Negative Thoughts
I've long disliked "positive thinking" advice. I'm not talking about cultivating an optimistic attitude or imagining a good outcome when you go for a...
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...
Chaplain on the Bench
Many sports teams at Catholic universities have chaplains. You can sometimes catch a glimpse of these men at basketball games. They are the fellows...
Why Young Adults Need Ignatian Spirituality
For at least five reasons, says Tim Muldoon of Boston College: it gives life a clear foundation; it sees God in all things; it...
Ignatian Spirituality on Facebook
The new Ignatian Spirituality page on Facebook reached a milestone this week when its fan count went over 1000. This morning it's 1109...
Jesuit Vocations
About 280 men are currently in Jesuit formation in the United States. The Jesuits are praying for more. Being good disciples of Ignatius Loyola,...
Do You Know Your Jesuit Schools?
Can you name all 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the US? Test your knowledge here. I thought I knew them all,...
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...