Literary Pilgrimages
Some years ago I saw a manuscript in the British Library that is thought to have been written by Shakespeare himself in his own...
Scorsese’s Next Film?
There have been rumblings about director Martin Scorsese making a film of Shusaku Endo's magnificent historical novel Silence, about Japanese martyrs of the 17th...
Here’s a Good Idea
Blogger Wayne Stratz found a book that helped his prayer life quite a bit. It helped mine too.
And youth minister Daniel Haugh, who works...
Ignatian Adventure
Anyone interested in the Spiritual Exercises should read Fr. Kevin O'Brien's book The Ignatian Adventure. He talks about why he wrote the book in...
The Ignatian Adventure
The great river of Ignatian spirituality flows from The Spiritual Exercises, the guided conversion experience developed by St. Ignatius Loyola. Most of the time...
This Book Is a Laughing Matter
Jesuit jokes stand out in the realm of religious humor, so it's no surprise that a new book on holy mirth is written by...
How Mary Karr Finds God in All Things
In America, Timothy O'Brien, SJ, writes about the poet and memoirist Mary Karr about the Spiritual Exercises and Ignatian spirituality: “If you live in...
Charged with Grandeur
About a year ago I got the idea of putting together a collection of short readings of inspiring and enlightening material from the Ignatian...
The Other Side of Chaos
Margaret Silf is one of the best writers working from within the Ignatian tradition, so it's a happy occasion when she publishes a new...
Reasons to Stay Catholic
At the America magazine blog, Valerie Schultz lists the top ten reasons to stay Catholic. A couple are whimsical (#5: We put on an...