Jim's Books
Ignatian Songs
Best Ignatian Songs: After the Storm
My daughter Laura turned me on to the British band Mumford and Sons. They're something special. "After the Storm" speaks of longing for God, and the hope that love...
Books
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 book. The book is The...
Reflections
This Addict Is a Saint
A friend of mine recently sent me a unusual holy card. It honors St. Mark Ji Tianxiang, a Chinese layman who was murdered in 1900, along with dozens of...
Jesuit History
400 Years of Jesuits in Canada
Jesuits arrived in Canada in 1611, and went on to shape significant parts of that nation's history as missionaries, explorers, and educators. To mark the 400th anniversary, Canada's Catholic...
Jesuit History
An Ignatian Pilgrimage
A group of lay people and Jesuits have set up a new pilgrimage route in Spain that should appeal to walkers and cyclists with an Ignatian bent. It's called...
Jesuit/Ignatian Ministries
JRS Advocates for Refugees
I greatly admire the work of the Jesuit Refugee Service, an organization established by Pedro Arrupe, SJ in 1980 to serve and defend the cause of forcibly displaced persons. ...