More Spiritual Wisdom from Our Jesuit Lenten Speakers
Each Lent the Midwest Jesuits host days of prayer and reflection for friends and benefactors (learn more). So many of our attendees have asked for “more” that we’ve pulled together additional resources from some of our Jesuit presenters.
We invite all to enjoy the videos, and, as always, we welcome your feedback and ideas. We will update this page as new materials become available.
My Vocation Story
Fr. Michael Christiana, SJ Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis Originally presented June 2010
Saint Ignatius’ Examen Prayer and “Living Ignatian”
Fr. Patrick E. McGrath, SJ President of Loyola Academy Originally presented May 2012
Holy Thursday
Fr. David Meconi, SJ Professor of Patristics, Saint Louis University Holy Thursday, originally presented in 2013
My Vocation Story
Fr. David Meconi, SJ Professor of Patristics, Saint Louis University Originally Presented by the Ignatian News Network, November 2013
Understanding the “Magis”
Fr. Lawrence Ober, SJ Art History Teacher, Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland
April 18, 2018 — We as a Church commemorate the moment Jesus went into the wilderness of the desert because the Spirit was leading him (Mk 1:12). I find the image of the Spirit leading Jesus powerful and true for all of us. My vocation in the Society has been where I am able to see the Spirit leading me beyond my awareness in the moment.
April 17, 2018 — Vanessa Solis, who has worked tirelessly to grow the elementary school of Nativity Jesuit Academy, will assume the position of principal on July 1, 2018.
April 16, 2018 — Young adults interested in a year of intentional community and service can now apply for the 2018-19 Ignatius House cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio.
April 5, 2018 — Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. James E. Chambers, SJ, who died on April 3, 2018, at Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Michigan. He was 93 years old. May he rest in peace.
April 4, 2018 — Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. Richard J. Hauser, SJ, who died on April 3, 2018, at the Creighton University Jesuit Community in Omaha, Nebraska. He was 80 years old. May he rest in peace.
Manresa Jesuit Retreat House, located north of Detroit in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., offers retreatants a respite from the city on its 37–acre campus with almost 50,000 trees.