Jesuit Saints
What St. Francis Xavier Left Behind
What mountains must I climb to reach the house of God? What must I sacrifice? St. Francis Xavier had to shed his vanity and pride, leaving behind a promising...
Spirituality
Quiet for Three Minutes
I whisper that we are going to be quiet for three minutes and listen. I set the timer on my phone and let my younger son push the start...
Ignatian Prayer
Prayer for Humility
Let me have too deep a sense of humor ever to be proud.
Let me know my absurdity before I act absurdly.
Let me realize that when I am humble I...
Ignatian Prayer
God's Intimate Presence
Prayer is a matter of relationship. Intimacy is the basic issue, not answers to problems or resolutions “to be better.” Many of life’s problems and challenges have no answers;...
Spirituality
God Is There All the Time
Becoming aware that we have been divinized by Jesus Christ, invited into the Trinity family, is a felt realization of the numinous presence of God not only all around...
Videos
Learning from Our Elders as Mentors
In her post, “Five Tips for Beating Loneliness from St. Ignatius,” Rebecca Ruiz quotes Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, on the need for “good mentors, good companions, and a strong link...