Ignatian Adventure
Anyone interested in the Spiritual Exercises should read Fr. Kevin O'Brien's book The Ignatian Adventure. He talks about why he wrote the book in...
Giving Thanks
We are all living the unlived lives of our parents and our culture.In Anna Karenina, Tolstoy writes, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy...
Martha at Rest
When we hear the story of Martha and Mary, the sisters who were such close friends of Jesus', we most likely know which one...
You Spot it, You Got It
Recently I read a column in a Catholic publication that was about an important and controversial topic. Yet it was so full of...
The Blessing of Married Couples
With two -- count 'em -- church annulment documents carefully stashed in a fireproof file box, I vowed I'd never get remarried. The annulment...
Do Not Delay
The last straw which led to Saint Augustine's conversion to Christianity was the voice of a child, playing a game in which he chanted...
Stay Away from Motives
Here's some good advice from Anthony Lusvardi, SJ, writing on the the Whosoever Desires blog:
Stay away from motives. If you find yourself attacking ...
Marriage Prep: Labyrinth Walking
Does anyone not know I'm getting married in four weeks? I'm getting married in four weeks and have been writing about it here.
This isn't...
The Ignatian Adventure
The great river of Ignatian spirituality flows from The Spiritual Exercises, the guided conversion experience developed by St. Ignatius Loyola. Most of the time...
This Addict Is a Saint
A friend of mine recently sent me a unusual holy card. It honors St. Mark Ji Tianxiang, a Chinese layman who was murdered in...