Best Ignatian Songs: Livin' on a Prayer
This week's Ignatian song is the hard rock classic "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. It's about a working class couple "livin'...
Administration as a Spiritual Path
People who work as administrators grumble about it all the time. "Another meeting." "Another performance review." "Another crisis." Yet administration is on St. Paul's...
Ignatian Contemplation
Prayer using the imagination is a pillar of the Ignatian spiritual tradition. In its most common form, you take a passage from scripture, usually one of...
Best Ignatian Songs: Ripple
This week's song selection is "Ripple" by the Grateful Dead. It was recommended by John Montag, SJ, who wrote on the Ignatian Spirituality Facebook...
Jesuits as Soldiers
It's a common misconception that Ignatius Loyola set up the Jesuits along military lines, with a warlike outlook, a rigid chain of command, and...
Best Ignatian Songs: Jesus Was an Only Son
"Some people pray, some people play music," Bruce Springsteen once said, but it's pretty obvious that Bruce prays with much of the music he...
Best Ignatian Songs: Morning Has Broken
Our Ignatian song this week is "Morning Has Broken," a lovely song of thanks for creation:
Morning has broken like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken...
Jesuit on the Mound
Baseball is God's game, in my opinion. I love the game and I especially like the Detroit Tigers (who are currently barely hanging on...
Best Ignatian Songs: In the Presence of the Lord
The Ignatian song this week is "In the Presence of the Lord," a bluesy-rock number written by Eric Clapton, the undisputed master of bluesy-rock....
The Best Ignatian Songs: That's the Way God Planned It
Optimism is a distinctive note of Ignatian spirituality. We trust the goodness of God, who is at work in his creation. As Billy Preston...
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