Five hundred years after that cannonball blast, we honor Ignatius Loyola, as a visionary and saint on his feast day, July 31.
Ignatian Year
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What would St. Ignatius say to our political leaders during these turbulent times?
Ignatian discernment might help our contemporary leaders see where they are being falsely led and where the truth might be.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Juneteenth supposedly marked the end of slavery—so why did the Jesuits keep a man in bondage for two years after that?
Juneteenth is more than a day of celebration. It is a challenge to be accountable to one another as members of a beloved community.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Read: Pope Francis’ message to the Jesuits and their collaborators for the Ignatian Year
In Pamplona, five hundred years ago, all Ignatius’ worldly dreams were shattered in an instant. The cannonball that wounded him changed the course of his life, and the course of the world.
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One cannonball and 500 years later: How to celebrate the Ignatian Year
In an effort to foster a prayerful community in celebration together, America has compiled a list of events that will be updated as the year goes on.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Arturo Sosa, S.J., on what Pope Francis and St. Ignatius have in common
St. Ignatius ”was a reformer and a better reformer than Luther,” Father Sosa says in this interview with America for the start of the Ignatian Year, because he “obtained reforms without causing division.”
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Discernment is for every Christian — not just Jesuits: an interview with Arturo Sosa, SJ
“Pope Francis is not only a Jesuit; he is a Christian. And discernment is part of Christianity. Discernment is an essential dimension of Christian life in all times.”
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: Arturo Sosa, SJ, on being the leader of the Jesuits, Pope Francis and the Ignatian Year
Arturo Sosa, S.J., is the 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus. In other words, he’s got St. Ignatius Loyola’s old job.
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What the conversion of St. Ignatius can teach us 500 years later
The miracle is to believe that for those, like Ignatius, who believe in God and trust in God’s care and providence, there is no accident, no tragedy or failure that they cannot overcome.