See Who Has Created These Things
Last Wednesday, we had a blizzard in Omaha and Creighton University was closed. Nine inches of snow was whipped by a ferocious...
Christmas Carols and Unexpected Grace
The other morning while running on a treadmill at the local gym, I was jarred out of my early morning daze by a line...
Faith and Action
Ignatian spirituality owes a great debt to Aristotle. Not a surprise, really--Ignatius absorbed the theology of Thomas Aquinas, who imbibed the philosophy of Aristotle...
Married Every Day
I went to a funeral Monday morning; the mother of a friend. She was about 95 and left behind a grieving husband...
Sacred Time
This evening, Saturday, at Vespers, the Church begins its observance of Advent. He is coming!
I marvel at the way the Church has, over...
Ignatian Parenting
It is possible to bring an Ignatian perspective to parenting. My wife Sue and I don’t claim to be the best at this...
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...
Last Things
Before All Souls Day recedes too far, read this powerful piece by Michelle Francl-Donnay about facing the reality of one's death. She refers to...
Administration as a Spiritual Path
People who work as administrators grumble about it all the time. "Another meeting." "Another performance review." "Another crisis." Yet administration is on St. Paul's...
Different Sins for Different Sexes
Men and women struggle with different sins, according to research carried out by Roberto Busa, SJ, a Jesuit scholar. Fr. Busa studied the sins...
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