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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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). This [...]
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At his People for Others blog, my friend Paul Campbell has trouble coming up with “five fun facts” about Ignatius Loyola. One of them is the fact that Ignatius was hauled up several times before the Spanish Inquisition.
This got me thinking about the personalities of saints. There aren’t many “fun” facts about Ignatius because Ignatius [...]
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