Debra Mooney of Xavier University suggests that we make an Examen to review the year. As I review the past 12 months, from a year ago through to the present moment - What am I especially grateful for this year?An event that took...

Yesterday's post by Andy Otto was the 1000th post on this blog.  I've always been underwhelmed by "longevity" honors.  Sticking around doesn't necessarily mean that you're interesting or useful.  But in the fast-changing world of cyberspace, keeping a blog...

For Catholics it is traditional to make pilgrimages to holy places. One of the most famous pilgrimage sites is Lourdes, France, which receives millions of pilgrims each year. But pilgrimages don't have to be to faraway lands where apparitions...

Yesterday I gave talks about Ignatian spirituality to the parents of children in our parish's religious education program.  While their kids were in class, the parents listened to me.  I enjoyed it very much.  One point I made is...

St. Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus with a goal to help souls, and that's still a core value for Jesuits. But how can a comedian help souls? Jesuit and stand-up comedian Jake Martin shares his answer with Vinita Hampton...

Much of the music from the rock-blues-R&B band Los Lobos derives from Mexican Catholic culture.  Check out the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe behind the band at 1:06 in the video of this concert.  The song is "Tears...

At the heart of what can seem like frenetic activity was an intimate relationship with God, which Ignatius often found difficult to put into words. His private journals show minuscule notations crowded beside his entries for daily Mass. As...

In East Africa, Michael Rossmann, SJ, watched on his laptop in the middle of the night as Notre Dame beat USC and completed an undefeated season. The experience led him to think about the Kingdom of God--here but not...

Last month in a post about the late Dave Brubeck, I mentioned that the great jazz pianist and composer had become a Catholic shortly after composing a Mass TO HOPE. The Mass was commissioned by Brubeck's friend, Ed Murray,...

In the gym yesterday I rode a stationary bike next to a guy wearing a T-Shirt that said "None of Us Are Stronger than All of Us."  That's certainly true. There's strength in networks, so let's applaud the newly...