I thought I'd draw attention to a recent comment to an old post.  Carol is recovering from spinal surgery.  Retirement beckons.  In her daily examen she asks, “Okay, Lord: What do you have in mind NEXT for me?”  She says: I...

A few weeks ago I promised to pick a gospel song for our Best Ignatian Songs feature.  Here's a good one: "Picture of Jesus," by Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama.  I like the way the lyrics...

Brian Busse, SJ, says that our desires will save us. "It is in our deepest desires that we discover the heart of God." Apathy toward our self or someone else is among the gravest rejections of freedom and love. Indifference...

We're all familiar with loss and sorrow.  Few put it into words as well as Stephen Colbert, in this remembrance of his mother.  (Go here to watch it if you are getting this post by e-mail.) The Colbert ReportGet More:...

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope 100 days ago today. That surprised me; it feels like Pope Francis has been around longer than that. He's a humble man who's become a big presence in the Church and the world....

Jesuit Superior General Adolfo Nicolás says that Ignatian spirituality offers a path to personal change that can lead to social change.  “If people don't change, it doesn't matter how much the system changes," he said.  He added that systems and...

The Ignatian News Network (INN) has released a free app for Apple mobile devices that showcases its best videos and blog feeds. INN creates stories about social issues and news “viewed through an Ignatian lens,” and you can access...

Speaking to students of Jesuit schools, Pope Francis responded to a student who expressed doubts about belief. “Journeying is an art because, if we're always in a hurry, we get tired and don't arrive at our journey's goal. If we...

Mary Karr is an Ignatian-influenced former atheist, recovering alcoholic, and one my favorite poets.  I've written about her before.  This poem is entitled "Who the Meek Are Not."    Not the bristle-bearded Igors bent under burlap sacks, not peasants knee-deep     in the...

The sainthood cause for Matteo Ricci, SJ, is back on track after a decades-long hiatus during which theologians debated his often controversial reputation. Ricci went to China in 1582 as a missionary. He learned the Chinese language, adopted Chinese...