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Justice in the Spiritual Exercises

I’ve recently pondered how the theme of God’s justice fits into the Spiritual Exercises. Our traditional understanding of justice is getting what one deserves....

Contemplation to Attain the Love of God

The final meditation of the Spiritual Exercises is the Contemplation to Attain the Love of God. Today, let yourself be guided through this contemplation...

Digitally Enhanced Spiritual Exercises and More to Celebrate Our Anniversary

IgnatianSpirituality.com is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month. We have a few things planned to mark the occasion, and our online party will last...

Surrendering to God’s Love

This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.Contemplating the love of the Creator opened my heart to a new world,...

Ignatius and the Sacraments

The Spiritual Exercises are not just a listing of meditations separated into four “weeks.” They are much more than that. They are a work...

Online Exercises Start this Week

Most people who make the Spiritual Exercises these days do them over the course of six or seven months. This "retreat in daily life"...

The Grace of Shame

Pope Francis is certainly full of surprises. His words on July 31, the Feast of St. Ignatius, are a good example. Ignatius's feast is an...

God as Mystery, God as Neighbor

Yesterday was a normal day, just like any other, but for some reason I woke up and was jolted with some unexpected thoughts about...

A Gratitude Deficit

Ignatius thought that a particular type of ignorance was at the root of sin. The deadliest sin, he said, is ingratitude. It is “the...

Sin Explains Things

Sin isn't the human condition; it's the explanation for the human condition. Without knowledge of sin, life makes no sense at all. I first got...

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