
Dries van der Akkar SJ was a Dutch Jesuit (+2022) and author of the play Ignatius: The Knight Who Fell To His Knees, which you can watch here. In this series of interviews, Dries talks about his inspiration for the play - St Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

Through Lent with St Matthew is a daily online Lenten retreat from the Jesuit-run Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasgow, offering guided Gospel reflections in the Ignatian tradition to help you grow closer to Christ through prayer each day of the season.

Start the first stage of the Full Spiritual Exercises at St Beuno’s Jesuit Spirituality Centre in St Asaph (north Wales), 20 Feb – 3 Mar 2026, and explore St Ignatius’ timeless path of prayer and spiritual growth.

Deepen your spiritual life this Lent with a flexible retreat—pray daily, meet weekly, and discover the ‘sacred within the ordinary,’ run in collaboration by the Edinburgh Jesuit Church, Ps & Gs Church, and the Epiphany Group.