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Pray for Those Who Persecute You

Walter Ciszek, SJ, spent fifteen years in prison in the Soviet Union for doing clandestine missionary work.  He describes his prayer:"Gradually too, I learned...

World Youth Day

Please keep the pilgrims at World Youth Day (WYD) in your prayers. I am at the Jesuit-run Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo with hundreds...

Ignatian Imagination

Among dictionary definitions of imagination, two fit Ignatius very well. One says that imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something...

Best Ignatian Songs: Spring and Fall: To a Young Child

Some time ago I featured the Natalie Merchant song "Wonder" in our occasional "Best Ignatian Songs" feature. Here is another. It's a...

Globalization of Superficiality

Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, spoke to Belgian Jesuits in September 2010 about a "globalization of superficiality," a result...

Asking God for a Sunny Day

Armand Nigro, SJ, urges us to pray for what we want: When we beg God for sunny weather, or pray that our bursitis will go...

The Examen and Other Prayers

During Lent we published six audio-visual guided Examens that introduce the Ignatian Examen prayer.  These were very popular, and they now have a permanent...

Preparing to Pray

Michelle Francl-Donnay on getting ready to pray: In his “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola recommends that we come to the threshold of prayer...

More Lent Ideas

I suggested the Lunchtime Examen the other day as a Lenten practice you might consider.  Here are a couple of other ideas for online...

Best Ignatian Songs: Gabriel’s Oboe

This is the second time  "Gabriel's Oboe" has appeared in our occasional "Best Ignatian Songs" feature.  (The first time is here.)   The occasion is...

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