Ends and Meaning in Ignatian Spirituality

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The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola provide a means for making decisions in a way that is consistent with our convictions and the pursuit of the common good. They offer us a practical guide for how to put our ideals into action that respects reality and the people whom our decisions impact. In this course, we will first explore these principles and their relationship to the broad knowledge-base students have acquired at the university. We will develop vision statements for post-undergraduate life that 1) use knowledge gained in university courses and student life, 2) apply principles of discernment, and 3) acknowledge the challenges and possibilities presented by a diversity of experience and opinion. Throughout the course we will explore, through the Ignatian paradigm, the question of how we can make decisions that are consistent with personal conviction and the common good of the communities to which we belong.