What Cameras Cannot See: WYD and Magis from Within
This is a guest post by Andrij M. Hlabse, SJ, who was in Brazil for Magis and World Youth Day 2013.With apologies for the...
Top Five Things I Want My Peers to Know about Ignatian Spirituality
My life would be very different without St. Ignatius. Ignatian spirituality is where I feel most at home as a young adult Catholic. Ignatian...
Under the Cross of Christ
This is a guest post by Andrij M. Hlabse, SJ, who is in Brazil for Magis and World Youth Day 2013. He'll be sharing...
Why a Scientist Finds Ignatian Spirituality Compelling
About six months after I finished making the Spiritual Exercises, I was chatting with a couple of colleagues at the college where I teach....
Take Courage
One thing about Ignatius—he had courage. Common sense isn't always apparent in his early life; humility came later, too, and Ignatius grew into his...
The Truth and Comfort in Ignatian Spirituality
Once upon a time—before I had kids, to be precise—I had the freedom to drop everything for a weekend and go on retreat. If...
"The Flowers Appear on the Earth"
While God seems to be woven into my daily life, it's never when I expect it, like at the “holy” moments. I pray in...
We Learned a Lot on Haiti Mission Trip
This is a guest post.There are two phrases that I consistently use to describe our mission trip to Haiti—“it was interesting” and “we learned...
Ritual
Last month when I was watching the papal conclave begin I couldn't help but notice the pomp and circumstance surrounding the proceedings. The cardinals,...
New Life in Front of Me
The disciples are wise teachers during this Easter season. Reading the Gospels that celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, I chuckle at people's responses as...