Silence
The most basic spiritual practice is learning silence. Practicing silence is an act of faith precisely because one cannot know for certain that anything...
How to Have Fun When All Around You Are Getting Grumpy
Put on as background music, A Chipmunk Christmas. Put out a plate of cookies in the middle of the day. Make up at least one gag...
Feeling Good Together
One of the very best lines I've heard about love came from the wise mouths of Zhang Mucheng (101 years old) and Xu Dongying,...
What Do You Especially Like about Ignatian Spirituality?
Smarla Angtuaco, a recent graduate of Anteneo de Manila University has had enough of pet peeves. In two blog posts, she lists her "15...
Ignatian Spirituality Online
Today we launch The Ignatian Way, a series of online multimedia slide presentations on the main themes of Ignatian spirituality. They are based on...
God in the Details
Here's where I saw God yesterday. How about you?
Wandering
Though I have not yet seen the exhibit "The Wanderer," by Enrique Martínez Celaya, (at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York) I...
How to Live without Fear
William Barry, SJ, one of my favorite spiritual writers, draws on the poetry of Franz Wright and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in...
Friendship and Romance
Fellow blogger Tim Muldoon (see his post on desire below) has written an excellent article about what's needed to help young people form the...
Understanding Desire
With the feast day of Saint Augustine coming up later this week (August 28) I have been thinking about his (likely) influence on Saint...