Joanna Williams, the Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative and Joaquin Pannunzio, a CLA-New York Alum and former Kino Border Initiative Volunteer, recently joined the CLA community to discuss the theme of "Leading in Complexity." They discuss the complexity of the work of the Kino Border Initiative in accompanying immigrants as well as prayer and contemplation. Listen now!

Recently, a group of young adults gathered at Eastern Point Retreat House for a Jesuit Connections’ Sacred Pause Retreat. The group contemplated with a reflective view of the past year using an Ignatian examen. Read now!

December 2, 2023, 10:00 AM ET

All are invited to the next Jesuit Connections in person retreat event on Saturday, December 2 13, 2023 with MaryAnne Davey.

Advent 2023

We are excited to offer weekly audio reflection podcasts during Advent! Additionally, young adults are invited join us for weekly online small group discussions based on these spiritual reflections.

November 13, 2023, 7:30 PM ET

All are invited to the next Jesuit Connections online event on Monday, November 13, 2023 with Becky McIntyre and JoAnn Melina Lopez

Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, recently joined the Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA) community to break open the program's first theme, Cultivating a Contemplative Spirituality. Listen now!

October 10, 2023, 8:00 PM ET

All are invited to the next Jesuit Connections online event on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 with Fr. Damian Torres-Botello, SJ, and Roxanne De La Torre.

This past weekend, young adults participating in the Contemplative Leaders in Action program began their journeys by coming together for retreats.

September 25, 2023, 8:00 PM ET

All are invited to the next Jesuit Connections online event on Monday, September 25, 2023 with Vanessa Rotondo.

Members of the CLA 2023-2025 team gathered in Washington, DC, at the beginning of the month for retreat and orientation. In celebration of the feast of St. Ignatius, the theme was focused on story - the stories that shape us, the story & mission that inspires us, and the unfolding story of our new cohort.

Contemplative Leaders in Action, an Ignatian Young Adult Ministries program, is seeking talented professionals to facilitate the program in New York City, Washington, DC, and a virtual cohort. Extending from July 2023 through June 2025, this part-time position combines flexible, remote work with regional gatherings and an annual on-site team orientation.

March 30, 2023, 6:30 PM ET, In-Person!

Young adults are invited to our next in-person event on Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at The Loyola House (300 Newbury Street, Boston, MA.)

During Lent 2023

This Lent, we invite young adults to connect with Jesuits living in healthcare communities by sending them an email or letter. Take a few minutes during Lent to connect with these Jesuits who have devoted their lives to prayer, teaching, and service. Sign up now!

February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28 & April 4, 2023, 7:30 PM ET

We are excited to offer weekly audio reflections and small group discussions once again during the coming season of Lent. Register now!

January 23, 2023, 7:30 PM ET

Young adults are invited to our first Jesuit Connections of the new year on January 23, 2023, beginning at 7:30 PM Eastern. We will be discussing “Finding God in the Movies.”

November 15, 2022, 7:30 PM ET

Jesuit Connections hosted “The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatian Gratitude,” led by Kathy Powell, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at 7:30pm Eastern. Watch the recording.

CLA present our 9th workshop for our 2021-2023 cohorts on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, on the theme of “Transformational Leadership.” Watch now!

My dad often ends our conversations with, “Make yourself proud. I’m proud of you.” Take pride, he reminds me, in being who God intended you to be.

Carlos Aedo, Executive Director of the Office of Ignatian Spirituality, shares a message of sorrow, compassion, shame, and anger with the OIS community in response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. May we allow ourselves to be changed, so that we may take action as a society to end gun violence.

CLA presented our 8th workshop for our 2021-2023 cohorts on Monday, May 16, 2022, on the theme of “Accountable Leadership,” featuring Letty Garcia. Watch now!