About six months after I finished making the Spiritual Exercises, I was chatting with a couple of colleagues at the college where I teach. One asked me how my time away had been. When the other wondered what I'd...

Pope Francis says that we should be tenacious and creative in prayer--and he's used baseball lingo to make his point.At a recent daily Mass, Francis said that we should pray in surprising, unexpected ways "even coming 'out of left...

Yesterday was a normal day, just like any other, but for some reason I woke up and was jolted with some unexpected thoughts about life and death. I hopped in the shower and a series of unanswerable questions swept...

One thing about Ignatius—he had courage. Common sense isn't always apparent in his early life; humility came later, too, and Ignatius grew into his relationship with God, as we all do. But whether it was misdirected or not in...

This is a guest post by Andrij M. Hlabse, SJ, who is in Brazil for Magis and World Youth Day 2013. He'll be sharing several reflections over the course of the events.What is MAGIS? It is a spiritual gathering...

We always hear how Jesus ate with sinners, but it really struck me the other day when in the Gospel passage where Jesus is dining with tax collectors and sinners, the Pharisees said in shock to the disciples, “Why...

If you've ever wondered about the concept of discernment, or just want some new ideas for how to talk about it with others, be sure to view our newly released presentation, What Is Discernment? It's the sixth in our...

Retreats hold a special place in my heart. As a junior high student, I enjoyed the high energy retreats of my Catholic elementary school that fired me up about my faith. As a high school student, retreats moved from...

Once upon a time—before I had kids, to be precise—I had the freedom to drop everything for a weekend and go on retreat. If I felt like praying, I was free to head to a park bench or labyrinth...

Last week we met Marquette University graduate Emma Scuglik, who has been challenged and blessed by Ignatian spirituality. Emma will be attending World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro this month and shared some of her thoughts on going...