As I sat in the pews of St. Ignatius of Loyola church, waiting for Mass to begin, I flipped through the pages of the weekly parish newsletter. Landing on the pastor’s quasi-blog, I was dismayed ...

St. Ignatius was beatified in 1609 by Pope Paul V and canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. Suscipe (Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola) Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my ...

In 1522 Ignatius became a pilgrim, giving away all his clothes and possessions to the poor and devoting himself to prayer and contemplation. A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by ...

Celebrating Ignatius at 500 reminds us of how he arduously collaborated with God in His mission of reconciling the world. A mission he appropriated and made his own. All through his life, Ignatius ...

On the eve of the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, I give thanks anew to these two great spiritual guides—Ignatius and Karl Rahner, S.J.—and to the many Jesuits who have passed on to me, in a ...

Washington D.C., Jul 31, 2023 / 02:15 am. Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola is ...