Tim's Books
Education
Ignatian Education
Yesterday was the first day of classes at Boston College. I love this time of year, and I love teaching at a Jesuit school (no matter what the ranking,...
Discernment
Understanding Desire
With the feast day of Saint Augustine coming up later this week (August 28) I have been thinking about his (likely) influence on Saint Ignatius—specifically, Augustine's writing about desire...
Ignatian Prayer
Prayer Works
The image of Moses waiting patiently upon Mount Sinai to see the "hind parts" of God as the Divine Majesty passed by is a lovely metaphor for how to...
Discernment
My Day in Purgatory
I took my girls to a place called Purgatory Chasm and had a metaphor experience. Metaphor experiences are of course those things you do which, once they are accomplished,...
Spirituality
Being a Dad
Over the past two weeks I've had the remarkable experience of being a nearly full-time Dad. My wife has started a new job and has undergone an orientation process...
Media
Karate and Ignatian Spirituality
I recently took my girls to the drive-in to see the remake of a film I enjoyed when I was younger--The Karate Kid. Now, several days removed from seeing...