The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything

The founder of the Society of Jesus was ambitious, hardworking, and practical.

“I have no problem with Jesus judging me. It’s Ignatius who worries me!”

The difficulty of what he was about to do—trying to live like a saint—tempted him to despair.

Painted in gold on a beam overhead is a legend: Aquí Se Entrego à Dios Iñigo de Loyola.

incarnational way
4. Seeking freedom and detachment

So if anyone asks you to define Ignatian spirituality in a few words, you could say that it is:
1. Finding God in all things
2. Becoming a contemplative in action
3. Looking at the world in an incarnational way
4. Seeking freedom and

They block the path to detachment, to growing more in freedom, growing as a person, and growing closer to God.

detached,” he’s talking about not being tied down by unimportant things.

disordered affections” is his way of describing whatever keeps us from being free.

Finally, Ignatian spirituality is about freedom and detachment.