July 31, 2023 - Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola |
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Dear Friend,
Happy Feast Day! Today, the entire Ignatian family around the world celebrates the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. If you are reading this, then you too are part of this family.
I am proud to lead a team that continues the work of Ignatius. We are passionate about inviting others to experience the graces of Ignatian spirituality and the Spiritual Exercises. To them and the multiple Jesuits we work with, God bless you.
Thanks to the Exercises, we have discovered that a deep and intimate relationship with Jesus is crucial to live out our faith in today’s world. We are nurtured by the experience of being invited to be received under his standard, through the intercession of his mother (Sp.Ex 147).
That’s why I am inviting you to experience the same. We have compiled a useful list of places offering the Exercises, in its different forms, online or in person. Our friends, colleagues, and partners in ministry do an amazing job making the Exercises available.
Enjoy the graces that today offers. It is our day.
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Lastly, the staff of OIS has recently said goodbye to our colleague, Kevin O’Brien. I wish to formally thank Kevin for his many contributions to the ministry of the Exercises. We are grateful for his many years of service to OIS. We wish him the best for him and his family. |
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Carlos Aedo
Executive Director
Office of Ignatian Spirituality
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OIS Welcomes Lauren Gaffey, Elise Gower, and Seán Sanford to New Roles
As part of a recent reorganization, the Office of Ignatian Spirituality welcomes Lauren Gaffey to the role of Associate Director of Communications; Elise Gower, Associate Director of CLA, to the formal role of supervisor overseeing seven Cohort Coordinators; and Seán Patrick Sanford to the newly created position of Director of Mission.
Please join us in congratulating Lauren, Elise, and Séan on their new roles.
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Opportunities to Make the Spiritual Exercises
OIS has a list of ministries within the USA East Jesuit Province that offer the full Spiritual Exercises, many of which are offered online and can be made from anywhere.
Click here to find the right experience for you. Many retreats begin in September and registration is now open.
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IGNATIAN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION INITIATIVE
Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed
Uncovering Liberating Possibilities for Women
This program will provide fresh perspectives and offer new insights for spiritual directors accompanying women through the Spiritual Exercises.
The first workshop in this series will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, ET. The remaining sessions will be on Oct. 17, Nov. 14, and Dec. 12, 2023.
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IGNATIUS HOUSE | ATLANTA, GA
Online Workshop: Ignatian Foundations
Thursdays, 7:30-9:00pm ET, Oct. 2 - Nov. 16
Ignatian Foundations is a six-week virtual class that gives participants a deeper understanding of the Ignatian worldview by studying Ignatius’ life, the Spiritual Exercises, discernment, Ignatian prayer, and Jesuit history.
Facilitated by the pastoral staff of Ignatius House and St. Thomas More. Cost: $100, includes six sessions. Advance registration is required.
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ENDERS ISLAND | MYSTIC, CT
Encountering Calm, Experiencing Peace
An Ignatian Retreat for Male Survivors of Clerical Sexual Abuse
November 10-12, 2023
Encountering Calm, Experiencing Peace” is an Ignatian retreat for male survivors of clergy abuse. Men who were abused as minors by a member of the clergy are welcome to attend. Scholarships are available.
This retreat was designed by a team of Jesuits and colleagues. It is not being sponsored by the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States or any of the provinces.
For more information, please click here or contact Teresa Pitt-Green at 860.536.0565. |
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POPE'S WORLDWIDE PRAYER NETWORK
Pope Francis' Prayer Intention for August 2023
This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for World Youth Day. ”We pray the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to live and witness the Gospel in their own lives.”
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Our Retreat Calendar offers a compiled list of retreats presented by OIS and our partners across the Jesuit network.
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This month, we're using this space to highlight a promotion by Jesuit Sources at the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies, Boston College.
"As we celebrate the Founder of the Society of Jesus, the Institute is pleased to offer a special 15% discount on select titles honoring Saint Ignatius and his enduring legacy."
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A History of Slavery, Abolitionism, and the Catholic Church
In this thought-provoking work, Rev. Christopher J. Kellerman, SJ, provides a rigorously researched, era-by-era history of the Catholic Church's teachings and actions related to slavery.
By telling stories of enslaved Catholics and Catholic slaveholders, analyzing arguments of theologians who either defended or condemned slaveholding, and examining documents of popes and councils, Kellerman's book reveals disturbing answers to contemporary questions about the Church's role in the history of slavery and especially in the Atlantic slave trade.
Fr. Kellerman now serves as the Secretary of Justice and Ecology of the Jesuit Conference (USA and Canada). Click here to listen to his interview on the Gloria Purvis Podcast, and click here for a video interview from the publisher.
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