• Alvin Brooks Center for Faith Justice, Rockhurst University (map)
  • 5401 Troost Avenue
  • Kansas City, MO, 64110
  • United States

Join the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City as we welcome Fr. Michael Rossman , SJ

Saturday, April 18th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Mass at 2:30 in the Chapel

Alvin Brook Center for Faith Justice, Rockhurst University

A Deeper Yes: Discernment, Limits, and the Courage to Focus on What Matters Most

We often hear the Ignatian magis as a call to do more, give more, stretch more. But in a world of constant demands and chronic busyness, that instinct can leave us exhausted and scattered. What if the more God desires is not more activity, but more depth? What if the most faithful response to God’s call isn’t adding more, but courageously narrowing our focus?


This day-long retreat invites you to reimagine the Ignatian magis—not as a mandate for endless activity, but as a call to depth over breadth, to significance over scattering. Drawing on Ignatian spirituality and the realities of modern life, we will reflect on how God works not despite our limits, but through them.

Fr. Rossman will lead us through a series of talks, guided prayer, and time for personal reflection and shared conversation, participants will explore the freedom of well-chosen boundaries, the spiritual power of discernment, and the grace of letting go. Together we will examine where we may be stretched thin, where God is inviting us to go deeper, and what needs to be pruned so that what truly matters can flourish.


Come discover how to move past the “good” to embrace the “great”—how to say a holy “no” in order to give a deeper yes, and to live with greater focus, freedom, and joy, for the greater glory of God.

The day will end with Mass in the Mabee Chapel at The Alvin Brooks Center for Faith Justice, Rockhurst University at 2:30 p.m.

Ignatian Day Registration - $50 (Scholarships Available)

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Fr. Rossmann is the author of The Freedom of Missing Out and Online Pre-Evangelization. He gives talks and retreats across the Midwest and around the world. Active on social media, Fr. Rossmann is the creator of the “One-Minute Homily” and “One-Minute Jesuit” video series. He posts a weekly reflection at amdg.substack.com.