Resources Featured Items How a Saint Joseph’s University Student Became a Voting Member at the Synod Julia Osęka may be uniquely positioned as a voting delegate in the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops this October, but her journey to Rome is one rooted in community. Story Jesuit Novices Pronounce First Vows Twenty-four Jesuit novices in the United States, Canada and Haiti pronounced first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in August 2023. Story The Day Fr. Ed Dowling, SJ, Brought AA’s Bill Wilson to Meet the St. Louis Jesuits Jesuit Father Ed Dowling’s guidance helped Bill Wilson, co-founder of AA, maintain his spiritual sobriety. Story Resource Listing TypesBlog PostEventsMinistriesNewsSpiritualStory SubjectArtsCompanionsEcologyEducationFirst NationsFormationGlobal Church -Jesuit ProvincesGovernmenthistoryImmigrationInternationalInvestment ResponsibilityJesuits in CanadaMemorialMemoriamOrdinationsParishesReconciliationremembranceRetreatsSocial JusticeSpiritualityUniversal Apostolic PreferencesvocationYouth MediaAudioVideoWebpage CLEAR FILTERS Now Discern This: When Sunflowers Bow In this week's "Now Discern This," Eric A. Clayton offers a meditation on bowing sunflowers, inviting us to see ourselves therein. Story Now Discern This: Martha and Mary 2.0 In this week's "Now Discern This," Eric A. Clayton shares a story of his daughters' faith formation that is reminiscent of Martha and Mary. Story AMDG Podcast: Finding God in All Films with John Dougherty On this episode of the AMDG podcast, writer and Jesuit educator John Dougherty talks about finding God in movies, even those that aren't overtly religious. Story Now Discern This: Toward a Hope-filled Future In this week's "Now Discern This," Eric A. Clayton shares how his recent experience at Magis Portugal points toward a hope-filled future. Story How I Found God in a Game of Catch On an Ignatian artists' retreat, John W. Miller reflected on how a simple game of catch can connect us. Story Now Discern This: Friendship in the Time of Beer In this week's "Now Discern This," Eric A. Clayton reflects on friendship, beer and what it means to create safe and supportive spaces. Story Did Jesus Have Friends? Read an Excerpt from Fr. James Martin, SJ’s New Book, “Come Forth” Read an excerpt from “Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus’s Greatest Miracle” by Fr. James Martin, SJ. Story Now Discern This: Concerning Sardines and Magnets In this week's "Now Discern This," Eric A. Clayton reflects on how a buying a magnet depicting sardines parallels our spiritual path to God. Story Free Will and Luis de Molina, SJ Luis de Molina, SJ, was a pivotal player in the debate surrounding free will. In this essay, Richard Sasso explains why. Story AMDG Podcast: Why Commitment Will Change the World with Pete Davis On this episode of the AMDG podcast, civic advocate Pete Davis shows us how to translate the Ignatian tradition into political engagement — and how to do so with joy. Story Now Discern This: Take Time To Recharge In this week's "Now Discern This," Eric A. Clayton invites us to consider how and where we take time to recharge and rest. Story Now Discern This: But If God Is in ALL Things… In this week's "Now Discern This," Eric A. Clayton wonders if when we talk about finding God in all things, do we sometimes put too much emphasis on the "finding"? Story Previous123...30Next