May 17 and 18, 2022, 7:00 PM Eastern.

Inviting our BIPOC and Queer community members to join us for online meetings.

CLA presented our 7th workshop for our 2021-2023 cohorts on Monday, April 25, 2022, on the theme of “Leading in Complexity.” Watch now!

CLA participants and alumni are invited to join us as Bill Hobbs presents, Leader Know Thyself, Part IV: Personality Type and Leadership on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, beginning at 8pm Eastern.

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.

Watch our CLA workshop on Servant Leadership, featuring Reginald Lewis, Executive Director of Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.

March 29, 2022, 7:00 PM ET

We’re excited to introduce affinity groups to the IYAM community! To get started, we would like to invite our BIPOC and Queer community members to join us on March 29, at 7:00 PM ET for a conversation on Zoom. We want to introduce the concept of affinity groups and hear your thoughts. We’re excited to listen, learn and explore possibilities together!

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

On Tuesday, February 22, 2022 beginning at 8:00 PM Eastern, we are excited to present our fifth CLA workshop for our 2021-2023 cohorts. Sharon Browning, Esq., will introduce our next theme, relational leadership - interpersonal skills. CLA alums and Cura members may click here to register to join us via live stream.

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!

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!

Recently, the regional coordinators and the national team recorded short messages of welcome for the new 2021-2023 CLA cohorts. Watch now!

Holy Trinity Catholic Church, a Jesuit parish in Washington, DC, has written an “Examen for Transition from the Pandemic Year.” Pray the examen.

CLA is an 18-month program for young adults. Your experience begins and ends with a retreat, and your cohort gathers twice per month. Be a contemplative leader in action!

Members of our 2018-2020 cohorts discuss why they applied to CLA, their experience with the program, and what they took away from it.

We are excited to share that applications for our 2021-2023 cohorts will be available online by the end of the month! Here's another quick update from Elise. Check it out!

Forming passionate, capable, faith-filled leaders is why CLA was created. We look forward to expanding on what we've learned and sharing new and exciting ways to be Contemplative Leaders in Action.