Pray with Jesuits for Lent
Ash Wednesday was only yesterday, so it's not too late to start a Lenten prayer program. We suggested several last week. Here are two...
Spiritual Exercises for the Young
Nathan Stone, SJ, makes a strong case for giving the Spiritual Exercises to young people. He thinks that veteran spiritual directors are too cautious...
Why Make the Spiritual Exercises?
The best way to savor the graces of Ignatian spirituality (usually) is to make the Spiritual Exercises. Opportunities to do this have greatly expanded...
Sexuality and Ignatian Spirituality
Tim Muldoon, who blogs here at dotMagis, has published an excellent article on sexuality and Ignatian spirituality in The Way, a journal published by...
Bodies, Beauty, and the Grace of the First Week
Sticking with the theme of new year's resolutions, I've been thinking about a common one: getting fit.
It struck me yesterday, while watching a Boston...
The Spiritual Exercises and Ignatian Work
Maureen Waldron of Creighton University thinks that Jesuits should make special efforts to expand the ministry of the Spiritual Exercises to include the lay...
Resolutions?
I'm not one to make new year's resolutions, but because my calendar now says 2010 I can't help but think a little about them.
I...
Christmas Pageant
Two nights ago I witnessed an annual event which has become one of my favorite events of the entire year: the Christmas pageant at...
Living with Purpose
In my freshman seminar yesterday, my class and I were discussing Plato’s Republic, and specifically his strong focus on thinking about the good of...
What the Spiritual Exercises Do
The Exercises give us the confidence that grows from personal experience, says Jim Conroy, SJ, on Busted Halo. "It gives to men and women...