25 Ignatian Terms to Know

Ignatian spirituality has a language that, when understood, can help unpack the richness of this spiritual tradition. Here are 25 Ignatian terms to know. Click each for a related article or video on the topic.

1. Examen
2. Spiritual Exercises
3. Magis
4. Consolation
5. Desolation
6. Discernment
7. Ignatian Contemplation/Imaginative Prayer
8. Spiritual Direction
9. Finding God in All Things
10. People for Others
11. Principle and Foundation
12. Presupposition
13. Pilgrimage
14. AMDG
15. Gratitude
16. Three Kinds of Humility
17. Colloquy
18. Two Standards
19. Cardoner
20. Suscipe
21. Call of the King
22. Contemplation to Attain the Love of God
23. Contemplative in Action
24. Cura Personalis
25. Indifference

Also see Ignatian Spirituality A to Z by Jim Manney for entries from awareness to zeal and so much in between.

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Today’s 31 Days with St. Ignatius link is The Chapel That Moves with Us by Becky Eldredge.