Ignatian Spirituality and Leadership Conference

St. Ignatius of Loyola was one of the most effective leaders in human history. His methods and practices allowed him to establish and lead one of the world’s most successful organizations, the Society of Jesus. During this conference you can expect to learn new tools for enhancing self-awareness and methods for personal discernment and healthy group process. Feel energized, inspired and ready to lead for the greater good! A listing of the keynote speakers and break-out sessions are listed below

You can register for the conference using the button below. The cost of the conference is $50 per person. SJU Employees are encouraged to attend the conference at no cost. Catholic School Educators are offered a discount of $30. 

2024 Conference Date TBA

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If you have any questions, please contact Eric Thompson at the SJU Office of Mission Programs:

Email: ethompso@sju.edu

Phone: 610-660-3290

We had two keynote addresses during the 2023 conference. 

Discerning Our Call to Community Through an Ignatian Lens

Presented by: Dr. Timothy Muldoon, Boston College and Celebrated Author

 In view of an increasing epidemic of isolation and loneliness in U.S. society, we face a moral imperative to rebuild the relational foundations of our communities. This talk will address the ways that Ignatian spirituality invites us to engage in a process of personal and social discernment that will yield a commitment, with God's grace, to reach out in connected friendship. It will draw from How to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood, a new book about Community Renewal International, an organization that is quietly remaking neighborhoods through a discerning, strategic approach

Dr. Timothy Mulddon is the parent of SJU students, a prolific writer and an expert in Ignatian spirituality. His most recent work is titled: How to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood (Orbis Press).  He will offer us a means to our current epidemic impacting community building. 

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Embodied Imaginings in Art and in Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises

Presented by: Fr. Eric Studt, S.J.. Ph.D., Fordham University

Fr. Eric Studt, S.J. Ph.D. is a former SJU faculty member and a philosopher who studies the intersection of philosophy, psychology and neuroscience with a focus on aesthetics and affect.  Eric will offer us some approaches to restoring images of beauty and spirit. Our other presenters will offer each of us a selection of specific applications in a variety of areas special to our work and lives.

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Other talks given during the 2023 conference included:

Morning Breakout Sessions

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

The Ignatian Spirituality and Leadership Conference will be held in Mandeville Hall at Saint Joseph's University.

Click here for directions to Saint Joseph's University.
You can view the Campus Map here.  Mandeville Hall is building #8.

You can register for the conference using the button below.

• The cost of the conference is $50 per person.
• SJU Employees are encouraged to attend the conference at no cost, but please register ahead of time.
• Catholic School Educators are offered a discounted price of $30. 

Register Now

If you have any questions, please contact Eric Thompson at the SJU Office of Mission Programs:

Email: ethompso@sju.edu
Phone: 610-660-3290