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Ignatian Reflections

Richard Nichols S.J.

Blog Post by Richard Nichols S.J.

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02 April 2026

Holy Thursday St. Ignatius Loyola, in his Spiritual Exercises, encourages retreatants to meditate on the Last Supper in order to experience ...
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01 April 2026

Wednesday of Holy Week The treachery of Judas Iscariot must be condemned, but first it must be studied. Dante’s lowest circle of the Inferno, ...
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31 March 2026

Tuesday of Holy Week The statue and the shadow it casts are related, but they are very different. The statue is made of stone, and the shadow ...
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30 March 2026

Monday of Holy Week It was prophesied by Isaiah that the Messiah would “bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who ...
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29 March 2026

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Jesus’ approval rating reached a high point when he entered Jerusalem. The common people rallied upon his ...
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31 January 2026

Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest The prophet Nathan told David the king a story about a rich man and a poor man. The rich man had flocks ...
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30 January 2026

Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time The Kingdom of God is a like a man who scatters seeds. He goes to sleep. He wakes up. The seeds ...
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29 January 2026

Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Spirituality does not make one correct in spiritual matters; any more than religiosity makes one ...
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28 January 2026

Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church One of the Jesuit classmates of Saint Isaac Jogues when he was studying in ...
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27 January 2026

Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time It is recorded that when the ark of the covenant was first brought to Jerusalem, King David danced ...
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