Meditation
Try Bothering for Lent
This Lent, says Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, take the time to "bother." He points out that the people who angered Jesus were people like the two guys who ignored...
Ignatian Prayer
The Uses of Repetitive Prayer
Anthony Lusvardi, SJ, thinks that repetitive prayer is often just what we need:
While these “formal” prayers are often learned in the most mundane settings—before going to bed as children,...
Media
Weekend Links
Ann Boyd on the benefits of the Examen (“It connects my seemingly irrational emotional life with the workings of God").
An Evangelical compares the Ignatian charism to Rick Warren's and...
Spiritual Exercises
O'Malley on the Spiritual Exercises
John O'Malley, SJ, is the featured speaker in the first of a series of videos on the Spiritual Exercises produced by Georgetown University. The series looks at the dynamics...
Media
Almsgiving and Joy
A Lenten reflection from Fr. Jim Martin, S.J. Turns out that fasting is about money (at least in part):
Ignatian Prayer
Pray with Jesuits for Lent
Ash Wednesday was only yesterday, so it's not too late to start a Lenten prayer program. We suggested several last week. Here are two more--both from Jesuits.
The Spiritual Exercises...