Pope Francis Back in the Pulpit
After a summer break, Pope Francis has resumed his practice of saying Mass and preaching each morning at his residence in the Vatican. His...
The Cold-Call Pope
Pope Francis likes to call up total strangers out of the blue and chat with them. He did this recently with two teenagers, prompting...
Gearing Up for Magis and World Youth Day
Last week we met Marquette University graduate Emma Scuglik, who has been challenged and blessed by Ignatian spirituality. Emma will be attending World Youth...
How Ignatian Spirituality Deepened One College Student’s Faith
Recent Marquette University graduate Emma Scuglik shares how she encountered Ignatian spirituality in college. Emma talks about the challenge of Ignatian spirituality and the...
Pope Francis in the Morning
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope 100 days ago today. That surprised me; it feels like Pope Francis has been around longer than that....
Fr. Nicolás on Personal Change
Jesuit Superior General Adolfo Nicolás says that Ignatian spirituality offers a path to personal change that can lead to social change. “If people don't change,...
Where Robin Davis Finds God
Robin Davis, author of the book Recipe for Joy, reflects on the many places she finds God.
Pope Francis's Bon Mots
Jesuits are known for their distinctive "way of proceeding." Pope Francis is showing a distinctive way of speaking. Blogger Matthew Schmitz collects some of...
Pope Francis on Hidden Idols
Pope Francis's public remarks have a decidedly Ignatian slant. Consider this from his weekly audience--about what Ignatius calls "disordered attachments:"
We have to empty ourselves...
Letting Jesus Out
It's reported that the movement to elect Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio pope grew in intensity after he made some off-the-cuff remarks about evangelization at a...