The team behind the JML is the communications office at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States – we make stuff like the AMDG podcast, Jesuits.org, the weekly spirituality email newsletter Now Discern This, videos and more.
We meet kindred spirits all the time: Writers, podcasters, videographers, painters and other creators whose lives and work have been shaped by encounters with God through Ignatian spirituality. These are our people.
And we’ve started the Jesuit Media Lab to gather, form and unleash these creators. Everything we offer is open to the public, whether you’re formally affiliated with the Jesuits or not.
Whether online or in person, we gather communities of creators to support one another. When you participate in any offering from the Jesuit Media Lab, you will meet fellow creators who drink from the well of Ignatian spirituality. Building these relationships is an essential value for us.
The creators we know are hungry to hone their craft and go deep into the spiritual life. Our courses and webinars feature expert instructors and facilitators on topics ranging from the Catholic storytelling tradition to pitching work for publication to graphic design for beginners. Our blog posts, articles and audio/video resources can help you grow your skills at your own pace.
We want creators who work with us to publish their work, whether that’s on one of our own platforms or elsewhere. Our community includes editors and publishers who are always looking for great stuff. And we publish work on our own flagship website, Jesuits.org, and in email newsletters, social media and other online platforms.
The Jesuit Media Lab is sponsored by the office of communications and vocation promotion at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States — based in Washington, DC.
We started the Jesuit Media Lab in 2023 because we have met so many Ignatian creators all over the world and want to focus on connecting and growing this community. Join us!
If you have any questions or comments, please email medialab@jesuits.org.
A writer and speaker, Mike is the author of the book “The Ministry of Peace and Justice” (Liturgical Press) and his work has appeared in the National Catholic Reporter, America, Give Us This Day, Notre Dame Magazine, US Catholic, Vice and other outlets. He hosts the AMDG Jesuit podcast.
Eric is the author of “Finding Peace Here and Now: How Ignatian Spirituality Leads Us to Healing and Wholeness,” “My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars,” “Cannonball Moments: Telling Your Story, Deepening Your Faith” and others. His writing has appeared in America, National Catholic Reporter, US Catholic, Red Letter Christians, Busted Halo, Give Us This Day and more. He writes the award-winning weekly spirituality column “Now Discern This.”
Michael is a writer, editor and educator who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since earning his Ph.D. in American literature from Loyola University Chicago, he has spent over a decade teaching literature and humanities courses at the university level, both online and in person. He is the author of “Startling Figures: Encounters with American Catholic Fiction” (Fordham University Press, 2023), editor of “Conversations with George Saunders” (University Press of Mississippi, 2022) and co-editor of The Journal of David Foster Wallace Studies. His essays have appeared in a wide array of peer-reviewed academic journals, as well as literary journals and websites. You can also find his writing on Substack at Nothing Gold.
Renée is a journalist and playwright currently living at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Worker in Harrisburg, PA. She is a graduate of Notre Dame twice over with an undergraduate degree in theatre and theology and a graduate degree in theology. She is also a graduate of Columbia Journalism School. Her writing has appeared in The Nation, Religion News Service, The Associated Press, Sojourners, America and U.S. Catholic, among others. You can learn about that reporting and more at her website reneedarlineroden.com. You can also visit her literary test kitchen at Sweet Unrest on Substack.
