Each week of Advent, we'll provide an Ignatian prayer for you, inspired by a video from Arts & Faith: Advent.The video and prayer for the First Week of Advent, Cycle A, is based on Isaiah 2:1-5. “The mountain of the...

This past week Pope Francis met with delegates from the European Olympic committees, in advance of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, next February.  He suggests that sport unites us, and provides fertile ground for thinking about the spiritual...

Americans and Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving at different times during the autumn, meaning I got to enjoy some holiday reading last month from Canadian bloggers. In reading a post on the igNation blog by the Jesuits of English Canada, I...

Looking for a tasty fall snack or autumn beverage? This episode of Pre-Prans with Ruthie, the Ignatian cooking show, has some ideas. Host Ruthie Blacksea is also featured in the Food and Faith series from Loyola Press, where she tells...

Advent begins on Sunday, so it's time to think about what you might want to do this year to prepare yourself anew for Christ's birth. Here are some online tools to consider incorporating into your prayer and reflection this...

Years ago, I came across a greeting card with a quotation attributed to Anton Chekhov: “Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.” At the risk of sounding like a pessimist, this quotation...

After eight days of silence and stillness on my retreat at Eastern Point Retreat house, I was ready to return to the noise of my life—the “Mom, guess what?” The “Mom, can you hold me?” The clatter of little...

As I make my way in the working world as a minister for one of the largest and busiest parishes in the Cleveland diocese, I often find myself frantic with the next thing on my to-do list: Confirmation prep,...

There's a terrific new video from the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, just in time for the 2013-14 college basketball season. It features classic teams as well as new ones from the 28 institutions in the United States,...

Catholic Mom Lisa Hendey recently interviewed author Chris Lowney about his new book, Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads. In talking about the leadership style that the pope exemplifies, Lowney says: Great leaders know themselves very deeply:...