A Recipe for Dealing with Burnout
When my son was ten months old, I found myself at a point of ministry burnout. The adjustment to motherhood—combined with working on my...
Wisdom Days
Fridays have become Wisdom Days. I will be 60 in a few weeks and after 38 years of working full-time, I asked my boss/friend/work...
Conversion and Car Keys
I'm a convert. Sometimes my conversion experience piques the interest of cradle Catholics, who are eager to hear about the idea of choosing a...
Christians of Good Manners and Bad Habits
During the past few weeks I've been reading the speeches and homilies of Pope Francis in connection with an editorial project. A delightful assignment!...
What Cameras Cannot See: WYD and Magis from Within
This is a guest post by Andrij M. Hlabse, SJ, who was in Brazil for Magis and World Youth Day 2013.With apologies for the...
Top Five Things I Want My Peers to Know about Ignatian Spirituality
My life would be very different without St. Ignatius. Ignatian spirituality is where I feel most at home as a young adult Catholic. Ignatian...
Under the Cross of Christ
This is a guest post by Andrij M. Hlabse, SJ, who is in Brazil for Magis and World Youth Day 2013. He'll be sharing...
Why a Scientist Finds Ignatian Spirituality Compelling
About six months after I finished making the Spiritual Exercises, I was chatting with a couple of colleagues at the college where I teach....
Take Courage
One thing about Ignatius—he had courage. Common sense isn't always apparent in his early life; humility came later, too, and Ignatius grew into his...
The Truth and Comfort in Ignatian Spirituality
Once upon a time—before I had kids, to be precise—I had the freedom to drop everything for a weekend and go on retreat. If...
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