Following the Light in the New Year. Your January newsletter from the Office of Ignatian Spirituality. Read now!

Let us awake to Advent, to the invitation to see ourselves as a pilgrim people of God. Read now!

Let us pray today in thanksgiving for all those who have inspired us on our Ignatian journey. And let us pray for one another, that we may be inspired by the example of the saints to embrace the call to holiness more deeply. Read now!

Pope Francis invites us to pray during this month “for a Church open to everyone.” The words “solidarity” and “synodality” stand out to me in Pope Francis’s description of the Church he hopes for. Read now!

Around the corner is the start of autumn, of leaves changing color. The earth is beginning to quiet itself. If we're attuned to the signs of nature, there is much to hear as we prayerfully encounter the Season of Creation. Read now!

Today, we have much to celebrate. First, on this important feast, we honor the founder of the Society of Jesus (aka the Jesuits) and the author of the Spiritual Exercises, who has helped us to find God in all things. Read now!

Let us do something that is good for us, that inspires the good within us, and that leads us closer to God. Read now!

I invite you to join us this month in celebrating with the Black and LGBTQ+ communities. Pride and Juneteenth give us a special opportunity to honor these members of our community and lift up their contributions to our society, our Church, and our understanding of God. Read now!

This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, and it's also Mother's Day. In the joyful spirit of the Easter season, I want to wish all mothers a happy Mother's Day! Read now!

Listening to the cry of the people is an essential part of our Christian vocation. As an Ignatian family, we have been invited to listen to the cries of our youth, the poor, and the earth. What are young people and those on the margins of society saying? What is our fragile and wounded earth telling us?

As the war in Ukraine continues, please join us in praying for peace, for the lives lost, for those displaced from their homes, and for compassion and courage on the part of world leaders who are in a position to help.

This month, Pope Francis asks us to pray "for religious sisters and consecrated women; thanking them for their mission and their courage; may they continue to find new responses to the challenges of our times." I invited a religious sister and friend of mine, Sr. Verónica Méndez, to offer a reflection this month for our newsletter. Take three minutes to watch this video.

In our conversation with him, Br. Matt defined "vocation" with one question: "How do you want to love the world?" Perhaps the answer to that can be our New Year's resolution.

During this Advent season and on today’s feast, I am asking God for these graces given to Xavier. Join me in this prayer, if you feel God inviting you.

We are all called to holiness, and we can all ask God for the grace to be counted among the saints.

Creation is a gift, and one we need to care for. As we notice the fall colors, let us take some time to thank God for this gift and reflect on the ways we use, or misuse, God's Creation.

The Ignatian Year invites us to get to know God in new ways. God is in all things, but it is through prayer that we recognize God's presence. So, let us begin with prayer.

Today is the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. Let us reflect on how Jesus is calling us to do better — to seek the greater glory of God — and let us ask St. Ignatius to pray for us on our journey.

Across our ministry, I see a deep desire in people like you to go deeper, to reflect prayerfully on experiences of the past year, and to deepen friendships with Christ. The Ignatian Year is a hopeful time. All of us are invited to recommit ourselves to Christ, who is the center and essence of our faith, and to our mission.

St. Ignatius concludes the Spiritual Exercises with a final instruction to consider all the many blessings that God has bestowed. He likely offered this exercise with a view to the trip home after the retreat was over. There was no better way to appropriate one’s experience than to spend time remembering and savoring the gifts that had been given.