Letter from the Editor
In May 2021, Jesuit institutions, parishes and organizations across the world began a 14-month celebration of the Ignatian Year: the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius Loyola’s conversion. In this month’s […]
Xavier Inauguration & Community Events Inspired by Ignatian Year
When Iñigo Lopez de Oñaz y Loyola was struck by a cannonball on May 20, 1521, it set into motion a transformation from a life of vanity to a life […]
Ignatian Year Podcast Listeners Heal and Reflect with St. Ignatius
As the Ignatian Year was beginning last summer, Paola Pascual-Ferrá, Ph.D. knew that she wanted to mark this special celebration in some way. She had participated in the Spiritual Exercises […]
St. Ignatius’ Journey Reflected in Student’s Faith Experience at Rockhurst
The story of St. Ignatius Loyola’s conversion from soldier to saint begins with a moment, and not a particularly quiet one. St. Ignatius was wounded gravely on the battlefield in […]
Ignatian Principles Inform Creighton’s Pursuit of New Leadership Classification
Creighton University is capping off the Ignatian Year by undergoing a university-wide self-study of its efforts to develop leaders in the tradition inspired by St. Ignatius Loyola. At its root, […]
Loyola Marymount Celebrates the Ignatian Year
On May 20, 2021, the Society of Jesus began the celebration of the Ignatian Year. On that date 500 years ago, St. Ignatius Loyola was wounded by a cannonball while […]
New Book Helps Readers Find Cannonball Moments in Everyday Life
My first real introduction to Ignatian spirituality came from the walls I passed by day after day in the second year of my undergraduate career at Fairfield University. That year, […]
Government Relations
Matters of policy might not seem to fit in an issue of Connections dedicated to St. Ignatius Loyola and his (and our) cannonball moments. As we in the Jesuit family […]