality is pleased to welcome two new staff members. Fr. Jack Fagan, SJ, to the role of Capellan de las Comunidades Hispanas Ignacianas; and Dave de la Fuente to the role of Associate Director for Ignatian Young Adult Ministries with responsibility for the Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA) program.

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A Graced In-Person Visit Between Virtual Friends

Most Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA) cohorts meet in person each month. The virtual cohort, however, meets online, enabling participation from people residing outside of the cities where CLA is offered. While the meetings are virtual, the community that is built is very real. In May 2024, two members of the 2021-2023 virtual cohort, both living in Africa, decided to get together in person. Elena Habersky traveled from Egypt to visit Agnes Mucuha and her family at their home in Kenya. Both CLA alums share their reflections on this graced visit…

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ISDI Offers a Conversation Among Spiritual Directors of Color

This unique program brought together spiritual directors from a variety of churches, faith traditions and spiritual paths and created space for participants to name influential people who have shaped them into the people they are today and pray together for an end to racism.

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May 2024 Newsletter

The Spiritual Exercises offer a way of learning to pray and to talk about God. They offer a way to express one’s relationship with Christ with oneself, others, the world, and the Church.

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