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Examen
Lunchtime Examen Week 4: Feelings
Our fourth Lunchtime Examen goes online today. This week's question is "What do our feelings have to do with prayer?" Click on the button above.
People
David Fleming, RIP
David Fleming, SJ, a prolific writer and esteemed spiritual director, died on Tuesday in St. Louis. He was a great popular interpreter of Ignatian Spirituality. I worked with him...
Examen
Lunchtime Examen: What Do I Pray About?
Our third Lunchtime Examen is online today. This week, in addition to the guided prayer, I talk about how the examen answers the question, "what do I pray about?" ...
Books
Screwtape Book Discussion
At America's "In All Things" blog, Bill Van Ornum invites reflection and opinions about C.S. Lewis's fable The Screwtape Letters. He points out the parallels between the circumstances today...
Spirituality
The Danger of Excessive Spiritual Practices
St. Ignatius, writing to Jesuits in Portugal, about the problems with spiritual disciplines that he deemed excessive:The first is that God is not really served in the long run,...
Sports
Jesuits and March Madness
The NCAA men's basketball tournament starts today, and the Society of Jesus is well-represented by five teams. The most surprising is my alma mater, St. Peter's in Jersey City,...