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...
Refrigerator Reminders
No kid stuff to plaster all over my refrigerator with fruit magnets, just stuff that has captured my attention. Mostly images, snippets of scripture,...
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...
Forgetting to Remember
Today's jolt arrived mid-afternoon when I hauled out a (paper!) calendar to jot something down. The square for September 1st remained unadorned by red...
Unwritten Rules
Recently, tempers flared in a close game between the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels. The Angel pitcher got mad at a Tiger...
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...
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