In 1522 Ignatius became a pilgrim, giving away all his clothes and possessions to the poor and devoting himself to prayer and contemplation. A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Spanish ...

Editor's Note: This is excerpted from The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola (Anamchara Books, 2021). Used with permission. When religious historians tell ...

This biography of St. Ignatius and the recipe included appeared in the cookbook, Cooking with the Saints, published by Sophia Institute Press, and is used with permission. The youngest son of a Basque ...

As the Feast Day of St. Ignatius of Loyola approaches, I am reminded of one of my favorite theologians, Karl Rahner, S.J., who credited Ignatius, the founder of his Order, for giving him…well, pretty ...

Ignatius of Loyola as a young soldier. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), more precisely Don Iñigo de Oñaz y Loyola, the youngest son of a Basque nobleman, was born in the Castle of Loyola, in the province ...

“Without seeing any vision, he understood and knew many things, as well spiritual things as things of the faith.” —Ignatius of Loyola, writing of himself “Soul of Christ, make me holy.” So says the ...

Decision-making is a complex process. As individuals, working through our daily lives, we often take a number of shortcuts that may not always serve us well. For example, we make impulsive decisions ...

Today we visited the large and impressive Sanctuary (or Basilica) of Loyola in the municipality of Azpeitia, including the actual castle tower in which St. Ignatius was born and where he grew up.

Anthony explores the cannonball moment(s) of our world as opportunities for conversion toward service for others. In contemplating the journey of Ignatius' life, we are called to consider how his ...

Sculpture of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, on the campus of Boston College. Jay Yuan/Shutterstock.com Decision-making is a complex process. As individuals, working through our ...