He was short; I'm tall; he grew up in a castle; I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. He spent years in Rome; I've never been there. He was a mystic; I'm not. But his vision of...

During July we'd like to hear from from you about what Ignatius means to you.  To get things started, here are some thoughts about a well-known incident in the saint's life.  Please weigh in.  Put your reflections in the...

Today is July 1, the first day of our celebration of 31 Days with St. Ignatius at IgnatianSpirituality.com.  Go to our calendar and click on the link for today.  The long July 4th weekend begins today for US readers. ...

These days I am trying to get my daughters to eat better food than the usual kid fare of mac 'n' cheese, hotdogs, and chicken nuggets.  I've been mindful of how many carbohydrates they eat, how much protein, the...

The Jesuits sponsor some impressive websites devoted to commentary on culture and politics.  The busiest is America magazine.  Its blog "In All Things" is especially interesting.  The editors have recently added a weekly podcast. The British Jesuits' Thinking Faith...

The decisive moment in Ignatius's life came when he realized that he was imitating the wrong person. He realized that imitating the example of a noble knight could not satisfy him, and that he had a deep desire to...

At the America magazine blog, Valerie Schultz lists the top ten reasons to stay Catholic.  A couple are whimsical (#5: We put on an excellent funeral); all of them are thoughtful. Valerie's post reminded me to mention a fine book...

Conan O'Brien gave a wonderful commencement address last month at Dartmouth College. He's very funny for the first 17 minutes or so. Then he turns serious. "There are few things in life more liberating than having...

In America, Jesuit schools are famous for their basketball teams.  In Europe, it's soccer.  In Rome this week the Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University defeated the Dominicans of the Angelicum 3-1 to win the Clericus Cup, the trophy in a...

Armand Nigro, SJ, urges us to pray for what we want: When we beg God for sunny weather, or pray that our bursitis will go away, or pray for something more holy or important such as international peace and justice...