Recently, Ministerio Hispano Ignaciano (the OIS Hispanic Ministry) held a silent Ignatian retreat for 18 people from New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, and Pennsylvania.

The Immigration Committee at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Chestnut Hill, MA, to which I belong, organized an immersion trip for its parishioners to the “Kino Border Initiative” in Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.   

As members of the Ignatian family and the People of God, we offer our prayers of gratitude for the election of our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV.

The staff of OIS remembers and reflects on Pope Francis and his papacy…

We mourn the loss of our beloved Pope Francis.

Ministerio Hispano Ignaciano Holds Three Retreats in Early April

As practitioners, we learn from our teachers, our own directors and those who come to us.  We understand our primary Guide is the Holy Spirit.  I suggest another essential resource for us is our supervisor, who serves as teacher, mentor and coach. Read more.

Recently, OIS’s Hispanic Minstry team (Ministerio Hispano Ignaciano, MHI) led a Escuchando a Dios como Ignacio Retreat. Fourteen people from the northeast participated in this Ignatian Spanish-language Silent Retreat which ewas led by Sindy Collazo and Fr. Jack Fagan, SJ, members of MHI.

This March, we celebrate “Women’s History Month” worldwide. OIS’s Ministerio Hispano Ignaciano continues the series began last year, Mujeres Ignacianas que nos Inspiran (Ignatian Women Who Inspire Us) recognizing Ignatian women who inspire us through their example and dedication.

Recently, more than 40 members of the local Hispanic community gathered at the Parish of St. Anne in Rock Hill, South Carolina. This was a collaboration with the Knights of Columbus from St. Anne Parish of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri.

You only need to hear Fr. Tom McMurray, SJ, speak briefly about his current ministry before quickly realizing something special is happening in Worcester with the Spiritual Exercises. But it all started with him saying, “No.” READ MORE!

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I remember how I braced myself for a critique when I first began supervision. However, I experienced tremendous support and was encouraged to pay closer attention to what was stirring in me as I listened to my pilgrims’ experiences. Read more.

There are mixed feelings today among spiritual directors about supervision. Some welcome it, embrace it and consider it integral to their spiritual direction ministry. Others have never tried it and find themselves reluctant to do so. Some had a negative experience of supervision and turned away from it. Still others don’t believe it’s warranted or worthwhile because they accompany a small number of directees. Read more.

This past Advent, 150 members of the Comunidades Hispanas Ignacianas of OIS and other Hispanic Ministry programs, met in this Community Prayer of Preparation for Advent, guided by Father José María Rodríguez Olaizola, SJ. Watch the video!

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This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for those who have lost a child.