Ignatian Songs
The Burning Babe
St. Robert Southwell, SJ, wrote a poem called “The Burning Babe,” describing a vision of Christ on Christmas Day. Here the poem is set to music and performed by...
Jesuit/Ignatian Ministries
A Christmas Hymn
On this Christmas Eve, enjoy “Silent Night” as sung by the Ignatian Schola, a Manhattan-based vocal group.
Merry Christmas from all of us at IgnatianSpirituality.com!
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Discernment
What Is Our Part in the Divine Coming?
In an article for Thinking Faith, Philip Endean, SJ, suggests that the blurring of Advent and Christmas might be appropriate. In explaining his position, Endean writes:
We do not know...
Books
Praying with America
Prayer can be difficult to write about, because trying to explain it is something like trying to pin down a butterfly. The more you seek to capture it, the...
Ignatian Voices
A Jesuit’s Pilgrimage Experience
At Jesuits.org, Dan Dixon, SJ, shares his story of pilgrimage to Mexico in 2013, with his initial anxiety and eventual embracing of the experience.
Oaxaca was possibly my favorite city...
Videos
Advent Desire
James Martin, SJ, talks about the connection between Advent and desire in the video below. He says, “Our deepest longing, planted within us, is our Advent desire for Jesus...