Mid-Lent Review
Jack Mahoney, SJ, suggests we review our Lenten program. But be careful: "What we should avoid is the almost magical or superstitious feeling that...
Beautiful Purpose
As I gain some distance from my immersion in watching the Winter Olympics, I've been distilling in my mind the lasting impressions. I've always...
Try Bothering for Lent
This Lent, says Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, take the time to "bother." He points out that the people who angered Jesus were people like...
The Uses of Repetitive Prayer
Anthony Lusvardi, SJ, thinks that repetitive prayer is often just what we need:
While these “formal” prayers are often learned in the most mundane settings—before...
Witness
Last month America Magazine awarded its 2009 Campion Award to Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury-- a remarkable move, since the award is...
What to Avow or Amend
For Ash Wednesday -- a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins and a painting by Dennis McNally, SJ, inspired by it. The poem is...
War and Games
Consider this my "overthinking the Super Bowl" post. (Wait till I get to the Olympics!)
First things first: I've always loved sports, and I've always...
God is Acting
I'm three weeks into a new semester of teaching a course on Ignatian Spirituality at Boston College. It's an absolute delight, both for the...
Friendship with God Video
I'm a big fan of the writing of William Barry, SJ, especially what he has to say about friendship with God. Now he's taken...
The Spirituality of CPR
“Look, listen, and feel.” These are the basic instructions of any CPR course. Why? Because we know from experience that in order to help a person who...
DOTMAGIS BLOGGERS
