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i thank you God

Jim Manney

e.e. cummings' poem "i thank You God for most this amazing day" is a lyric of thanksgiving. Read it here. Here it is read by...

A Litany of Gifts

Jim Manney

I love Thanksgiving. It's less hectic than Christmas, and it's mainly about enjoying family and friends (food too, of course). A few years ago,...

UCA Martyrs Anniversary

Jim Manney

Last Friday was the 23rd anniversary of the deaths of the UCA martyrs--six Jesuits, their cook and her daughter who were murdered at the...

What to Expect from Spiritual Direction

Becky Eldredge

What should someone expect from spiritual direction? Becky Eldredge explains that the conversations in spiritual direction help a person identify where God is and...

Praying with Art

Andy Otto

Some new age philosophies say that the five senses are the tip of the iceberg and that there are deeper realities beyond our bodily...

Three-Minute Retreat

Jim Manney

On the Web, unlike older forms of publishing, everything that publishers do can be measured. Recently the Web team at Loyola Press looked at...

Walter Ciszek's Commitment

Jim Manney

Last spring, the Vatican opened the canonization process for Walter Ciszek, SJ, the American Jesuit who spent 23 years as a prisoner in the...

Avoid Jargon

Jim Manney

Here's timely advice for Ignatian "insiders" from Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, superior general of the Jesuits. Avoid jargon. Speak clearly and simply. He uses the...