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The Calling of St. Matthew

Caravaggio's painting The Calling of St. Matthew is a great work of art that captures the truth of a great Ignatian theme—the power of...

The Earthen Vessel

Ignatian contemplation is most often associated with praying imaginatively with a scene from the Gospels, but I also find praying with particular simple images...

Best Ignatian Songs: The Wings of a Dove

There's a real tear-jerker scene in the movie Tender Mercies when Mac Sledge's estranged daughter asks him to sing the song "The Wings of...

Fr. Nicolás on Silence

The prospect of becoming a "contemplative in action" is one of the most appealing features of Ignatian spirituality. I like what Fr. Adolfo Nicolás,...

The Pope's Baseball Imagery

Pope Francis says that we should be tenacious and creative in prayer--and he's used baseball lingo to make his point.At a recent daily Mass,...

Best Ignatian Songs: Picture of Jesus

A few weeks ago I promised to pick a gospel song for our Best Ignatian Songs feature.  Here's a good one: "Picture of Jesus,"...

Taking the Time

I recently saw a demonstration of lacemaking. My first thought: I greatly admire the people who engage in this painstaking craft. My second thought:...

Mary Unties Knots

Writing on the British Jesuits' site Thinking Faith, Hedwig Lewis, SJ, gives more background on the devotion to Mary the Untier (or Undoer) of...

Best Ignatian Songs: Beautiful Dawn

Break-up songs are so plentiful that they constitute a whole category of popular music.  My personal favorite is Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright."...

Best Ignatian Songs: That's Why I Pray

A tip of the dotMagis hat to Tim Merriman, who has included many of this blog's Best Ignatian Songs on a Spotify playlist.  (Join...

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