I often flinch inside when someone wishes me “happy holidays.” “What’s wrong with saying ‘Merry Christmas?’” says the annoyed inner voice. Nothing, of course,...

See Who Has Created These Things

Spirituality Maureen McCann Waldron

Last Wednesday, we had a blizzard in Omaha and Creighton University was closed. Nine inches of snow was whipped by a ferocious wind onto...

Christmas Carols and Unexpected Grace

Spirituality Edward Peck

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

Spirituality Tim Muldoon

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

Spirituality Maureen McCann Waldron

I went to a funeral Monday morning; the mother of a friend. She was about 95 and left behind a grieving husband...

Ignatian Parenting

Spirituality Tim Muldoon

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

Discernment Tim Muldoon

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

Spirituality Jim Manney

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

Ignatian Voices Jim Manney

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...

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