Tim's Books
Reflections
Jesus the Layman
In his forthcoming book Catholicism, Fr. Robert Barron makes the passing observation that Jesus was a layman: he was not trained in one of the formal rabbinical schools, or...
Discernment
World Youth Day
Please keep the pilgrims at World Youth Day (WYD) in your prayers. I am at the Jesuit-run Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo with hundreds of young people who went...
Discernment
The Life of Pilgrimage
I am in China with my family on a heritage tour, a pilgrimage of sorts. Those familiar with my book Longing to Love know that my daughters are Chinese,...
Discernment
Globalization of Superficiality
Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, spoke to Belgian Jesuits in September 2010 about a "globalization of superficiality," a result of a surfeit of information...
Reflections
You Are What You Eat
These days I am trying to get my daughters to eat better food than the usual kid fare of mac 'n' cheese, hotdogs, and chicken nuggets. I've been mindful...
Discernment
Holy Imitation
The decisive moment in Ignatius's life came when he realized that he was imitating the wrong person. He realized that imitating the example of a noble knight could not...