Jim's Books
Spiritual Exercises
Gratitude Is the Key
Gratitude is the key to Ignatian spirituality and the topic for my final video for An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. The Spiritual Exercises end with a vision of generosity and...
Retreats
Final Week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure
Happy Easter! We've come to the final week of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Jesus is risen! And in exploring our theme of “God's Love and Our Response,” we take...
Reflections
What a Surprise!
Easter isn't a happy ending. It's a new beginning. Easter is an incredible surprise. No one was expecting it, but it happened. Jesus rose from the dead, and a...
Spiritual Exercises
A Conversation with Christ
For Good Friday, pray this colloquy from The Spiritual Exercises 53. This is a contemporary paraphrase by David L. Fleming, SJ.I put myself before Jesus Christ our Lord, present...
Jesuit Saints
The Saintly Walter Ciszek
The Vatican office for the Causes of Saints has opened an official examination of the life of Walter Ciszek, SJ, to see if he should be canonized one day.
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Ignatian Prayer
Praying with Your Feelings
In the Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius Loyola teaches ways to pray with our feelings. Engaging our emotions in prayer is key for conversion and discernment. I explain in today's video...