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It’s July, the month of high summer (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the month of St. Ignatius Loyola, whose spiritual ideas we celebrate here at IgnatianSpirituality.com. Ignatius’s feast day is July 31. Loyola Press has assembled a collection of reflections, insights, prayers, blog posts, and article excerpts for every day of the month. Here is [...]
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The notion that the spiritual life is a journey is so common that it’s a platitude. I’ve worked for years in Catholic publishing. I’ve seen dozens of book covers depicting paths: rugged paths in the forest, manicured paths in lovely parks, paths over bridges, paths up mountains, paths across the desert. But the cliche isn’t [...]
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Today is the anniversary of the canonization of Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier in 1622. Teresa of Avila and Philip Neri were also canonized on that day, making March 12, 1622, possibly the greatest day in the history of canonizations. The painting above by the Jesuit Andrea Pozzo depicts Ignatius sending Xavier to the missions [...]
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After battle, vision, journey, and study experiences Ignatius did God’s will in a heroic challenge: He spent years doing administration duties. Writing the Spiritual Exercises Writing the Constitutions Lobbying to get them approved Organizing multiple ministries Constantly writing letters of encouragement Correction, advice to world-scattered Jesuits And all the time united in prayer Finding God [...]
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The British Jesuits have produced a five-day program of Ignatian prayer called “The Way of Ignatius” that is available through their website pray-as-you-go.org. The short “novena” consists of five 10-minute meditations. It was originally done to honor St. Ignatius Loyola’s feast day several years ago, but is now a permanent feature on the site. You [...]
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Anthony Vanarsdale did this portrait of St. Ignatius to mark his feast day last week. It looks like an oil painting but it’s all digital. He painted the image in Photoshop. The image is displayed on the sketchblog of the Catholic Illustrator’s Guild.
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Before we leave the feast of St. Ignatius too far behind, I’d like to mention an excellent article about the many ways that Ignatius Loyola has been seen throughout the ages. A “polarity” of being with Christ and at the same time being active in the world is central to Ignatian spirituality. The author, Ron [...]
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Today we celebrate the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola. This is a big day for Jesuits and others in the Ignatian sphere of influence. Here are a couple of my thoughts on his feast. Name a saint. Chances are one idea pops into your mind: Francis (poverty), Vincent de Paul (charity), Therese (simplicity in love). [...]
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What I Like about Ignatius
by Jim Manney
Some readers entering our book contest wrote about how St. Ignatius has inspired them. Here are some excerpts from these comments. (Go here to enter the contest if you haven’t already.) As a woman and a Presbyterian, I think of him as an affectionate and helpful older brother. I think his story is a fascinating [...]
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