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...
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...
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: Holy Now
Ignatius Loyola experienced a profound mystical vision on the banks of the Cardoner river in northern Spain. He did not describe it any detail. ...
Finding God in All Things?
The Ignatian phrase "Finding God in All Things" is like the mysterious verse of St. Paul's: "Pray without ceasing" (followed immediately in 1 Thessalonians...
Best Ignatian Songs: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
Christ is at the center of Ignatian spirituality. Much of the Spiritual Exercises consists of meditations on the gospel accounts of the life...
The List 6.22.09: Creighton Online Ministries
The List is a weekly feature highlighting something remarkable, offbeat, or otherwise noteworthy from the world of the Jesuits and Ignatian spirituality.Digital technology may...
The List 6.15.09: Jesuit Stamps
The List is a weekly feature highlighting something remarkable, offbeat, or otherwise noteworthy from the world of the Jesuits and Ignatian spirituality.The List this...
The Best Ignatian Songs: The Palm of Your Hand
"We should not fix our desires on health or sickness, wealth or poverty, success or failure, a long life or a short one," writes...
An Evangelical Lay-Centered Church?
Mark Massa, SJ, tells his students at Fordham that “sitting at Mass doesn’t make you a Christian, any more than sitting in a garage...