What is MAGiS?

MAGiS is a long-term project designed to foster Ignatian Spirituality in young adults aged 18 to 30. The aim of MAGiS is to produce leaders—people with a sense of God’s place in their lives and a capacity to do something to build a better world.

 

MAGiS08 , the Ignatian program with World Youth Day 2008, was the first major project under this ministry.

To all we offer a relationship with Jesus based on the life experiences of St Ignatius Loyola. St. Ignatius used the word magis to talk about a quest for the greater good, always striving for the greater glory of God.

In this context, magis—or "the more"—is used like an adverb:  to see more (clearly), to love more (dearly), to follow more (closely), emphasising the quality or intensity of our doing, instead of simply the act of doing.

 

The MAGiS program aims to walk with young adults discovering their identity in their work, at home, and in relationship with others. We are each at a different place in our search for, or walk with, God. MAGiS offers a stepping stone along the way, and companions for the road.

MAGiS is open to anyone in the 18-30 age group looking for the more in their lives, from a faith that does justice. It brings young people together to share their ideas, and puts them in touch with others who can accompany them on their journeys, helping them discover: