By Cipriano Díaz Marcos, SJ Assistant to Father General for Southern Europe On 31 July 2022, just a few days ago, Fr Arturo Sosa, the General of the Society of Jesus, led the Society to celebrate the conclusion of the Ignatian Year in Loyola. This year began in...
A collaboration of InfoSJ and The Society of Jesus in Spain On Sunday 31 July, Fr Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Jesuits, brought to a close the Ignatian Year, with which the Society of Jesus commemorated the 500th anniversary of the conversion of Ignatius of...
On 31 July 2022, we celebrate the feast of St Ignatius. Loyola is the place where it all began for this man: he was transformed by the grace of a call from the Lord. Loyola is also the place where Jesuits, and the whole Ignatian family, brought the«Ignatian Year» to a...
This consecration will not only conclude the Ignatian Year, but continue to foster the current of grace which has been flowing in people’s hearts since May 2021. Father General chose this consecration of the Society to the Sacred Heart. For Jesuits, it unites word and...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on Ignatius' apostolic prayer. Church of the Gesù, July 31st 2004 Celebrating Saint Ignatius'...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. Fr. Arturo Sosa begins his explanation of how the Society of Jesus’ mission is not just a concern for Jesuits by drawing on the material of the...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on Ignatius as man of prayer. Church of the Gesù, Rome, July 31st 2002 Celebrating Saint...
Redemptive suffering. A testimony of my conversion... This article was first published in the Jesuits Yearbook of 2021. You can find the entire Yearbook following this link. 21 February 2014. I was on my way to preside over the festive Eucharist in...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. Fr Arturo Sosa reflects on several current issues that Jesuit education helps young people and many adults to address; starting with the contents...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on the mission with the Son. Church of the Gesù, Rome, July 31st 2001 In celebrating Saint...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. In the ninth chapter of his book, Father Sosa addresses one of the most topical issues in the world, that of caring for our Common Home. The...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses the importance of Mary for St. Ignatius. Church of the Gesù, July 31st 1988 This evening, in...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses the encounter with Christ. Church of the Gesù, Rome, July 31st 2000 It is a great joy for us...
During this celebration of the Ignatian Year, St Ignatius of Loyola is portrayed in a myriad of ways, from the traditional–as seen in the great paintings, sculptures, and antique texts from Europe–to the more current, usually as illustration or even graphic design. A...
Availability and welcoming of the newness that comes from God. That is how Ignatius experienced conversion! This article was first published in the Jesuits Yearbook of 2021. You can find the entire Yearbook following this link. How can one fail to be...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. In the eighth chapter of his book, Father Sosa talks about the care that the Society of Jesus wants to give to the accompaniment of young people,...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on the intimacy with God the Father. Church of Saint Ignatius, Rome, July 31st 1999 Celebrating...
The Belgian artist Johan Tahon had already presented his sculpture entitled Metanoia to Father General Arturo Sosa and to Pope Francis. It depicts St Ignatius in his conversion process, in particular during the inner transformation that the knight, who was wounded in...
400th Anniversary of five canonisations By Yamid Castiblanco, SJ Five hundred years ago, because of a leg injury, God broke into the life of Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). That wound eventually led Ignatius to put himself at the service of the Pope and the Universal...
By Iacopo Scaramuzzi Pope Francis will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the canonization of St Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, and four other saints - the first collective canonisation in history - by celebrating a Mass in the Church of the...
During the Ignatian Year, an important date, 12th March 2022, marks the 400th anniversary of the canonization of St Ignatius. Pope Gregory XV, on 12th March 1622, officially recognized, in the name of the Church, the quality of life and commitment of five witnesses to...
12 March is the 400th anniversary of the canonisation of St Ignatius of Loyola and St Francis Xavier. Among the events of the Ignatian Year the General Curia is currently organising, this is certainly the most “festive” moment. And to underline its importance, Pope...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. In the seventh chapter of his book, Father Sosa tells us about the choice made by the Society of Jesus today to "walk with the poor and the...
There is comfort in numbers. There is power in numbers. When your number is two million students in 2,500 educational projects across the globe, there is potential, great potential to affect great change! The Jesuit Global Networkof Schools reaches about two million...
In the context of the Ignatian Year, an offer is being made to all Jesuit institutions that should not be missed! It is the opportunity to screen a high-quality documentary film, The Ignatian Way, in Jesuit communities and institutions and in Ignatian groups. The...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on the docility to the Spirit. Church of Saint Ignatius, Rome, July 31st 1998 Celebrating the...
