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...
I recently saw a demonstration of lacemaking. My first thought: I greatly admire the people who engage in this painstaking craft. My second thought: I would never have the patience to make lace.
Kerry Weber makes quilts, another meticulous craft....
Curious about the Jesuits? Our pals at The Jesuit Post have answers for you. They've launched a new video series on their YouTube channel called "Ask Iggy," which will probe the mysteries of the Society in the droll style...
If you can't get away for a retreat this summer, you might do an E-Retreat with popular writer Jim Martin, SJ. Jim and his publisher have put together an e-book Together on Retreat which combines the traditional text of a prayer...
Writing on the British Jesuits' site Thinking Faith, Hedwig Lewis, SJ, gives more background on the devotion to Mary the Untier (or Undoer) of Knots, which Pope Francis has promoted for years. You can also visit a website about the...
Break-up songs are so plentiful that they constitute a whole category of popular music. My personal favorite is Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright." "Beautiful Dawn" by the Wailin' Jennys is right up there too. It's sad, lovely, and...
At Mass last Sunday, Dennis Dillon, SJ, ended his homily with this poem by Alden Nowland. It's titled "Great Things Have Happened."
We were talking about the great things
that have happened in our lifetimes;
and I said, "Oh, I suppose...
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