What the Examen Has in Common with Sports Commentary
As I was writing the Olympics post, it struck me that the Examen prayer has much in common with sports commentary.
One version of the...
Seven Things the Olympics Have in Common with Ignatian Spirituality
I love watching the Olympics. Summer or winter games, the spirit of camaraderie and competition draws me to the television. As the countdown to...
Ignatius and the World Cup
As the World Cup continues to draw international attention, we might stop to ponder how God works for our good in all things, even...
Spirituality and the Olympics
With the Winter Olympics starting this week, we point you to several articles that consider the Games in terms of spirituality. Seven Things the Olympics...
Football and Discernment
Now that I have a son, I find my lingering doubts about football coming to a head. With the Super Bowl upon us, I...
Sport Unites Us
This past week Pope Francis met with delegates from the European Olympic committees, in advance of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, next February. ...
Jesuit Basketball
There's a terrific new video from the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, just in time for the 2013-14 college basketball season. It features...
The Pope's Baseball Imagery
Pope Francis says that we should be tenacious and creative in prayer--and he's used baseball lingo to make his point.At a recent daily Mass,...
Will This Be a Jesuit Year in College Basketball?
We have a Jesuit pope. Is this the year for a Jesuit NCAA basketball champion? It hasn't happened since 1977, when Al McGuire's Marquette...
Hoop Dreams
The college basketball season is underway, and that means it's time for Jesuit basketball. Jesuit colleges and universities have long excelled on the court....