Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City

Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City Guided Prayer Experiences to Deepen Your Spiritual Life. Beginnings
The Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City began in 2001.

A number of laypersons, who were faculty and staff members at Rockhurst University, and who had made the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola, asked the provincial superior of the Missouri Province of the Society of Jesus to assign a man to organize an Ignatian spirituality center in Kansas City. Their request was granted and Fr. Jim Blumeyer, S.J., came to Kansas City the summer of 2001 for th

is purpose. In the first year of the program, 10 people from around the Kansas City area made the nine-month program of the Spiritual Exercises known as the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL); their guides were nine Jesuits and one layperson. Also during the Center’s initial year six or so persons began a training program, which came to be known as Prayer Companions, to develop into guides for the SEEL program. Also during that year the Center offered a four-week prayer program during Lent. Today
Over the past 20 years the number of people making the SEEL has grown to 20 to 25 annually, and the number of people who serve as prayer guides has increased to 40+ laypersons. A variety of prayer programs and workshops are offered each year. Last year about 250 people participated in Center programs..

A New Chapter for the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City 🌅 -
02/26/2026

A New Chapter for the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City 🌅 -

Our Lady of the Way, stay with us when we grow weary of the journey; for the road is long and our hearts are weak. Strengthen us with the patience and fortitude to continue on in pursuit of a whole and just world; in pursuit of a whole and just self. Come, be our guide.

With Gratitude as We Enter a New Season -
11/26/2025

With Gratitude as We Enter a New Season -

Dear Friends, In the daily Examen, St. Ignatius invites us to begin with gratitude. As we enter a new liturgical year and celebrate Thanksgiving, we want to express our deep gratitude for you and for your generous support of this ministry. We are grateful to be called as companions of Christ, and it...

Register now for Holy Waiting -
11/11/2025

Register now for Holy Waiting -

Join us for an Ignatian Morning of Reflection to prepare you to more fully receive the Advent and Christmas seasons.   Rev. Larry Ehren will lead us in a morning of prayer and “Holy Waiting.”  The morning begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 11:30 am. Registration includes light breakfast snac...

Register Now for St. Ignatius and the Imagination -
10/07/2025

Register Now for St. Ignatius and the Imagination -

Hosted at the new Alvin Brooks Center for Faith Justice and Mabee Chapel at Rockhurst University, Fr. Stephen Hess, SJ, Vice President for Mission and Ministry  will lead us in a morning of imaginative prayer and Ignatian contemplation. Join us for a morning of inspiring prayer and spiritual rene...

[Corrected Link] Fall Offerings at the Ignatian Spirituality Center -
09/04/2025

[Corrected Link] Fall Offerings at the Ignatian Spirituality Center -

Fr. Stephen Hess, SJ, Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Rockhurst University, will lead us in a morning of imaginative prayer and Ignatian contemplation, hosted at the new Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice and the newly constructed Mabee Chapel at Rockhurst University. Join us for a mo...

Fall Offerings at the Ignatian Spirituality Center -
09/04/2025

Fall Offerings at the Ignatian Spirituality Center -

Fr. Stephen Hess, SJ, Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Rockhurst University, will lead us in a morning of imaginative prayer and Ignatian contemplation, hosted at the new Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice and the newly constructed Mabee Chapel at Rockhurst University. Join us for a mo...

Ignatian Offerings after the Spiritual Exercises -
08/19/2025

Ignatian Offerings after the Spiritual Exercises -

This Zoom reading group is offered as a follow-up for those who have either completed the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL) with the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City or have had a similar experience in another setting. It is intended to be an introduction to those who are curio...

03/05/2025

Happy Ash Wednesday. I invite you to consider the call of today’s second reading from St. Paul: “Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”

02/06/2025

Today sits sandwiched between two important Jesuit Feast Days, February 4th is the Feast of the Martyrs of the Missions, honoring St. John de Brito, Blessed Rudolph Acquaviva and companions, and February 6th memorializes Sts. Paul Miki, John Soan, James Kisai, Religious, and their Companions.

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