Welcome!
Ignatian Associates are Catholic adults, married and single. Our spiritual formation is rooted in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Following a two-year formation program, Ignatian Associates may accept an invitation to make public “Promises” of Simplicity of Life, Fidelity to the Gospel and to our Associate and Jesuit Companions, and Apostolic Availability.
Associates serve in schools, universities, hospitals, businesses, social service programs, parishes, and a variety of other settings. Some work in traditional Jesuit institutions and ministries, while others bring the mission of the Jesuits to new situations. As Associates, we learn to stretch our abilities to minister in different cultural contexts, as we walk with the poor and marginalized.
Promised Ignatian Associates and our Jesuit companions meet regularly for Eucharist, faith sharing, hospitality, continued formation and ministry discussions. Our many ministries are bound by one common mission of service, however the Spirit may lead us.
Ignatian Associates are only one way in which non-Jesuits consciously work along side Jesuits in ministry in the United States and throughout the world. In a broader context, many religious congregations have Associates.
More information about the Ignatian Associates of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus »
For more information about Associates and relationship between Associates and Religious in general, refer to the North American Conference of Associates and Religious (NACAR).
