
My Discernment (Part 1)
A goal of the IGNITE internship is to help in the discernment of its interns. Taking advantage of this time for reflection, I have recently

A goal of the IGNITE internship is to help in the discernment of its interns. Taking advantage of this time for reflection, I have recently

I love the readings for this week. I feel like they are very relevant to Lent. Peter has always been a role model for me.

If you have read my previous blogs, you can probably see that Fr. Mike Schmitz is a big role model of mine. I seriously love

Welcome to the middle of the second week of Advent. Being nearly halfway through the season, it feels hard to believe how quickly Christmas is

I thought of how blessed we were that she died slowly. I’m not sure I even thought about it until now, but if such a beautiful person were to have left my life abruptly, I would have been devastated.

Hello again! This is Ignite intern Danny Hannan, here for a second year at the Jesuit Spiritual Center! I have found joy in working here

Not only because I had done something nice, but because, through this experience, I had come to a deeper understanding of God’s own mercy.

For me personally, youth ministry has always been an important part of my life. It’s why I have a strong relationship with God today, and it’s

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near. Philippians 4:4-5 Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday in Advent, and

Recently, I met with a new spiritual director. We talked about many parts of my life, and as my director asked about certain habits (my prayer,

Looking back and looking forward are exercises in which I have always found great comfort. There’s just something grounding about being able to review things
Today is a short post- in part because I’ve found that my mind has been in a fairly simple state lately, and also because I’m convinced

It began as one of those rare, special days. Not, to be clear, that any day on a grand, cosmic level is any less rare

One thing I love about being a youth minister is how the lessons we offer our youth are applicable to our own lives. Recently our

A goal of the IGNITE internship is to help in the discernment of its interns. Taking advantage of this time for reflection, I have recently