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This Book Is a Laughing Matter

Jim Manney

Jesuit jokes stand out in the realm of religious humor, so it's no surprise that a new book on holy mirth is written by...

How Mary Karr Finds God in All Things

Jim Manney

In America, Timothy O'Brien, SJ, writes about the poet and memoirist Mary Karr about the Spiritual Exercises and Ignatian spirituality: “If you live in...

Charged with Grandeur

Jim Manney

About a year ago I got the idea of putting together a collection of short readings of inspiring and enlightening material from the Ignatian...

Notable Comments

Jim Manney

I thought I would highlight several of the comments that readers have made on this blog lately. Nino said this about my post about St....

Best Ignatian Songs: After the Storm

Jim Manney

My daughter Laura turned me on to the British band Mumford and Sons. They're something special. "After the Storm" speaks of longing for God,...

The Other Side of Chaos

Jim Manney

Margaret Silf is one of the best writers working from within the Ignatian tradition, so it's a happy occasion when she publishes a new...

This Addict Is a Saint

Jim Manney

A friend of mine recently sent me a unusual holy card. It honors St. Mark Ji Tianxiang, a Chinese layman who was murdered in...

400 Years of Jesuits in Canada

Jim Manney

Jesuits arrived in Canada in 1611, and went on to shape significant parts of that nation's history as missionaries, explorers, and educators. To mark...