The Exercises made me confront, with highly uncomfortable regularity, the question of what is real. The glory and the great challenge of them was having… Continue reading →

I subscribe to this simple definition of prayer by St. Therese of Lisieux: “Prayer is a movement of the heart, it is as simple as a glance toward heaven… Continue reading →

Ignatian spirituality moves through my work life and my personal life in delicate ways of becoming, of knowing, of awareness. I use the word “move” deliberately… Continue reading →

One of the greatest things about being a member of the Facilities Management team is that our entire organization and orientation is to serve the entire university… Continue reading →

No puedo agradecer lo suficiente a Dios por haberme bendecido con este hermoso campus, mi maravillosa familia, y las amistades que he formado aquí en LMU… Continue reading →

Ignatian spirituality awakens and nurtures a sacramental belief in a continuing creation in which we all participate. This sensibility sees the grey… Continue reading →

Through Ignatian Spirituality I have found grounding. It provides me with focused reflection necessary to process my feelings and find peace with the whirlwind… Continue reading →

My work at LMU is, increasingly, an expression of gratitude – a kind of prayer for the grace of living, working and continuing to grow in the community of this place… Continue reading →

A beautiful but unfamiliar songbird caught my attention. I looked it up in my Audubon guide and discovered that it is really a rather common bird… Continue reading →

During my 12 years at LMU I have been deeply inspired by my co-workers, the alumni I have met and especially the many talented students I have encountered… Continue reading →

My father was a Presbyterian minister who had a deep connection with his family and community. He modeled for me what faith put into action meant. Thus, faith flowing… Continue reading →

My days as a teacher have echoed with the grace of Ignatian spirituality. I feel deep gratitude to my Jesuit teachers at Loyola High and LMU… Continue reading →

Behold God beholding you…and smiling. —Anthony de Mello, S.J.
Examen: Quieting the noise, I listen to my life. The inventory begins… Continue reading →

I came to LMU almost eight years ago from a career in secular higher education and out of another faith tradition. Almost immediately upon arriving… Continue reading →

When I entered the LMU campus 35 years ago, I somehow knew I was “home.” I walked the path from the then-palm-tree-lined 80th Street… Continue reading →

El verdadero amor a Dios, lo descubrí al nacer mi hija. Es el acontecimiento más bello que Nuestro Señor me ha dado… Continue reading →

The invitation to respond fully to your life each day—to pay close attention to what is around you and who is in front of you… Continue reading →

After completing the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises for Busy Persons, it was evident to me that my prayer life had been given form through the daily reflective… Continue reading →

I have worked at LMU for 25 years, and my spiritual being has been developed in the community: compassion for God’s people, encouraging… Continue reading →

Unlike other religious communities, Jesuits do not have a “rule,” as for example, the Rule of Augustine, Benedict or Francis. Instead, they have a common spirituality… Continue reading →