Several details of Pope Francis's coat of arms pay homage to his Jesuit roots.  The sunburst symbol of the Society of Jesus is prominently displayed on the blue shield.  The sunburst also signifies Jesus.  Beneath it, the star signifies...

This is a guest post by Michelle Francl-Donnay for Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. I came home early in the morning, the noise of my engine rippling the sleepy stillness of the neighborhood, the green leaves arching over...

This post concludes the series “From Ashes to Glory.”The WordWhen the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the...

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This post is a part of the series “From Ashes to Glory.”We have now reached “glory”—Jesus' glory and our own. His is the glory the Father gave Him: to return alive to live forever. Our glory is what Jesus gives us:...

Here is a sublime Holy Week meditation by the Ignatian Schola, a vocal ensemble in Manhattan composed of Jesuits and lay colleagues. O bone Jesu miserere nobis quia tu creasti nos tu redemisti nos sanguine tuo praetiosissimoO good Jesus Have mercy upon us For you created...

Sin isn't the human condition; it's the explanation for the human condition. Without knowledge of sin, life makes no sense at all. I first got a glimmer of this when I was a sophomore in high school. The occasion was...

When we consider the Incarnation we tend to think about Christmas and the 33 years that followed. But in the Ignatian tradition—indeed, in the Christian understanding—incarnation is continuing and ongoing. Jesus, after his Ascension, did not disappear forever more....

This is a guest post by Michelle Francl-Donnay for Week Seven of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. If I had a Latin motto posted over my office door it might be Conplecte abyssum—embrace chaos, or more literally, entwine yourself into the...

This post is a part of the Lenten series “From Ashes to Glory.” The Word While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my...