The Center for Ignatian Spirituality offers a variety of workshops to assist members of the Boston College community in understanding the University's Jesuit mission and to support them on their own spiritual journeys.
Discernment in the Workplace
Ignatius of Loyola, architect of discernment as a way of life, drew on the wisdom and power of discernment in the midst of his own long hours of pastoral and administrative work. We invite you to attend this course and engage with colleagues in a six-week program; the course will help you understand the art and skills of discernment as an organic part of your work life. We offer this workshop every 2 years, there are no fees associated with this program and lunch is provided.
- Wednesday, September 20, 2023: Overview (from noon to 1 p.m.)
- Wednesday, September 27, 2023: The Foundations of a Discerning Way of Life(from noon to 1 p.m.)
- Wednesday, October 4, 2023: Language of God's Spirit (from noon to 1 p.m.)
- Wednesday, October 11, 2023: Rules for the Discernment of Spirits - Week 1 (from noon to 1 p.m.)
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023: Rules for the Discernment of Spirits - Week 2 (noon to 1 p.m.)
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023: Three Ways to Make Decisions (from noon to 1 p.m.)
- Saturday, November 4, 2023: Half-day Retreat on Ignatian Communal Discernment (from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at Alumni House
This is an in-person program.
Location: 36 College Road
Food will be available from 11:45 a.m.
“By the term 'Spiritual Exercises' is meant every method of examination of conscience, of meditation, of contemplation, of vocal and mental prayer, and of other spiritual activities that will be mentioned later. For just as taking a walk, journeying on foot, and running are bodily exercises, so we call Spiritual Exercises every way of preparing and disposing the soul to rid itself of all inordinate attachments, and, after their removal, of seeking and finding the will of God in the disposition of our life for the salvation of our soul.”