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Something for Lay People

Yesterday I gave talks about Ignatian spirituality to the parents of children in our parish's religious education program.  While their kids were in class,...

Here but Not Here

In East Africa, Michael Rossmann, SJ, watched on his laptop in the middle of the night as Notre Dame beat USC and completed an...

The Self

What is the Self? In all our relationships we tend to unconsciously fill a role, such as subordinate before our boss, parent to our...

We Actually Feel This Way

You've heard it said many times: when we pray, we should tell God how we really feel.  But that's not easy to do.  Brian...

Wrestling with God

Tim Muldoon, theologian and dotMagis blogger, thinks that all the arguments for and against the existence of God are inadequate, "like trying to fit...

The Strength of Ignatian Spirituality

I like this short, pithy comment about the strength of Ignatian spirituality from an eminent source--Adolfo Nicolás, the superior general of the Jesuits.  (Click...

Why Go to Church?

In this age when more and more people describe themselves as spiritual but not religious, it is helpful to recall Ignatius's understanding of the...

Spiritual AND Religious

When one of his students said she was spiritual but not religious, Jason Brauninger, SJ, decided to explain why was both.  His essay was...

Daniel Lord on Suffering

Andy Otto has a fine piece in America about his experiences as a hospital chaplain.  He quotes the Jesuit spiritual writer Daniel Lord, SJ,...

Thin Places

William Barry, SJ, in his book, A Friendship Like No Other, invites us to be aware of our “thin places,” those moments where we...

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