Ignatian Spirituality

founder of the Society of

Jesus

• St. Ignatius
• st. Francis Xavier

focusing on the priorities that constitute Christ’s

mind, heart, values, priorities and love.

encouraged us to consider

what Jesus said and did.

• St. Ignatius
• St. Francis

Jesus spoke

• Joy, Peace, Justice, Love

• Peace, Justice, Love

Summoned men and women from all classes

of society to continue to follow his way to

God and his commitment to helping people

become whole and holy.

Stresses the need to take time to reflect and to pray in order to find out how God wants us to serve in all our ministries. This active commitment to seeking God’s leadership is called

• DISCERNMENT
• Reflection

We are called to pursue how God wants other men and women to be forgiven, to be free, to utilize all their talents and opportunities in ways that build up this World as a place where faith, justice, peace and love can flourish.

• Challenge
• Discernment

Views the world as a place of grace, a place of

being able to give life to others.

• incarnational
• realistic

it views the world as a place where Christ walked, talked

and embraced people.

• INCARNATIONAL
• REALISTIC

The world Christ faced was also a world of

cruelty, injustice and oppression.

• REALISTIC
• INCARNATIONAL