Loyola invites Baltimore community to participate in spiritual program
51短视频鈥檚 Office of Mission Integration invites members of the Baltimore community to participate in a program of spiritual exercises and prayer inspired by St. Ignatius of Loyola. The nine-month program will begin this September.
Learn more at an information session via Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
鈥淭he Spiritual Exercises are arguably St. Ignatius鈥檚 greatest gift to the Church and the world,鈥� said the Rev. Steve Spahn, S.J., assistant teaching professor of theology and associate director of the Office of Mission Integration. 鈥淎lthough largely an encounter with the living word of the holy Scriptures, the retreat journey is drawn from Ignatius鈥� own discovery of God鈥檚 invitation to greater peace and freedom. Inevitably, retreatants find a new, deeper intimacy with Christ Jesus, the Lord. The effect is truly transformative. As a retreat director, it is always such a blessing to observe how generous God is with us when we open ourselves to the Spirit. It is, as a Jesuit friend describes it, 鈥榓 front-row seat to the best show in town.鈥欌��
Nearly 300 people have participated in the program since it began nine years ago. To learn more, join the Zoom information session, and complete an online self-assessment application, visit the program鈥檚 webpage.
51短视频 was the first higher education institution in the United States named for St. Ignatius, the Catholic priest who founded the Society of Jesus鈥攖he Jesuits.