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A Penance for Lent

Matt Spotts, SJ, went to confession. Here's his penance: "For the rest of Lent, take 5 minutes every day - just 5 minutes...

The Jesuit Style

There's little doubt that there's a Jesuit "style."  The Jesuits themselves call it "our way of proceeding."  A recent article on MiradaGlobal.com found five...

Imaginative Prayer

One of the best things about the Spiritual Exercises for me was learning about imaginative prayer. In today's video, I talk about my experience...

A Twelve-Year-Old, Where?

There's so much to contemplate on during this part of the Spiritual Exercises. This week we consider Jesus' birth and presentation in the temple...

If Jesus Were Born Today

It's easy to distance ourselves from the birth of Jesus. After all, it happened more than 2,000 years ago, and it happened in a...

Give Up Being Tough on Yourself

In this week's video, I respond to comments inspired by last week's video: Sin, O Happy Fault. Try giving up being tough on yourself,...

Week 4 of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure

Our online retreat continues with Week 4 of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure ready today. We're moving into the Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises...

Re-Situate Your Life

Through praying with the various Scriptures suggested for the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises, we come to understand that even though we are...

The Two Poles of Discernment

I recently followed a link on this site to a 2003 article in America that expanded my understanding of Ignatian discernment.  I knew about...

Sin: The Individual Portrait

We have begun to consider what sin looks like in the big picture. But that's not enough. Sooner or later, I must take that...

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