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    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....
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    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...

    How the Jesuits Got So Worldly

    Historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, ponders Jesuit worldliness  in a recent article.  He starts with a Jesuit joke, but the "worldliness" of the Jesuits...

    Best Ignatian Songs: Anthem

    I recently read an article in which the author argues that suffering is often a necessary part of Ignatian discernment.  A painful situation spurs...

    Epiphany on the Metro

    A friend of mine sent me this piece in the Washington Post written several years ago by William Blazek, SJ.  It's the account of...

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