Jim's Books
Reflections
What's Next?
The notion that the spiritual life is a journey is so common that it's a platitude. I've worked for years in Catholic publishing. I've seen dozens of book covers depicting...
Ignatian Prayer
"You Always Called Me Sonny."
I love the movie "The Apostle." It shows people of faith as real people without airs and pretense, and it shows how God can use a very flawed...
Spirituality
St. Ignatius and Psychology
A psychologist named William van Ornum will be writing regularly on America Magazine's "In All Things" blog about the intersection of Christian faith and psychology. In his initial post...
Social Justice
Loyola High on NBC News
A stirring look at community service work by students at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. (Click here if you can't see the video.)
Discernment
How Does God Speak?
How do I know God is speaking to me? It's not easy to tell, and it's hard to explain to others when it happens. I suppose that's the...
Videos
The Mission: Repentance and Forgiveness
I recently watched "The Mission" again. It's based on the tragic story of the Jesuit mission settlements in Paraguay in the 17th and 18th centuries. Here is...