Fr. Jerry Fagin, SJ, died last week (2012) in New Orleans. I got to know him as I worked as editor of his book Putting on the Heart of Christ, a book about the Spiritual Exercises which is full...
Today is the feast of Aloysius Gonzaga, a saint who made his mark even though he lived only 23 years. Aloysius was born in a grand Italian noble family in 1568. His life at home was marked by conflict....
The "Hearts on Fire" team of young Jesuits will be on the road again this summer. Last year they worked on the East Coast. This year it's the South. Here's the schedule:
Dallas, June 22-23
San Antonio, June 29-30
Corpus Christi, July...
I've had some contact with the Detroit chapter of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps. I thought I might do some volunteer work when I had some free time, so I paid a visit. Most members are retired from professional jobs. ...
The grace of indifference or detachment is often what we hope for in prayer. It is the place where we have surrendered to God the outcome of our hopes, fears, and worries, and we trust God enough that no...
At the Jesuit Post, Jeff Sullivan lists his top 10 bromantic movies. (A "bromance" is a close, non-sexual relationship between two or more men. Yes, I had to look it up too).
I can't believe "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance...
St. Ignatius was a prolific writer. I read somewhere that he wrote more letters than any other historically important personage of the sixteenth century. This corpus cries out for selection and annotation, and that's what Mark Mossa, SJ, has...
Randy Hain, a businessman in Atlanta, finds time for prayer and reflection by praying the Examen throughout the day. Here is how it looks on his schedule.
Hain is also senior editor of The Integrated Catholic Life, a pretty interesting...
Hurricane Katrina occurred in hot, muggy August in the middle of Ordinary Time. Katrina, however, felt nothing like Ordinary Time; rather, it felt like the darkness of Good Friday as I had a first-hand look at the suffering of...
A comment about the early JesuitsThere was, however, one “doctrine” that was fundamental for them, one that gave orientation to all their ministries and to the way they wanted to lead their own lives. It was the basic premise...
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