National Jesuit News » Jesuit Father Gregory Konz http://www.jesuit.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Four Weeks, Lent and You: How the Spiritual Exercises Can Bring You Closer to Christ http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/jesuit-father-gregory-konz-how-lent-and-the-4-weeks-of-spiritual-exercises-bring-us-closer-to-christ/ http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/jesuit-father-gregory-konz-how-lent-and-the-4-weeks-of-spiritual-exercises-bring-us-closer-to-christ/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:00:46 +0000 Kaitlyn McCarthy Schnieders http://www.jesuit.org/blog/?p=5614 During the liturgical season of Lent, many Catholics give things up – from avoiding Facebook to abstaining from the office candy jar – for 40 days. The list is endless. But Lent isn’t just about giving up; it can also be used as an opportunity for growth in your spiritual life.

Jesuit Father Gregory Konz, Secretary for Higher Education, Finance and Advancement at the Jesuit Conference, recently offered reflections on the four weeks (or periods of time) in St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises, and how each week can enhance our spiritual experience of Lent. Fr. Konz first made the Spiritual Exercises during two of the stages of his Jesuit formation: novitiate when a man first enters the Jesuits, and then years later after his ordination to the priesthood, during tertianship, the final stage of formation for a Jesuit.

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