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How to Pray the Ignatian Examen

St. Ignatius invites us to find God in all things. That means we have to pay careful attention to how the Spirit is moving in each moment of our daily lives. We have to take a magnifying glass to the seemingly ordinary, seeking to encounter the Divine. The Examen is a tried-and-true practice for finding God at work in your life.

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22 Jesuit Novices Pronounce First Vows

Twenty-two Jesuit novices from the United States and Haiti professed first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in August 2025.

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Ignatian spirituality challenges us to encounter God in all things, witnessing to the joy of the Gospel. We go forth into the world as contemplatives in action, discerning God’s desire for our lives here, now, and acting on God’s invitation.

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The Society of Jesus’ four Universal Apostolic Preferences guide our mission.

To show the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and discernment.
To walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, in a mission of reconciliation and justice.
To accompany young people in the creation of a hope-filled future.
To collaborate in the care of our Common Home.

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Service and justice are key priorities of Jesuit education. Pedro Arrupe, a beloved Superior General of the Jesuits (from 1965 to 1983), said the principle objective of Jesuit education is to form “men and women for others, men and women who will not live for themselves but for God and his Christ.”

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