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Reflections

Daring to Talk to Strangers

Loretta Pehanich

Discernment

Talking Through Discernment

Marina Berzins McCoy

Reflections

Willing the Good

Theresa Brotherton

Reflections

The Only True Identity

Lisa Kelly

The Spiritual Exercises and Wall Street

Books Jim Manney

Chris Lowney is a former Jesuit, former J.P. Morgan investment banker, and currently full-time speaker and author. He recently gave a talk at Fordham...

Washing Feet

Reflections Jim Manney

My parish did something different with the foot washing ceremony last Holy Thursday. Instead of the priest washing the feet of twelve parishioners (often...

Pay Attention!

Reflections Maureen McCann Waldron

When I was in grade school, I was a daydreamer. I could get lost in the view out of the classroom window, in the...

Ignatian Decision Making

Books Jim Manney

I'm proud to announce the publication of What's Your Decision? How to Make Choices with Confidence and Clarity. This is a book about using...

Virtue and the Spiritual Exercises

Books Jim Manney

There's long been a discussion among spiritual directors about the purpose of the Spiritual Exercises. Is the goal to help people make important decisions,...

O'Malley on the Spiritual Exercises

Spiritual Exercises Jim Manney

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...

Waiting in the Dark

Reflections Maureen McCann Waldron

My sister and her husband, who live in Oregon, had their inaugural bike ride of the season yesterday. She wrote that the sun was...

Pray with Jesuits for Lent

Ignatian Prayer Jim Manney

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...

Spiritual Exercises for the Young

Spiritual Exercises Jim Manney

Nathan Stone, SJ, makes a strong case for giving the Spiritual Exercises to young people. He thinks that veteran spiritual directors are too cautious...