Last month, presenter Eric Styles spoke with the Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA) community on the topic of In Search of the Common Good. Listen now!

The Office of Ignatian Spirituality (OIS) and CLA are pleased to welcome Dave de la Fuente to the team!

Dave will serve as our new Associate Director for Ignatian Young Adult Ministries with responsibility for the Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA) program.

Meg McNeill, a CLA DC Coordinator, speaks about her experience with accountable leadership in a recent Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA) workshop. Listen to the excerpt now!

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!

In this video, Fr. John Siberski, SJ, shares reflections about parenting through the lens of Ignatian spirituality with a focus on the Holy Family. This video is compiled from the three sharing sessions that took place earlier this year and includes 3 reflections followed by questions for further contemplation on what it means to be a parent. Watch 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.

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.

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.

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.

We invite the IYAM community to engage prayerfully with The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola, by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ. Patrick will join us for an in-person conversation to kick off our book discussion groups. All are welcome at these events, even if you don’t plan to participate in a discussion group.

This Lent, we will be connecting with Jesuits living in one of the health care communities by sending them an email or letter. Connecting with these Jesuits through words of kindness can mean the world to them. Sign up today!

Young adults are invited to join us during Lent in weekly, online small group gatherings on Mondays or Tuesdays. Register here.

Jesuit Connections and Jocelyn Collen, M.Div. and Spiritual Director, explore what Spiritual Direction is and how it can impact your faith. Watch the recording now!

In the fourth CLA workshop for our 2021-2023 cohorts, psychologists Dr. Marianna Carlucci and Dr. Emalee Quicke helped participants develop a deeper understanding of emotional and spiritual intelligence. Watch now!

Jesuit Connections invites you to experience training in small group faith sharing facilitation online on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, 7-8pm Eastern.

Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA) recruited and launched its first Virtual Cohort this fall in a world now accustomed to life online.

The next CLA workshop for our 2021-2023 cohorts will held on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at 3pm Eastern, featuring Margaret Silf, one of the most respected writers on Ignatian spirituality today.

The first national CLA workshop for our 2021-2023 cohorts was held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 8pm Eastern, featuring Fr. James Martin, SJ. Watch now!