Grace, Change, Freedom, Mission. Key words on the multiple paths of conversion. This article was first published in the Jesuits Yearbook of 2021. You can find the entire Yearbook following this link. Whether we are born Christian or have become...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. In this sixth chapter, Father Sosa introduces the Society of Jesus today. He explains how the Universal Apostolic Preferences guide not...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on St. Ignatius as master of life in the Spirit. Church of Saint Ignatius, Rome, July 31st 1994...
Iñigo of Loyola in Pamplona. An end – and a beginning? This article was first published in the Jesuits Yearbook of 2021. You can find the entire Yearbook following this link. Iñigo was a little under 30. He had devoted his teenage years and twenties to...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. “In the depths of daily life, for those who are ready to listen, one can perceive the voice of God, the untiring beat of his heart, which...
Christmas with Ignatius of Loyola During this Ignatian Year, let us reflect with Ignatius of Loyola on Christmas. This article was first published in Civiltà Cattolica (link). Ignatius was convalescing in his castle in Loyola. A few months earlier, defending the walls...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on Ignatius and death. Church of the Gesù, Rome, July 31st 1992 Brothers and sisters, before...
Francis Xavier: His Personal Conversion and the Conversion of Others – An Interplay This article was first published in the Jesuits Yearbook of 2021. You can find the entire Yearbook following this link. It all began in 1528 when Ignatius of Loyola came...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. In this fourth chapter, Father Sosa notes that, as throughout its history, the Church faces challenges to which it seeks to respond with...
Mary, our “Ina”, accompany us during the Ignatian Year to your Son The Provincial of the Philippine Province, Fr. Primitivo Viray Jr SJ, shares a reflection during this Ignatian Year on the importance of Mary for St. Ignatius and for himself. First published on the...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses the first meditation of the Spiritual Exercises. Church of the Gesù, July 31st 1990 For all of...
The wound of Ignatius in art Íñigo de Loyola was a proud man who saw great things for his future. He imagined a life filled with adventure, fame and riches - dreams of life at court and all the honors that accompanied them. Those dreams came to an end in 1521...
What the conversion of St. Ignatius can teach us 500 years later Fr. Jean Luc Enyegue SJ from Cameroon reflects on the significance of St. Ignatius' conversion for us today. This article was first published in America Magazine. In 1597, on the same day...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. In this third chapter, Father Sosa looks at the world today. He acknowledges how the COVID-19 pandemic has caused suffering and death, but...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on the importance of service for St. Ignatius. Church of the Gesù, July 31st 1989 I want to...
The Australian Province of the Society of Jesus owns and runs a winery called Sevenhill. On the occasion of the Ignatian Year, they have produced a special altar wine. The Sevenhill Ignatius 500th Anniversary of the conversion of Ignatius Sacramental Wine is a black...
This article was first published in the Jesuits Yearbook of 2021. You can find the entire Yearbook following this link. The “Camino Ignaciano” (Ignatian Way) was designed several years ago in order to recreate the journey made by Íñigo from his house in Loyola...
Tiziano Ferraroni SJ reflects on the importance of vulnerability for Saint Ignatius and in the founding of the Society of Jesus. He sees the acceptance of humanity’s innate vulnerability as a major challenge for contemporary society. What would we expect to...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on Ignatius' priestly ordination. Church of the Gesù, July 31st 1987 This year, celebrating the...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. In this second chapter, Father Sosa invites us to ask the Lord to help us discover him at work in the people, events, and places of our...
The bishops of the dioceses through which the “Ignatian Way” passes, from San Sebastian to Manresa, have written a Pastoral Letter to help the faithful have a rich spiritual experience of the Fifth Centenary of the wound and subsequent conversion of St. Ignatius of...
During this Ignatian Year, we are publishing a series of homilies that Fr. General Kolvenbach held on the feast days of St. Ignatius. In this homily, Fr. Kolvenbach focuses on the importance of the Eucharist for St. Ignatius. Church of the Gesù, Rome, July 31st 1985...
On the occasion of the Ignatian Year, Lassalle Haus in Switzerland is organising a conference on Ignatian spirituality from 21 to 24 October 2021. The title is: Creative Fidelity – The spirituality of the Ignatian Exercises and its significance for ecumenism and...
Video series from Fr General Watch the video below to join Fr General as he reflects on the Society, the Church and World. Fr General will publish a video each month during the Ignatian Year as a companion to his book Walking with Ignatius. You are invited to...
