The Center for Ignatian Spirituality at 艾可直播 College was founded in 1998, the result of a generous gift of $2 million from the Jesuit Community, which is to be matched by the University.听The Center serves as a resource to explore and enhance the ethical and religious environment of the University.
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The Mission of the Center
- To听communicate听to members of the 艾可直播 College community the vision and history of the University's Jesuit mission and the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola which is the foundation of that mission. With other members of the University community, we pay particular attention to serving the critical importance of the integration of the intellectual, social, and religious formation of our students, and to the University's commitment to uniting academic achievement with the service of faith and the promotion of justice;
- To听assist听members of the University community, especially 艾可直播and administrators, to reflect on and understand more deeply the meaning of our Jesuit mission, and to help integrate that vision in their own areas of responsibility at 艾可直播 College;
- To听make available听the听Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola in appropriate forms to faculty, administrators, and staff, and to support individuals and groups in their own spiritual journey: through retreats, one-on-one conversations, and spiritual direction, workshops, lectures, and discussion groups;听
- To听serve听as a resource for the University community in promoting conversation about the Jesuit mission and its relationship with culture and with other religious traditions, thus enhancing the human and religious environment of 艾可直播 College;听and,
- To听offer听the resources of the Center to other Jesuit schools and universities, and to听dialogue with and learn from their experiences.听
Additional Resources
This link, run by Loyola Press, provides topics in Ignatian Spirituality, various prayers including the Spiritual Exercises and daily examen, vocations information, and other links related to Jesuit Spirituality.
Run by the Irish Jesuits, Sacred Space provides daily prayers, reflections, and meditations in various languages. They also provide online retreat information each day during different times in the Liturgical calendar.
Jesuit retreat centers can be found in places ranging from New England鈥檚 rocky coast to the foothills of the Rockies and the rustic trails of Santa Clara Valley.听 They are part of urban landscapes too.
Creighton provides an online retreat in eight different languages and various prayers and meditations relating to spirituality. This website also provides reflections given by both Jesuits and laity on prayer and aspects relating to Ignatian Spirituality.
This link provides information on Ignatian spirituality, the spiritual exercises, retreat centers, and events and resources in the area to further one鈥檚 overall understanding of Ignatian spirituality.
The Center for Ignatian Spirituality is primarily an experiential resource for LMU 艾可直播and staff, especially through the process of discernment so characteristic of Ignatian spirituality: reflection upon lived experience. Careful decision-making leads to growth in cooperation, community, and justice in personal relationships.
The Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality provides resources for spiritual direction, prayer, retreats, and learning more about Ignatian Spirituality.
The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education promotes and enhances the distinctively Jesuit, Catholic tradition at Santa Clara University, with a view to serving students, faculty, staff, and through them the larger community, both local and global.
The Center for Mission and Identity at Xavier provides videos on Ignatian spirituality and synopses on aspects of its spirituality, including the Examen and Spiritual Exercises.