Through Prayer

  • Want to participate in a Weekly Examen Call?

    Want to participate in a Weekly Examen Call?

    During conversations throughout the recent JSN Colloquium in Omaha, NE, it seemed clear that many of us desired a continued sense of connection and communal prayer as we entered back into our individual school communities.  In response to this desire, a weekly Examen zoom call will take place on Sunday afternoons starting on August 3,…

  • Through Prayer – An Examen of Joy

    Through Prayer – An Examen of Joy

    As we continue through the third week of the Advent Season, we offer you this Examen themed on Joy for use personally or with your school community. Have a blessed third week of Advent!

  • Through Prayer – An Examen of Peace

    Through Prayer – An Examen of Peace

    As we continue through the second week of the Advent Season, we offer you this Examen themed on Peace for use personally or with your school community. Have a blessed second week of Advent!

  • Through Prayer – An Examen of Hope

    Through Prayer – An Examen of Hope

    As we continue through the first week of the Advent Season, we offer you this Examen themed on Hope for use personally or with your school community. Have a blessed beginning of Advent!

  • Through Prayer – A Prayer to Assume Good Will

    Through Prayer – A Prayer to Assume Good Will

    As we Ignatian educators head out for a much needed break this upcoming week, it seems like a good time to recall St. Ignatius’ Presupposition of Good Will and pray for the graces needed to presume good will of all those we will encounter this holiday season. The Presupposition of Good Will is as follows:…

  • Through Prayer – A Reflection on the Grad at Grad

    Through Prayer – A Reflection on the Grad at Grad

    The following prayer was offered by Damian Zynda, McQuaid Jesuit. Damian wrote it for the opening of this school year for McQuaid’s 2024 Professional Development Day. This prayer is a wonderful reflection on the various aspects of the Grad at Grad, something all our schools share in common. Let us pray:

  • Through Prayer – The Walking Examen, Fairfield University

    Through Prayer – The Walking Examen, Fairfield University

    Did you know that the Murphy Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Fairfield University has a 1 mile path designated as a Walking Examen? As stated on the Fairfield University’s website: “The Walking Examen, a one-mile prayer journey around Fairfield University’s scenic campus, is based on a prayer method popularized by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the…

  • Through Prayer – A Prayer for Service

    Through Prayer – A Prayer for Service

    The following prayer was composed by the Campus Ministry and Service & Justice team at Jesuit Dallas and offered at the beginning of each service year to the seniors during a Missioning Ceremony before their first day of service. The seniors are invited to pray this prayer each time before they serve to remind them…

  • Through Prayer – A Prayer for Open House

    Through Prayer – A Prayer for Open House

    When is your school’s Open House for the 2024-2025 school year? How do you begin? Consider using or adapting the following Prayer for Open House offered by J.P. Mancini, Loyola Montreal.

  • Through Prayer – For My Relationship with You

    Through Prayer – For My Relationship with You

    Are you starting the 19th Annotation soon? Many Ignatian Educators have participated in the 19th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises during their time at a Jesuit school. This is one of the annotations provided for by St Ignatius to accommodate those who are not able to do the 30 day retreat.  Some Ignatian colleagues are…