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Ignatian Mission Ignatian Spirituality and Social Justice Ignatian spirituality provides the conditions for us to know that we are loved by God, and therefore to respond authentically to situations of social injustice, so as to become participants in God’s love and service in the world. Download this article in PDF format by clicking here Discernment at the Bedside: Ignatian Spirituality and the Practice of Medicine A physician’s awareness of his or her interior landscape fosters an appreciation of the encounter between doctor and patient as a locus for discernment, and opens up new avenues of contemplative care. Ignatian Criteria for Christian–Muslim Dialogue An expert in the field explores how the graced perception of reality that comes in times of consolation can be means for deepening relationships between Christians and Muslims, offering twenty criteria that facilitate dialogue from an Ignatian perspective. Walking with Refugees in a Context of Dehumanisation: A Practice of Solidarity Our faith that God is present even in the most tragic moments of history underlies the mission of the Jesuit Refugee Service in Britain: to stand in solidarity with the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our society, seeing in them the face of Christ. The More Universal Good The Jesuit Constitutions often juxtapose ‘the service of God’ with ‘the more universal good’. Patrick Riordan argues that this notion is misunderstood as a criterion for ministry; rather it is an orientation that guides the aspirations, desires and decisions of those who wish to serve God. Sent into the World: Ignatian Mission and the Lay Vocation Today The Jesuit pattern of life is not the only one which follows from the Spiritual Exercises; Ignatian spirituality offers a model of discernment and form of ministry that are available to a diversity of individuals and communities who are seeking the will of God for their lives. The Movement of the Spirit in the Digital World: Igniting Migrant Communities The displacement of peoples from their homes and communities poses a challenge to pastoral care, but the digital world has simultaneously opened up new spaces where faith is being nourished, and the movements of the Holy Spirit are recognisable. Entering into People's Lives: Ignatian Mission The Spiritual Exercises encompass both a grand cosmological vision and the mundanity of daily life. Just as God is present in ordinary human life, so lay Ignatians enter into people’s lives and become an evangelising presence among them. The Mission of Creation in the Spiritual Exercises Ignatian spirituality provides the basis for an ecological ethics that appreciates the interconnectedness of all things in creation, as it constantly fulfils it mission of manifesting Gods saving love through the resurrection. From the Foreword AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT in his life, St Ignatius Loyola was living with his companions just outside Venice. The house had no windows and no doors, and they slept on the straw that lay on the floor. They used to go out to beg for alms, but only raised enough to eat a little toast each day. He says of himself and his companions that, ‘in this way they spent forty days, not attending to anything but prayers’ (Autobiography, n.94).After this time of austerity came an intensive burst of apostolic activity, during which they preached in the city with great energy. Their poverty must have given them a fragile trust that God was already at work in the places where they would go, and that the fruits of their mission would be God’s and not their own. This enabled them to move outward into a joyful encounter with those they served. Shortly afterwards, St Ignatius would receive confirmation that he had been ‘placed with the Son’ at La Storta, and discover a new direction as he and his companions headed for Rome. This issue of The Way shares its theme with the St Beuno’s Conference for Spiritual Directors, which was held in North Wales from 6 to 9 March 2026: Ignatian Mission: A Joy which Is Shared. The joyful mission of St Ignatius and the first Jesuits is now shared with many different partners, who have realised together the vision of the Second Vatican Council of a Church whose members ‘in their diversity all bear witness to the wonderful unity in the Body of Christ’ Philip Harrison SJ Please click here to subscribe to The Way, | ||
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