Spiritual directors who attended this workshop connected the deep listening that is at the heart of spiritual direction with the distinct call to listen to the needs and groaning of the larger world. We learned more about the UAPs and the insights and inspiration they hold for the ministry of spiritual direction. Watch now!

El retiro de fin de semana "Escuchar a Dios como San Ignacio", es una oportunidad para practicar la oración dentro de la tradición ignaciana. Una buena introducción para aquellos que no conocen o que no han participado antes de la espiritualidad ignaciana. Celebraremos la misa dominical juntos el domingo en la mañana.

The Office of Ignatian Spirituality (OIS), a ministry of the USA East Province, is dedicated to the Ignatian formation of lay people. It offers opportunities to learn to pray, to encounter the graces of the Spiritual Exercises, to learn about the Jesuit way of proceeding, and to grow as women and men for others. Read more!

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This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for educators. ”We pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition and helping the youngest and most vulnerable above all.” Watch video now!

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

The Jesuit Friends and Alumni Network of Washington, DC, will host its Winter 2023 luncheon on Thursday, February 16, from 11:30am to 1:30pm at the University Club of Washington, DC. Marcus C. Washington, President of Washington Jesuit Academy, will be speaking.

The Office of Ignatian Spirituality (OIS) is excited to welcome Joe Williams as its new Director of Communications and Advancement.

This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for volunteer not-for-profit organizations ”We pray that volunteer non-profit organizations committed to human development find people dedicated to the common good and ceaselessly seek out new paths to international cooperation.” Watch video 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!

We invite you to join us on December 1, 2022, at 7pm Eastern, as we awaken to Advent, identifying our hopes and desires for the season. Members of our community will offer readings, music, reflections on the season, and prayers during this 30-minute online service. All are welcome! This service will be bilingual (English and Spanish), with translations available so all can participate fully.

All are invited to pray and reflect with us during Advent. Stream or download our audio reflections on the Sunday readings each week. These 5-7 minute reflections inspired by Ignatian spirituality are presented by Ignatian Young Adult Ministries, in collaboration with the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States.

This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for children who suffer ”We pray for children who are suffering, especially those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war; may they be guaranteed access to education and the opportunity to experience family affection.” Watch video 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!

This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for a Church open to everyone. ”We pray for the Church; ever faithful to, and courageous in preaching the Gospel, may the Church be a community of solidarity, fraternity and welcome, always living in an atmosphere of synodality.” Watch video 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!

This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for the abolition of the death penalty. ”We pray that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person, may be legally abolished in every country.” Watch video now.

Nancy is a graduate of Boston College and a former Jesuit Volunteer who has deep roots in Ignatian spirituality. She is a seasoned spiritual director who holds certificates in spiritual direction, Ignatian 19th annotation retreat direction, and Contemplative Clinical Practice. She is also a writer and a contemplative spiritual guide who offers programs at retreat centers and with religious communities and college students/alums.

The desire among the young adults in CLA to participate in spiritual direction and the eagerness of so many directors to walk with them says volumes about the importance of such accompaniment. Prayerful, meditative reflection on one’s experiences is fundamental to Ignatian spirituality and leadership.