What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
Tim and Sue Muldoon think that Ignatian-style imaginative reflection is good for children too.
When parents or other adults invite children to use their imagination,...
Cura Personalis
Little is written about the Ignatian-Jesuit characteristic of cura personalis, which is Latin for “care for the whole person.” Cura personalis comes down to...
Little Things
Andy Otto writes about noticing, awareness, the details--the key to discernment and deeper prayer. (A fine movie clip illustrates his point.)
Detail in life is...
Join Us for 31 Days with St. Ignatius 2013
Monday is July 1, so that means we're kicking off our fourth annual 31 Days with St. Ignatius. This month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality...
It's Never Too Late
I thought I'd draw attention to a recent comment to an old post. Carol is recovering from spinal surgery. Retirement beckons. In her daily...
The Problem with Indifference
Brian Busse, SJ, says that our desires will save us. "It is in our deepest desires that we discover the heart of God."
Apathy toward...
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,...
Journeying Is an Art
Speaking to students of Jesuit schools, Pope Francis responded to a student who expressed doubts about belief.
“Journeying is an art because, if we're always...
Mad Men’s Lesson on Ignatian Awareness
Ignatian spirituality seems to be all about looking. We look for God in the ordinary, in our feelings, in the people and things around...
Ignatius's Balance
America magazine has republished a classic article by the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, SJ, that makes an intriguing argument. Dulles says that two tendencies...