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A Pilgrim’s Path to Finding God in All Things
Walking together in discernment
I attended two meetings at the Seven Fountains Retreat House in Chiang Mai, Thailand during the first two weeks of May. The first was the annual meeting of the Ignatian Spirituality Network (ISN) of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) hosted by the Australian...
Loyola Hall: A place to pause, pray, reflect, and be accompanied
The Loyola Hall Research and Spirituality Centre (LHRSC) in Lahore offers retreats, spiritual direction, and formation programmes that invite reflection, prayer, and discernment inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola. The centre’s mission is to help...
Illuminating our hearts on the synodal journey
Second of two parts (Read part 1) Forming facilitators of discernment in common does not mean merely providing a toolkit of knowledge and skills – the “how-to” and “what-to-do”. Equally important is a “being-kit”, one’s interior disposition and way of being. Called to...
Illuminating our hearts on the synodal journey
First of two parts On 23 November, I arrived at the Centro de Espiritualidad San Ignacio – Jesuitas Salamanca in Spain for the first stage of what would be a three-year initiative to form experts in Discernment in Common. Ignite the Way was an event I had been looking...
An Ignatian Examen of My First Year of Regency in Vietnam
Graced perspective The late Bp Francisco Claver SJ of Bontoc-Lagawe in the Philippines once prayed, “In the very trying, we create our own light: light for our feet, so we know where we are going; light for our hands, so we can do what must be done; above all, light...
Spirituality and Art at the Loyola Retreat House in Angono
Less than an hour's travel from Metro Manila, the Loyola Retreat House is a place where art and spirituality meet. It aims to provide a space conducive to prayer and a place to experience God’s eternal benevolence and beauty through the legacy of Ignatian Spirituality...
From Crisis to Calling : The Transformative Journey of PT Kanisius
PT Kanisius is a publishing and printing company owned by the Jesuits in Indonesia. It is the oldest Catholic publishing and printing house in the country, having been in operation since 1922. The company was founded by Fr. Hoeberechts SJ, a Dutch missionary working...
Learning and Gratitude at ICIS
Three institutions joined forces to host a conference that attracted nearly 800 participants from over 30 countries worldwide. The International Conference on Ignatian Spirituality, Pedagogy, and Leadership (ICIS) was proudly presented by the Loyola School of Theology...