We have a Jesuit pope. Is this the year for a Jesuit NCAA basketball champion? It hasn't happened since 1977, when Al McGuire's Marquette team took the title. But this year's tournament has the strongest lineup of Jesuit schools in...

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Like you, I've been reading a lot of commentary about Pope Francis in the past week.  I thought I'd pass along four pieces that seem especially enlightening.  All four concern themselves with the question that I'm most interested in:...

This is a guest post by Michelle Francl-Donnay for Week Six of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. Lately, my husband and I have been watching Downton Abbey together for our Friday night pizza dates. Since Victor has been at conferences more...

This post is a part of the Lenten series “From Ashes to Glory.” The Word “Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.” —John 12:26 Reflect Even when we are...

This post is a part of the Lenten series “From Ashes to Glory.” When settling on what to do tomorrow—the fifth prayer moment in the Examen—we keep two things in mind. First, love consists in this: “not that we loved God,...

The installation Mass for Pope Francis will be on March 19, 2013. Enjoy this links round-up of blog posts and media clips related to the first Jesuit pope. Fr. Timothy P. Kesicki, SJ, Provincial of the Chicago-Detroit Jesuits, reflects upon...

Pope Francis is the first Jesuit to be elected pope. Chris Lowney, author of Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World, says that the Society of Jesus pioneered a unique formula for molding leaders....

This is a guest post by Greg Herrle for Week Five of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. These past two weeks have been particularly hectic for me at work, which I found to take focus away from dedicating time to this...

I like this song, the singer (Mavis Staples), and the acoustic accompaniment by Jeff Tweedy, who wrote it.  (Tweedy is also the lead singer of Wilco.) A broken home A broken heart Isolated and afraid Open up this is a raid I wanna get...