Session One – Social Transformation: Shedding the Light of Faith Upon These Troubled Times, explores the troubled times in which we are living in the light and wisdom of a faith that does justice. We will explore how a faith that does justice equips us to face the realities of our time with courage and hope. Together, we will reflect on the social, political, and spiritual challenges impacting our communities and examine practices that help us stay grounded in God's presence and connected to one another.

This annual program explores the basic building blocks of Ignatian spiritual direction in a way that invites us beyond the beginnings. This year’s virtual program will delve into the important topic of Ignatian discernment. Register now!

This three-session program is for Ignatian spiritual directors, supervisors and givers of the Spiritual Exercises who seek to grow their understanding, capacity, and skills to accompany trauma survivors and those who love them.

Session Three focuses on the basics of trauma from a psychological perspective. Symptoms of traumatic injury such as shame and sorrow are explored from the perspectives of mental health and Ignatian spirituality. Fr McChesney is joined by distinguished trauma counselor and author Dr. Lisa López Levers.

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This three-session program is for Ignatian spiritual directors, supervisors and givers of the Spiritual Exercises who seek to grow their understanding, capacity, and skills to accompany trauma survivors and those who love them.

Session Two focuses on "Mental Health (van der Kolk) and Spirituality (St. Ignatius) Both Keep the Score" and "Memory, Intellect, and Will: The Trauma-Informed Suscipe."

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This three-session program is for Ignatian spiritual directors, supervisors and givers of the Spiritual Exercises who seek to grow their understanding, capacity, and skills to accompany trauma survivors and those who love them.

Session One focuses on "Inigo and the Origin Story of the Exercises" and "Situating Inigo Within Contemporary Trauma Theory.”

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The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius invite us to follow Christ the King in a mission “to overcome evil with good, to turn hatred aside with love, to conquer all the forces of death.” Learn more and register now!

This program is the first in an annual series exploring the basic building blocks of Ignatian spiritual direction as well as topics that take us beyond the beginnings.

Spiritual directors gathered for the third and final session of Deepening Our Engagement on Nov. 19, 2024. This session focused on Ethical Considerations for Reflective Practices, Challenges, Criteria and Readiness for Supervision, and Resources for Continued Growth in Reflective Practices.

This session will lay the theological, psychosocial, and Ignatian foundations for reflective practices.

This session laid the context for the essential nature of reflective practices within a spiritual direction ministry and invited exploration of these practices. Similarities and differences of supervision, reflective practices and consultation were clarified. This session included a video of a reflective practices’ session (15-20 minutes) with a large group discussion.

This special virtual conversation among Spiritual Directors of Color provided an opportunity to share about what brought us to spiritual direction and our experiences as Spiritual Directors of Color.

Spiritual directors are invited to join us in a process of self-awareness and hope during which we will tap the deep wisdom of Ignatian spirituality and its invitation to grow in spiritual freedom. Register now.

This virtual program presented by Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, author of The Ignatian Adventure, was a special offering for givers of the Retreat in Daily Life (19th annotation retreat). Watch the video now!

This focus of this program was on Weeks 3 and 4 of the Spiritual Exercises and provided fresh perspectives and offered new insights for spiritual directors accompanying women through the Spiritual Exercises.

During this contemplative evening of prayer, the group spent time with Saint Martha, who spoke of Jesus as the one “coming into the world” (Jn 11:27). Together we reflected upon the ways God longs to be present to us in the brief and beautiful Advent season. Watch video now!

This focus of this program was on the Spiritual Exercises and the rules for the discernment of spirits. The program provided fresh perspectives and offers new insights for spiritual directors accompanying women through the Spiritual Exercises.

This presentation explored how the contents and dynamics of the Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius affect women’s experience. The presenter invited participants to explore imagery and concepts contained in Second Week meditations that can be barriers for women and offered women-friendly adaptations from various cultural contexts and the rationale for them.

The focus of this session was on Week 1 of the Spiritual Exercises. The presentation, spiritual practice and time spent in small groups led to a rich and robust large group conversation.

This informal, reflective evening provided an opportunity to connect with other spiritual directors in joyful community.

This program was a special offering for supervisors of spiritual directors.

This program invited spiritual directors into the gritty grace of the Third Week of the Spiritual Exercises, drawing near to the suffering Jesus as he is crucified.

Participants learned more about the UAPs and the insights and inspiration they hold for the ministry of spiritual direction.

The authors were excited to introduce their book in the U.S, Europe and Africa at this multi-national virtual book launch sponsored by the Office of Ignatian Spirituality.

This three-part workshop series explored the ecclesial nature of Ignatian spiritual direction. Watch now!

An online workshop for spiritual directors on the experience of maintaining a spiritual direction practice via the internet.

This four-part workshop series was designed for spiritual directors who companion others in the Exercises, or who hope to do so in the future. Watch now!

This presentation examined more deeply the nature of grace in the conversion process as operative in the Spiritual Exercises.