A slick "Jesuit app" is now available free from the Apple app store.  The app shows the location and contact information for Jesuit institutions, displays the latest news, and shows prayers and other spirituality resources.  It works on the...

I've been interested in prison ministry ever since I did some work for Charles Colson and Prison Fellowship some years ago.  Hardly anyone gives a thought to prisoners.  I admire those who do. Here is fine article about Fr. George...

About a year ago my mother told me about a yard sign she had seen: "Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans." I love plans.  I am an actuary; my job is to plan and project future events. ...

A reflection on the meditations on sin in the first week of the Spiritual Exercises. To reflect on the classic stories of the sin of the fallen angels, the sin of Adam, and catastrophic destructive acts in history is not...

I thought I'd mention a couple of books from Loyola Press that recently won awards from the Catholic Press Association.  Why Stay Catholic? by Michael Leach won first place in the category for Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith. ...

Here in the Midwest, our days are longer during the summer. The sun is up before I head out to work, and it's still shining when I commute home. Back in southeast Kansas, where I grew up, I remember...

Back in February I wrote here about a fortune cookie my husband opened that promised, “Three months from this date, good things will happen.” We marked that upcoming date - May 18th - on our calendar at home and...

On Sunday we arrived in the town of Navarrete, completing our first full week of the Camino Ignaciano. We completed the mountain stages of the Camino, which are supposedly the most difficult. As I look back on this week,...

What would my encounter be like with a man whose very life, core beliefs, and legacy are an enormous part of my life today? What would I say if St. Ignatius came to visit me? Answering this question has moved...

I've been working on a tough writing project this summer.  People have been asking me how it's going, and I tell them the same thing: It's hard. That brought to mind a great scene in A League of Their Own,...