Jim's Books
Ignatian Prayer
The Jesus of the Gospels Becomes Our Jesus
To follow Jesus we must know him, and we get to know him through our imagination. Imaginative Ignatian prayer teaches us things about Jesus that we would not learn...
Spiritual Exercises
What Does "Magis" Mean?
The idea of magis comes from the Call of the King meditation in the Spiritual Exercises. There's a response to Christ's invitation beyond whole-hearted. We can reach for the...
Ignatian Prayer
Week 5 of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure
An Ignatian Prayer Adventure is at the halfway point. We move into Week 5, exploring the question: What do I really want?
We begin with the meditation on the Call...
Ignatian Prayer
A Penance for Lent
Matt Spotts, SJ, went to confession. Here's his penance: "For the rest of Lent, take 5 minutes every day - just 5 minutes - and just enjoy God.”
Let's...
Jesuit History
The Jesuit Style
There's little doubt that there's a Jesuit "style." The Jesuits themselves call it "our way of proceeding." A recent article on MiradaGlobal.com found five elements in the Jesuit style:
Pay...
Spiritual Exercises
Imaginative Prayer
One of the best things about the Spiritual Exercises for me was learning about imaginative prayer. In today's video, I talk about my experience learning to pray with the...