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Dear Friend,
Happy new year to you and your families!
When my wife and I became parents, we knew it was going to be a team effort. Thankfully we have been nourished by the profound wisdom of Ignatius, the Exercises, and Ignatian Spirituality.
Personally, the Ignatian examen helps me witness how God is working in my daughters’ lives and how they are growing with His guidance. (It’s not always easy to see, especially now that they are teenagers!)
It also helps me discover that I cannot pretend to have control over everything my kids decide or do. For me, this is one of the most difficult things. Undoubtedly, I feel an invitation to grow in freedom and perhaps indifference.
Back in 2022, we invited OIS moms to tell us how Ignatian Spirituality has helped them as parents for a special Mother's Day video. It’s very moving. I invite you to watch it again.
I also wish to invite any young parents in their 20s-40s to be part of our upcoming Jesuit Connections program, Parenting Through the Lens of Ignatian Spirituality: A Community Conversation. This three-part online series will be an opportunity for parents inspired by Ignatian spirituality to come together to reflect on the joys and challenges of raising children. Fr. John Siberski, SJ, will open the gathering with a short reflection. Please feel free to join us for one or all of these community gatherings.
Let us keep praying for one another, and for our kids.
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Carlos Aedo
Executive Director
Office of Ignatian Spirituality
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JESUIT CONNECTIONS
Parenting Through the Lens of Ignatian Spirituality
Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 2024, 8:00pm-8:45pm ET
Are you looking for meaningful conversations with other parents? Join us on Jan. 22 for the first in an online series of conversations inspired by Ignatian spirituality.
Parents in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are invited! Fr. John Siberski, SJ, will open the gathering with a short reflection followed by an opportunity to connect with other parents to reflect together on the joys and challenges of raising children.
Click here to learn more and to register.
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MINISTERIO HISPANO IGNACIANO
Conferencia Ignaciana 2024: El Jesús de Ignacio
Feb. 7, 2024 7:00-8:00pm ET
La Conferencia Ignaciana 2024 es una oportunidad para explorar la riqueza de la Espiritualidad Ignaciana.
Tema: "El Jesús de Ignacio" con el padre Bill Noe, SJ
Presione aquí para más información.
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Young Adults Go on Sacred Pause Retreat for Advent
Last month, young adults gathered at Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, Massachusetts, for a Jesuit Connections Sacred Pause Retreat facilitated by MaryAnne Davey.
Because this retreat was offered right at the beginning of Advent and the end of the calendar year, the group contemplated with a reflective view of the past year using an Ignatian examen. Click here to read more.
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WATCH: Creating Space: A Contemplative Advent Evening for Spiritual Directors
In December, a group of Ignatian spiritual directors gathered virtually for a spacious, contemplative Advent evening offered by the Ignatian Spiritual Direction Initiative at the Office of Ignatian Spirituality.
Participants described it as a restful and beautiful experience that was just what they needed. Click here to read more. Click here to watch the video from the session.
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WATCH: Father Jorge Ochoa, SJ, Leads End of Year Ignatian Meditation
Recently, about 70 members of the Comunidades Hispanas Ignacianas gathered for an evening of prayer, reflection, and thanksgiving, led by Fr. Jorhe Ochoa, SJ. Click here to read more and watch the video.
Meditación Ignaciana de fin de año de las Comunidades Hispanas Ignacianas (CHI) con el Padre Jorge Ochoa, SJ. Presione aquí para mirar el video.
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Join Us in Praying for Our First Year Novices!
The first-year novices of Jesuits USA East are currently on their month-long journey through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola at the Gonzaga Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, MA.
Please pray for them during this retreat as they grow in faith as companions in the Lord.
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The Ignatian Schola is a New York-based vocal ensemble composed of Jesuits and lay colleagues. Rooted in Ignatian spirituality, the Schola is dedicated to the exploration of musical prayer in the service of faith and the promotion of justice. | | |
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GONZAGA EASTERN POINT RETREAT HOUSE |
GLOUCESTER, MA
Women In Recovery Weekend Retreat
Feb. 9-11, 2024
A Recovery Weekend Retreat presented by Gonzaga Eastern Point Retreat House.
Click here to register.
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IGNATIUS HOUSE JESUIT RETREAT CENTER | SANDY SPRINGS, GA
The Adventure Deepens: Weekend Workshop for Spiritual Directors on the Exercises
Apr. 25-28, 2024 6:00pm-12:00pm ET
Spiritual directors are invited to a 3-night workshop led by Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, spiritual director and author of The Ignatian Adventure as we delve into the art of directing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Click here for more information and to register.
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BELLARMINE JESUIT RETREAT HOUSE | BARRINGTON, IL
Ignatian Spirituality Institute: Giving Witness Practicum
Jul. 15-19, 2024
Attend this intensive workshop exploring aspects of retreat planning, unfolding Ignatian themes, and offering talks and presentations that lead others to encounter and prayer. Presenters are: Carol Atwell Ackels and Fr. Michael Graham, SJ.
Click here for more information and to register for free.
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POPE'S WORLDWIDE PRAYER NETWORK
Pope Francis' Prayer Intention for January 2024
This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying for the gift of diversity in the Church. We pray for the ability to recognize the gift of different charisms within the Christian communities, and to discover the richness of different ritual traditions within the Catholic Church.
Click here to pray.
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Retreats Calendar
Our Retreat Calendar offers a compiled list of retreats presented by OIS and our partners across the Jesuit network.
Click here to add your retreat to the calendar.
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Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2024
by The Irish Jesuits
Each day of Sacred Space: The Prayer Book includes a Scripture reading and points of reflection, as well as a weekly topic enhanced by six steps of prayer and contemplation: The Presence of God, Freedom, Consciousness, The Word, Conversation, and Conclusion.
The Scripture, prayers, and reflections in this year's edition of the beloved Sacred Space series will inspire a rich daily spiritual experience that will bring you into a closer relationship with God.
Click here to order from Loyola Press.
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ST. IGNATIUS ANTIRACISM TASK FORCE NETWORK
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Join the St. Ignatius Antiracism Task Force, the Pastorate of St. Ann, St. Francis Xavier & St. Wenceslaus and the Racial Justice Circle of St. Ignatius in Baltimore for an online event. Toni Moore-Duggan will facilitate the event.
Click here to register for the event and receive the Zoom link.
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HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Setting Captives Free: Racism and God’s Liberating Grace
An Ignatian Online Retreat
Weeks of Feb. 11, 18, 25, March 3, 10, 17
This six-week online directed retreat will invite participants to ‘center’ on their complicity with racist structures and be open to being ‘de-centered’ on oneself by God’s transforming and reconciling grace.
Meet once a week on Zoom with a small group of 6-8 individuals for 90 minutes of confidential spiritual conversation to share the fruits of their prayer (faith sharing). The retreat will also include praying for 30 minutes once a day and include a review of one’s prayer.
Click here for more information about the theme and structure of this retreat and to register. Registration deadline is Feb. 9.
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