Jim's Books
Reflections
More Lay Saints Please
The other day I browsed through Bert Ghezzi's great book Voices of the Saints looking for saints who would inspire kids aged about 10-12--the so-called "tweeners." I needed some...
Jesuit History
Peter Faber: The Second Jesuit
Tuesday was the Feast of Peter Faber (Favre), SJ, sometimes called "the second Jesuit" because he was especially close to Ignatius when the order was getting started. Peter was looking for...
Jesuit/Ignatian Ministries
Appreciating the Jesuit Constitutions
The Spiritual Exercises are the heart of Ignatian spirituality, but John Coleman, SJ, thinks that the Jesuit Constitutions are important too. Ignatius spent fifteen years writing and editing these...
St. Ignatius Loyola
St. Ignatius Day
Sunday is the big day--the feast of St. Ignatius. I decided to end our month-long IgnatiusFest by posting my favorite Ignatius video. The amazing story of Ignatius has been...
St. Ignatius Loyola
Stay or Go?
Pedro Ribadeneira reports a conversation between Ignatius and his close associate Diego Lainez.“Master Lainez, if God were to say to you: If you want to die at once, I...
Media
Milestones
Yesterday the Loyola Press 3-Minute Retreat received its 10,000th "like" on Facebook. Try it if you're looking for a good way to pray in the spirit of Ignatius. Here's...