Jim's Books
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...
Reflections
What I Think about When I Don't Have to Think
A while ago I decided to stop trying to make big changes. They were too hard. I thought I'd concentrate on making small changes, but much of the time...
Jesuit/Ignatian Ministries
Links for the Weekend
Jack McLain, SJ, on zombies (“the faceless, unsexy, plodders of the horror genre").
Nathan O'Halloran, SJ, reads 1 Samuel 15:3 and asks, "Does God approve genocide?"
Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD, on...
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...