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Lenten Audio Reflections

All are invited to pray and reflect with us during Lent. Stream or download our audio reflections on Ash Wednesday and the Sunday readings each week. These 5-7 minutes reflections inspired by Ignatian spirituality are written by our Ignatian Young Adult Ministries leadership team.

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Pope’s Prayer February 2022: For Religious Sisters and Consecrated Women

This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for religious sisters and consecrated women. ”We 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.”

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OIS Newsletter: February 2022

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.

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Pope’s Prayer January 2022: For True Human Fraternity

“We pray for all those suffering from religious discrimination and persecution; may their own rights and dignity be recognized, which originate from being brothers and sisters in the human family.”

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Discernment, Vocation, and How We Love the World

“Vocation” has become a central theme at the Office of Ignatian Spirituality (OIS) this year. Everyone has a vocation. In fact, everyone likely has many vocations, John Neafsey, author of A Sacred Voice Is Calling, explained to participants in OIS’s Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA) program in November. But having a vocation and knowing what those vocations are at a given point in time are not the same.

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A Message for Christmas

We wish you and your family a very merry Christmas! When you have a moment, watch our 2-minute video reflection for Christmas and pray this simple prayer with us.

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Pope’s Prayer for December 2021: Catechists

This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for, catechists. ”Let us pray for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit.”

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Advent 2021: Resources for a Season of Preparation

We compiled a list of the prayers, events, and other resources that are helping us deepen our prayer and grow closer to God during this season of preparation. Some of these resources are our own, and others are offered by our partners across the Ignatian community.

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Let Us Be Grateful

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are enjoying some time off today with family and friends.

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Advent 2021 Audio Reflections

All are invited to pray and reflect alongside OIS’s young adult community during this season of Advent. Audio reflections and readings will available on a weekly basis to all who wish to join in prayer. Sign up today!

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“En Camino con Ignacio,” Episode 3

In this video for the Ignatian year, Jesuit Father General Arturo Sosa invites us to see the world as Jesus sees it, avoiding the temptations of ideologies and focusing on living in solidarity with others.

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“En Camino con Ignacio:” OIS’s Hispanic Ministry Hosts Spiritual Conversation Group During the Ignatian Year

The Office of Ignatian Spirituality’s Hispanic Ministry has 15 gathered lay people and Jesuits, a handful of members and coordinators of OIS’s Comunidades Hispanas Ignacianas, and others engaged in Ignatian ministry in Spanish around the country for faith sharing and spiritual conversation based on the book “Walking with Ignatius,” by Jesuit Father General Arturo Sosa.

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