Jim's Books
Spirituality
What Ignatius Would Say to Lay Persons
Human life has meaning. We are not aimless beings, without a goal or purpose. We have been created by a God who loves us. We are called to build...
Ignatian Prayer
Pray for Those Who Persecute You
Walter Ciszek, SJ, spent fifteen years in prison in the Soviet Union for doing clandestine missionary work. He describes his prayer:"Gradually too, I learned to purify my prayer and...
Reflections
Unwritten Rules
Recently, tempers flared in a close game between the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels. The Angel pitcher got mad at a Tiger who ran the bases too...
Jesuit History
A Hero’s Jesuit Son
Church historian Pat McNamara has written a fascinating account of the life of Thomas Ewing Sherman, SJ, an American Jesuit in the late nineteenth century and the son of...
St. Ignatius Loyola
“His Divine Majesty Is Truly In All Things”
St. Ignatius, writing about the formation of young Jesuits:They should practice the seeking of God's presence in all things, in their conversations, their walks, in all that they see,...
Reflections
Doing Too Much
A customary question in a job interview is, “What are your weaknesses?” The customary answer is, “Sometimes I take on too much work,” “I try too hard,” or some...