Geestelijke Oefeningen with Leo De Weerdt

Today we live in a world full of stimuli, choices, and expectations. Between the flow of information, the pressure of performance, and the desire for connection, the question arises for many: What do I actually live for? What matters? In that context, one often speaks of 'meaning-seekers' : people who are not necessarily religious in the classic sense of the word, but who long for a deeper life, for direction, for meaning. The Geestelijke Oefeningen van Ignatius van Loyola , which originated in the 16th century, seem at first glance to be a strange answer to this modern search. They are steeped in Biblical language, written in a spiritual context that seems far from us. And yet they contain a surprising topicality: they are exercises, not theories. No ready-made answers, but an invitation to set out, to be still, to listen. For the modern meaning-seeker, they are not a catechism, but a map for an inner pilgrimage . They are a path of deepening and healing, of direction and liberation. Not an easy path, but a real one. And perhaps that is exactly what is needed today? Leo De Weerdt SJ is a Flemish Jesuit, working as chief chaplain for the prison system. He combines his passion for culture, film, and the Geestelijke Oefeningen van Ignatius van Loyola with his social work as a chaplain.