Jim's Books
Jesuit History
A Story Told by an Olive
The story of St. Ignatius has been told many times, usually with great solemnity as befitting one of the church's great saints. Here's a different way to do it. The narrator...
Jesuit History
The Rooms of St. Ignatius
Here is a wonderful virtual tour of the rooms of St. Ignatius in Rome. He lived and worked in these rooms for almost 20 years as the first Superior...
Jesuit History
How to Talk to People
Advice from Ignatius, writing to Jesuits participating in the Council of Trent:
Be prudent. "When speaking in any conversation, do not think you are talking in private, but...
Ignatian Prayer
The What-How-Why of Prayer
Over the last few months we've added much material to the Ignatian Prayer section of Ignatian Spirituality.com. There's a new page called "The What-How-Why of Prayer" that collects some...
Spirituality
How to Live without Fear
William Barry, SJ, one of my favorite spiritual writers, draws on the poetry of Franz Wright and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in this superb article about faith,...
Examen
Using the Examen to Change
Aaron Pidel, SJ, thinks that this observation in a Times article on self-monitoring is right on the mark. When we try to change
we simply thrash about: we improvise, guess,...